35 Best universities for Human Sexuality (Sexology) in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Sexology. A graph of 217K citations received by 8.76K academic papers made by 35 universities in Australia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Sexology

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Sexology

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Sexology

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Sexology

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Sexology

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

6. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Sexology

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

7. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Sexology

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

8. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Sexology

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Sexology

#10 in Oceania

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Sexology

#12 in Oceania

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Sexology

#13 in Oceania

#174 in the World

Founded: 1966

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Sexology

#14 in Oceania

#212 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Sexology

#16 in Oceania

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

14. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Sexology

#17 in Oceania

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Sexology

#18 in Oceania

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Sexology

#19 in Oceania

#245 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Sexology

#21 in Oceania

#264 in the World

Founded: 1887

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Sexology

#22 in Oceania

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

19. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Sexology

#24 in Oceania

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

20. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Sexology

#26 in Oceania

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Sexology

#27 in Oceania

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Sexology

#28 in Oceania

#393 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Sexology

#29 in Oceania

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

24. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Sexology

#30 in Oceania

#435 in the World

Founded: 1908

25. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Sexology

#31 in Oceania

#452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

26. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Sexology

#33 in Oceania

#460 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Sexology

#34 in Oceania

#484 in the World

Founded: 1970

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Sexology

#35 in Oceania

#495 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Sexology

#36 in Oceania

#521 in the World

Founded: 1870

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Sexology

#37 in Oceania

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Sexology

#38 in Oceania

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1967

32. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Sexology

#39 in Oceania

#665 in the World

Founded: 1990

33. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Sexology

#40 in Oceania

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

34. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Sexology

#41 in Oceania

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Sexology

#42 in Oceania

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Sexology in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Melbourne, Sydney, Clayton, and Penrith.

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