26 Best universities for Social Work in Australia

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Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Social Work. A graph of 54.6K citations received by 3.56K academic papers made by 26 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. University of Queensland

For Social Work

#1 in Oceania
#23 in the World
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

2. La Trobe University

For Social Work

#3 in Oceania
#26 in the World
Enrollment
7,500
Founded
1964

4. Deakin University

For Social Work

#5 in Oceania
#53 in the World
Enrollment
34,616
Founded
1974

5. Monash University

For Social Work

#6 in Oceania
#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

6. University of Sydney

For Social Work

#7 in Oceania
#65 in the World
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

7. University of Newcastle

For Social Work

#8 in Oceania
#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1965

8. Charles Sturt University

For Social Work

#9 in Oceania
#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1989

9. University of Melbourne

For Social Work

#10 in Oceania
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

11. University of New South Wales

For Social Work

#12 in Oceania
#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
63,864
Founded
1949

13. Curtin University

For Social Work

#15 in Oceania
#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
58,607
Founded
1966

17. University of Tasmania

For Social Work

#19 in Oceania
#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
33,879
Founded
1890

18. Western Sydney University

For Social Work

#20 in Oceania
#154 in the World
Enrollment
37,426
Founded
1989

21. University of Western Australia

For Social Work

#25 in Oceania
#253 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1911

24. Southern Cross University

For Social Work

#28 in Oceania
#346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

26. University of Wollongong

For Social Work

#30 in Oceania
#374 in the World
Enrollment
31,313
Founded
1975

The best cities to study Social Work in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are St Lucia, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Geelong.