39 Best universities for Social Psychology in Australia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 5.66M citations received by 221K academic papers made by 39 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Social Psychology

#1 in Oceania

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Social Psychology

#2 in Oceania

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Social Psychology

#3 in Oceania

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Social Psychology

#4 in Oceania

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Social Psychology

#5 in Oceania

#54 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Social Psychology

#6 in Oceania

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Social Psychology

#8 in Oceania

#117 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Social Psychology

#9 in Oceania

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Social Psychology

#10 in Oceania

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Social Psychology

#11 in Oceania

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Social Psychology

#12 in Oceania

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Social Psychology

#14 in Oceania

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

13. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Social Psychology

#15 in Oceania

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

14. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Social Psychology

#16 in Oceania

#220 in the World

Founded: 1966

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Social Psychology

#17 in Oceania

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Social Psychology

#18 in Oceania

#222 in the World

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

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Social Psychology

#19 in Oceania

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Social Psychology

#20 in Oceania

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Social Psychology

#21 in Oceania

#262 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Social Psychology

#22 in Oceania

#280 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Social Psychology

#26 in Oceania

#370 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Social Psychology

#27 in Oceania

#384 in the World

Founded: 1908

23. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Social Psychology

#28 in Oceania

#415 in the World

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

24. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Social Psychology

#29 in Oceania

#499 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Social Psychology

#30 in Oceania

#501 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Social Psychology

#31 in Oceania

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Social Psychology

#33 in Oceania

#567 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Social Psychology

#34 in Oceania

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

29. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Social Psychology

#35 in Oceania

#582 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Social Psychology

#37 in Oceania

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

31. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Social Psychology

#38 in Oceania

#689 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Social Psychology

#39 in Oceania

#692 in the World

Founded: 1990

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Social Psychology

#40 in Oceania

#699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Social Psychology

#41 in Oceania

#744 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Social Psychology

#42 in Oceania

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Social Psychology

#43 in Oceania

#841 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Social Psychology

#44 in Oceania

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Social Psychology

#45 in Oceania

#1359 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Social Psychology

#46 in Oceania

#1509 in the World

Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Social Psychology in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Melbourne, St Lucia, Sydney, and Clayton.

Psychology subfields in Australia

Child Psychology39

Clinical Psychology39

Cognitive Science39

Education Majors39

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution38

Neuroscience39

Occupational Therapy37

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology37