39 Best universities for Social Psychology in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 7.75M citations received by 237K 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

#35 in the World

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

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Social Psychology

#2 in Oceania

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Social Psychology

#3 in Oceania

#50 in the World

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

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Social Psychology

#4 in Oceania

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Social Psychology

#5 in Oceania

#62 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Social Psychology

#6 in Oceania

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Social Psychology

#8 in Oceania

#123 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. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Social Psychology

#10 in Oceania

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Social Psychology

#11 in Oceania

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Social Psychology

#12 in Oceania

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

12. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Social Psychology

#14 in Oceania

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

13. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Social Psychology

#15 in Oceania

#224 in the World

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

14. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Social Psychology

#16 in Oceania

#226 in the World

Founded: 1966

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Social Psychology

#17 in Oceania

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Social Psychology

#18 in Oceania

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Social Psychology

#19 in Oceania

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Social Psychology

#21 in Oceania

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Social Psychology

#22 in Oceania

#253 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Social Psychology

#23 in Oceania

#279 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Social Psychology

#24 in Oceania

#304 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Social Psychology

#27 in Oceania

#382 in the World

Founded: 1908

23. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Social Psychology

#28 in Oceania

#422 in the World

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

24. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Social Psychology

#29 in Oceania

#472 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Social Psychology

#30 in Oceania

#510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Social Psychology

#32 in Oceania

#527 in the World

Founded: 1970

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Social Psychology

#34 in Oceania

#557 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Social Psychology

#35 in Oceania

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Social Psychology

#36 in Oceania

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Social Psychology

#37 in Oceania

#682 in the World

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

31. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Social Psychology

#38 in Oceania

#685 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Social Psychology

#39 in Oceania

#700 in the World

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

33. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Social Psychology

#40 in Oceania

#723 in the World

Founded: 1990

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Social Psychology

#41 in Oceania

#748 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Social Psychology

#42 in Oceania

#862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Social Psychology

#43 in Oceania

#891 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Social Psychology

#44 in Oceania

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Social Psychology

#45 in Oceania

#1401 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Social Psychology

#46 in Oceania

#1629 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