Best Universities for Social Psychology in Oceania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 6.47M citations received by 253K academic papers made by 50 universities in Oceania 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 Australia

#31 in the World

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

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Social Psychology

#2 in Australia

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Social Psychology

#3 in Australia

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Social Psychology

#4 in Australia

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Social Psychology

#5 in Australia

#54 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Social Psychology

#6 in Australia

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Social Psychology

#1 in New Zealand

#115 in the World

Founded: 1883

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Social Psychology

#7 in Australia

#117 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Social Psychology

#8 in Australia

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Social Psychology

#9 in Australia

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Social Psychology

#10 in Australia

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Social Psychology

#11 in Australia

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

13. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Social Psychology

#2 in New Zealand

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Social Psychology

#12 in Australia

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Social Psychology

#13 in Australia

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Social Psychology

#14 in Australia

#220 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Social Psychology

#15 in Australia

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Social Psychology

#16 in Australia

#222 in the World

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

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Social Psychology

#17 in Australia

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Social Psychology

#18 in Australia

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Social Psychology

#19 in Australia

#262 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Social Psychology

#20 in Australia

#280 in the World

Founded: 1965

23. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Social Psychology

#3 in New Zealand

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

24. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Social Psychology

#4 in New Zealand

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

25. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Social Psychology

#5 in New Zealand

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

26. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Social Psychology

#21 in Australia

#370 in the World

Founded: 1887

27. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Social Psychology

#22 in Australia

#384 in the World

Founded: 1908

28. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Social Psychology

#23 in Australia

#415 in the World

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

29. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Social Psychology

#24 in Australia

#499 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Social Psychology

#25 in Australia

#501 in the World

Founded: 1970

31. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Social Psychology

#26 in Australia

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

32. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Social Psychology

#6 in New Zealand

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Social Psychology

#27 in Australia

#567 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Social Psychology

#28 in Australia

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

35. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Social Psychology

#29 in Australia

#582 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

36. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Social Psychology

#7 in New Zealand

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

37. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Social Psychology

#30 in Australia

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

38. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Social Psychology

#31 in Australia

#689 in the World

Founded: 1967

39. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Social Psychology

#32 in Australia

#692 in the World

Founded: 1990

40. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Social Psychology

#33 in Australia

#699 in the World

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

41. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Social Psychology

#34 in Australia

#744 in the World

Founded: 1987

42. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Social Psychology

#35 in Australia

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

43. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Social Psychology

#36 in Australia

#841 in the World

Founded: 1870

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Social Psychology

#37 in Australia

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

45. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Social Psychology

#38 in Australia

#1359 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Social Psychology

#39 in Australia

#1509 in the World

Founded: 1989

47. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Social Psychology

#8 in New Zealand

#1612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

48. University of the South Pacific

For Social Psychology

#1 in Fiji

#1983 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

49. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Social Psychology

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#4143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

For Social Psychology

#2 in Fiji

#4536 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

Psychology subfields in Oceania

Child Psychology48

Clinical Psychology47

Cognitive Science48

Education Majors50

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Therapy44

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology44

Special Education44