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University of Sydney leads the 16 Bachelor's Social Sciences & Psychology universities in Australia at #25 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Australian National University (QS World #30) and University of Queensland (QS World #42) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 56 courses to choose from.
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11 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #25 (University of Sydney) to #494 (University of Canberra); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Queensland has the largest research record in this group, with 28,103,802 citations and an h-index of 1,497.
The split is 16 public to 0 private institutions. By location, New South Wales (1), Australian Capital Territory (1) and Queensland (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Sydney, founded in 1850. University of Sydney is the largest, with 73,000 students.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Social Sciences & Psychology (52), Psychology (1), Communication & Media (1) and International Relations (1). The usual length is 4 years and 3 years. 98% are full-time. Start dates lean to Spring (87% of courses with a stated intake) and Fall (78% of courses with a stated intake). Western Sydney University offers the widest choice, with 13 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 3 of these universities. University of Queensland is the least expensive at USD 30,000 a year and University of Sydney the most at USD 33,000; the middle of the range is about USD 31,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Sydney (QS World #25), Australian National University (QS World #30) and University of Queensland (QS World #42) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Queensland is the least expensive at about USD 30,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
16 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 3 years the next most common.
Spring is the main intake — 87% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Fall is the second.
Western Sydney University, with 13, ahead of James Cook University of North Queensland (8).
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