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2025 lowest selection rank 80.00Unchanged on 20243 years full-timeUAC

What ATAR do you need for Bachelor of Psychology at Macquarie University?

The lowest selection rank for Bachelor of Psychology at Macquarie University was 80.00 for the 2025 intake, which was unchanged on 2024 (80.00). The lowest selection rank is the lowest ATAR plus adjustment factors that received an offer, so a student's raw ATAR can be below it and still get in.

Lowest selection rank by intake

IntakeLowest selection rankChange
202580.000.00
202480.000.00
202380.00-

Range over these 3 intakes: 80.00 (2025) to 80.00 (2025). Intakes with no published figure are left out.

Bachelor of Psychology at other New South Wales universities

Of the 10 NSW universities in our data with a published lowest selection rank for a Bachelor of Psychology, Macquarie had the 3rd highest. Degrees with the same name can differ in majors, campus and structure, so compare the course pages as well as the numbers.

UniversityLowest selection rankIntake
USyd85.102026
UNSW83.002026
Macquarie80.002025
CSU75.052026
UTS75.002026
UNE70.902026
UOW70.302026
UoN67.202026
SCU66.002026
ACU59.202026

About the degree

Macquarie's three-year psychology degree is the Bachelor of Psychology at North Ryde, accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council. Mathematics Advanced is recommended, and the published minimum selection rank for 2027 entry is 80.

  • Length: 3 years full-time. Study mode: full-time, part-time.
  • Accreditation: Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).
  • Graduate starting salary range quoted for this course: $55,000 to $70,000 a year (source).

What parents can do next

Frequently asked questions

Is 80.00 the ATAR my child needs for Bachelor of Psychology at Macquarie?
Not exactly. 80.00 was the lowest selection rank that received an offer for the 2025 intake. A selection rank is the ATAR plus any adjustment factors (for example subject, equity or regional adjustments), so some students were offered a place with a raw ATAR below 80.00. It is a guide to competition for that intake, not a guaranteed entry score, and it changes each year.
Has the rank for Bachelor of Psychology at Macquarie gone up or down?
It was unchanged between the 2024 intake (80.00) and the 2025 intake (80.00). Across the 3 published intakes listed here it ranged from 80.00 (2025) to 80.00 (2025).
How does Macquarie compare with other NSW universities for Bachelor of Psychology?
Of the 10 NSW universities in our data with a published lowest selection rank for a Bachelor of Psychology, Macquarie had the 3rd highest. The highest was USyd at 85.10 (2026).
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