39 Best universities for International Business in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in International Business. A graph of 481K citations received by 23.5K 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. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For International Business

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For International Business

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For International Business

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For International Business

#61 in the World

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

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For International Business

#63 in the World

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

6. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For International Business

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For International Business

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For International Business

#159 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For International Business

#10 in Oceania

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For International Business

#11 in Oceania

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For International Business

#12 in Oceania

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For International Business

#15 in Oceania

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For International Business

#16 in Oceania

#283 in the World

Founded: 1965

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For International Business

#17 in Oceania

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For International Business

#18 in Oceania

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For International Business

#19 in Oceania

#309 in the World

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

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For International Business

#20 in Oceania

#325 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For International Business

#22 in Oceania

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For International Business

#23 in Oceania

#413 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For International Business

#26 in Oceania

#488 in the World

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

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For International Business

#27 in Oceania

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For International Business

#28 in Oceania

#526 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

23. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For International Business

#29 in Oceania

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

24. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For International Business

#30 in Oceania

#668 in the World

Founded: 1987

25. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For International Business

#31 in Oceania

#679 in the World

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

26. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For International Business

#32 in Oceania

#724 in the World

Founded: 1908

27. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For International Business

#33 in Oceania

#772 in the World

Founded: 1966

28. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For International Business

#36 in Oceania

#828 in the World

Founded: 1990

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For International Business

#37 in Oceania

#895 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For International Business

#38 in Oceania

#967 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For International Business

#39 in Oceania

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For International Business

#41 in Oceania

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For International Business

#42 in Oceania

#1189 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For International Business

#43 in Oceania

#1191 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For International Business

#44 in Oceania

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For International Business

#45 in Oceania

#1347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For International Business

#46 in Oceania

#1364 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For International Business

#47 in Oceania

#1763 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For International Business

#48 in Oceania

#1905 in the World

Founded: 1870

The best cities to study International Business in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, and Clayton.