32 Best universities for Agricultural Economics 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 Agricultural Economics. A graph of 192K citations received by 7.14K academic papers made by 32 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 Agricultural Economics

#1 in Oceania

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Agricultural Economics

#2 in Oceania

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Economics

#3 in Oceania

#57 in the World

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

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Economics

#4 in Oceania

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Agricultural Economics

#5 in Oceania

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Economics

#6 in Oceania

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Agricultural Economics

#7 in Oceania

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Agricultural Economics

#8 in Oceania

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Agricultural Economics

#9 in Oceania

#125 in the World

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

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Agricultural Economics

#10 in Oceania

#167 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Economics

#11 in Oceania

#188 in the World

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

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Agricultural Economics

#13 in Oceania

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Agricultural Economics

#14 in Oceania

#223 in the World

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

14. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Economics

#16 in Oceania

#240 in the World

Founded: 1991

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Agricultural Economics

#19 in Oceania

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Economics

#20 in Oceania

#374 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Economics

#22 in Oceania

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

18. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Agricultural Economics

#23 in Oceania

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Agricultural Economics

#24 in Oceania

#430 in the World

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

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Economics

#25 in Oceania

#457 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Agricultural Economics

#26 in Oceania

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

22. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Agricultural Economics

#27 in Oceania

#470 in the World

Founded: 1967

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Agricultural Economics

#28 in Oceania

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Agricultural Economics

#29 in Oceania

#511 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Economics

#30 in Oceania

#523 in the World

Founded: 1966

26. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Economics

#32 in Oceania

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

27. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Agricultural Economics

#34 in Oceania

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

28. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Agricultural Economics

#36 in Oceania

#749 in the World

Founded: 1989

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Agricultural Economics

#37 in Oceania

#792 in the World

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

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Agricultural Economics

#38 in Oceania

#801 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Economics

#39 in Oceania

#922 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Agricultural Economics

#40 in Oceania

#923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Agricultural Economics in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Canberra, St Lucia, Melbourne, and Sydney.

Economics subfields in Australia

Actuarial Science31

Development Studies39

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics39

Environmental Economics35

Finance39

International Economics33

International Relations and Diplomacy30

International Trade37

Investment Banking and Stock trading36

Political Economy37