39 Best universities for 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 Economics. A graph of 13.1M citations received by 478K 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. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Economics

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Economics

#31 in the World

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

3. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Economics

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Economics

#42 in the World

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

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Economics

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Economics

#46 in the World

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

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Economics

#108 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Economics

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Economics

#10 in Oceania

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Economics

#11 in Oceania

#154 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Economics

#12 in Oceania

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

12. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Economics

#13 in Oceania

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Economics

#14 in Oceania

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Economics

#15 in Oceania

#218 in the World

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

15. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Economics

#16 in Oceania

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Economics

#18 in Oceania

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Economics

#19 in Oceania

#242 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Economics

#20 in Oceania

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Economics

#21 in Oceania

#254 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Economics

#22 in Oceania

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Economics

#25 in Oceania

#310 in the World

Founded: 1966

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Economics

#26 in Oceania

#345 in the World

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

23. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Economics

#28 in Oceania

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Economics

#30 in Oceania

#463 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Economics

#31 in Oceania

#509 in the World

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

26. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Economics

#33 in Oceania

#567 in the World

Founded: 1908

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Economics

#34 in Oceania

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Economics

#35 in Oceania

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

29. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Economics

#36 in Oceania

#630 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Economics

#37 in Oceania

#633 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Economics

#38 in Oceania

#670 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Economics

#39 in Oceania

#741 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Economics

#40 in Oceania

#766 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Economics

#41 in Oceania

#807 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Economics

#42 in Oceania

#901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Economics

#43 in Oceania

#992 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Economics

#44 in Oceania

#1041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Economics

#46 in Oceania

#1182 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Economics

#48 in Oceania

#1768 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

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

Economics subfields in Australia

Actuarial Science31

Agricultural Economics32

Development Studies39

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics39

Environmental Economics35

International Economics33

International Relations and Diplomacy30

International Trade37

Investment Banking and Stock trading36

Political Economy37