39 Best universities for Development Studies in Australia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 4.88M citations received by 232K 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 Development Studies

#1 in Oceania

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Development Studies

#2 in Oceania

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Development Studies

#3 in Oceania

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Development Studies

#4 in Oceania

#33 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Development Studies

#5 in Oceania

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Development Studies

#6 in Oceania

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Development Studies

#7 in Oceania

#63 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Development Studies

#9 in Oceania

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Development Studies

#10 in Oceania

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Development Studies

#11 in Oceania

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Development Studies

#12 in Oceania

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

12. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Development Studies

#13 in Oceania

#144 in the World

Founded: 1965

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Development Studies

#14 in Oceania

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Development Studies

#15 in Oceania

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Development Studies

#16 in Oceania

#170 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Development Studies

#17 in Oceania

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Development Studies

#18 in Oceania

#173 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Development Studies

#19 in Oceania

#175 in the World

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

19. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Development Studies

#21 in Oceania

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Development Studies

#22 in Oceania

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Development Studies

#24 in Oceania

#259 in the World

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

22. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Development Studies

#25 in Oceania

#264 in the World

Founded: 1887

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Development Studies

#26 in Oceania

#336 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Development Studies

#28 in Oceania

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Development Studies

#31 in Oceania

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Development Studies

#32 in Oceania

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Development Studies

#33 in Oceania

#470 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Development Studies

#34 in Oceania

#477 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Development Studies

#35 in Oceania

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

30. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Development Studies

#37 in Oceania

#531 in the World

Founded: 1908

31. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Development Studies

#38 in Oceania

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

32. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Development Studies

#39 in Oceania

#558 in the World

Founded: 1990

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Development Studies

#40 in Oceania

#561 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Development Studies

#41 in Oceania

#650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

35. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Development Studies

#42 in Oceania

#696 in the World

Founded: 1989

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Development Studies

#43 in Oceania

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Development Studies

#44 in Oceania

#861 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Development Studies

#45 in Oceania

#883 in the World

Founded: 1987

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Development Studies

#46 in Oceania

#1304 in the World

Founded: 1989

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

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Econometrics and Mathematical Economics38

Environmental Economics35

Finance39

International Economics33

International Relations and Diplomacy30

International Trade36

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Political Economy35