39 Best universities for Finance in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Finance. A graph of 3.64M citations received by 153K 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 Finance

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Finance

#38 in the World

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

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Finance

#45 in the World

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

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Finance

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Finance

#68 in the World

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

6. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Finance

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

7. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Finance

#148 in the World

Founded: 1965

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Finance

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Finance

#10 in Oceania

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Finance

#11 in Oceania

#173 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Finance

#12 in Oceania

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Finance

#13 in Oceania

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Finance

#14 in Oceania

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

14. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Finance

#15 in Oceania

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Finance

#16 in Oceania

#266 in the World

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

16. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Finance

#17 in Oceania

#288 in the World

Founded: 1887

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Finance

#20 in Oceania

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Finance

#21 in Oceania

#369 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Finance

#23 in Oceania

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Finance

#24 in Oceania

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Finance

#27 in Oceania

#516 in the World

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

22. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Finance

#28 in Oceania

#592 in the World

Founded: 1908

23. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Finance

#30 in Oceania

#709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

24. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Finance

#31 in Oceania

#712 in the World

Founded: 1987

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Finance

#32 in Oceania

#729 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Finance

#33 in Oceania

#739 in the World

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

27. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Finance

#34 in Oceania

#745 in the World

Founded: 1966

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Finance

#35 in Oceania

#807 in the World

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

29. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Finance

#36 in Oceania

#839 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Finance

#37 in Oceania

#898 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Finance

#38 in Oceania

#965 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Finance

#39 in Oceania

#1068 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Finance

#41 in Oceania

#1118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Finance

#42 in Oceania

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Finance

#43 in Oceania

#1301 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Finance

#44 in Oceania

#1302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Finance

#45 in Oceania

#1389 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Finance

#46 in Oceania

#1440 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Finance

#48 in Oceania

#2437 in the World

Founded: 1989

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

Economics subfields in Australia

Actuarial Science31

Agricultural Economics31

Development Studies39

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics39

Environmental Economics35

International Economics33

International Relations and Diplomacy30

International Trade37

Investment Banking and Stock trading35

Political Economy37