37 Best universities for International Trade 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 Trade. A graph of 370K citations received by 18.6K academic papers made by 37 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 Trade

#1 in Oceania

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For International Trade

#2 in Oceania

#32 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For International Trade

#3 in Oceania

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For International Trade

#4 in Oceania

#68 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For International Trade

#5 in Oceania

#78 in the World

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

6. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For International Trade

#6 in Oceania

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For International Trade

#7 in Oceania

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For International Trade

#9 in Oceania

#158 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For International Trade

#10 in Oceania

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For International Trade

#11 in Oceania

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For International Trade

#14 in Oceania

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

12. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For International Trade

#15 in Oceania

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For International Trade

#16 in Oceania

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For International Trade

#17 in Oceania

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For International Trade

#18 in Oceania

#297 in the World

Founded: 1991

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For International Trade

#19 in Oceania

#349 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For International Trade

#20 in Oceania

#362 in the World

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

18. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For International Trade

#22 in Oceania

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For International Trade

#24 in Oceania

#402 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For International Trade

#25 in Oceania

#487 in the World

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

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For International Trade

#26 in Oceania

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For International Trade

#27 in Oceania

#526 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

23. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For International Trade

#29 in Oceania

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

24. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For International Trade

#30 in Oceania

#661 in the World

Founded: 1908

25. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For International Trade

#31 in Oceania

#668 in the World

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

26. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For International Trade

#33 in Oceania

#725 in the World

Founded: 1966

27. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For International Trade

#34 in Oceania

#728 in the World

Founded: 1987

28. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For International Trade

#36 in Oceania

#802 in the World

Founded: 1990

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For International Trade

#37 in Oceania

#865 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For International Trade

#38 in Oceania

#935 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For International Trade

#39 in Oceania

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For International Trade

#40 in Oceania

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For International Trade

#41 in Oceania

#1114 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For International Trade

#42 in Oceania

#1150 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For International Trade

#44 in Oceania

#1313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For International Trade

#45 in Oceania

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For International Trade

#46 in Oceania

#1596 in the World

Founded: 1989

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

Economics subfields in Australia

Actuarial Science31

Agricultural Economics32

Development Studies39

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics39

Environmental Economics35

Finance39

International Economics33

International Relations and Diplomacy30

Investment Banking and Stock trading36

Political Economy37