37 Best universities for International Trade 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 International Trade. A graph of 348K citations received by 17.5K 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

#37 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For International Trade

#3 in Oceania

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For International Trade

#4 in Oceania

#78 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

#83 in the World

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

6. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For International Trade

#6 in Oceania

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For International Trade

#7 in Oceania

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For International Trade

#9 in Oceania

#165 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For International Trade

#10 in Oceania

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For International Trade

#12 in Oceania

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For International Trade

#14 in Oceania

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

12. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For International Trade

#15 in Oceania

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

13. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For International Trade

#16 in Oceania

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For International Trade

#17 in Oceania

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For International Trade

#18 in Oceania

#304 in the World

Founded: 1991

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For International Trade

#19 in Oceania

#367 in the World

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

17. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For International Trade

#20 in Oceania

#381 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For International Trade

#23 in Oceania

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For International Trade

#24 in Oceania

#420 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For International Trade

#25 in Oceania

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For International Trade

#26 in Oceania

#495 in the World

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

22. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For International Trade

#27 in Oceania

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

23. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For International Trade

#29 in Oceania

#569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

24. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For International Trade

#30 in Oceania

#697 in the World

Founded: 1908

25. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For International Trade

#31 in Oceania

#719 in the World

Founded: 1987

26. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For International Trade

#32 in Oceania

#728 in the World

Founded: 1966

27. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For International Trade

#35 in Oceania

#790 in the World

Founded: 1990

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For International Trade

#36 in Oceania

#869 in the World

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

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For International Trade

#37 in Oceania

#903 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For International Trade

#38 in Oceania

#982 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For International Trade

#39 in Oceania

#1001 in the World

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

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For International Trade

#40 in Oceania

#1004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For International Trade

#41 in Oceania

#1147 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For International Trade

#43 in Oceania

#1181 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For International Trade

#44 in Oceania

#1295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For International Trade

#45 in Oceania

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For International Trade

#46 in Oceania

#1617 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 Economics31

Development Studies39

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics39

Environmental Economics35

Finance39

International Economics33

International Relations and Diplomacy30

Investment Banking and Stock trading35

Political Economy37