33 Best universities for International 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 International Economics. A graph of 270K citations received by 12.1K academic papers made by 33 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 Economics

#1 in Oceania

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For International Economics

#2 in Oceania

#64 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For International Economics

#3 in Oceania

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For International Economics

#4 in Oceania

#95 in the World

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

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For International Economics

#5 in Oceania

#115 in the World

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

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For International Economics

#6 in Oceania

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For International Economics

#7 in Oceania

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For International Economics

#8 in Oceania

#188 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For International Economics

#9 in Oceania

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For International Economics

#10 in Oceania

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For International Economics

#13 in Oceania

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For International Economics

#14 in Oceania

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

13. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For International Economics

#15 in Oceania

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For International Economics

#17 in Oceania

#432 in the World

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

15. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For International Economics

#18 in Oceania

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For International Economics

#19 in Oceania

#482 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For International Economics

#20 in Oceania

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

18. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For International Economics

#23 in Oceania

#505 in the World

Founded: 1887

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For International Economics

#24 in Oceania

#533 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For International Economics

#25 in Oceania

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For International Economics

#26 in Oceania

#575 in the World

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

22. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For International Economics

#28 in Oceania

#716 in the World

Founded: 1987

23. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For International Economics

#29 in Oceania

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

24. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For International Economics

#30 in Oceania

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

25. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For International Economics

#31 in Oceania

#883 in the World

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

26. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For International Economics

#33 in Oceania

#897 in the World

Founded: 1990

27. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For International Economics

#35 in Oceania

#923 in the World

Founded: 1966

28. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For International Economics

#36 in Oceania

#953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For International Economics

#37 in Oceania

#965 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For International Economics

#38 in Oceania

#992 in the World

Founded: 1908

31. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For International Economics

#39 in Oceania

#1031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

32. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For International Economics

#41 in Oceania

#1098 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For International Economics

#42 in Oceania

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study International Economics 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 Relations and Diplomacy30

International Trade37

Investment Banking and Stock trading36

Political Economy37