33 Best universities for International Economics 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 International Economics. A graph of 173K citations received by 10.7K 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

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For International Economics

#2 in Oceania

#68 in the World

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

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For International Economics

#3 in Oceania

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For International Economics

#4 in Oceania

#95 in the World

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

5. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For International Economics

#5 in Oceania

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For International Economics

#6 in Oceania

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For International Economics

#7 in Oceania

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For International Economics

#8 in Oceania

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For International Economics

#9 in Oceania

#196 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For International Economics

#10 in Oceania

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For International Economics

#12 in Oceania

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For International Economics

#14 in Oceania

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

13. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For International Economics

#15 in Oceania

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For International Economics

#16 in Oceania

#416 in the World

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

15. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For International Economics

#19 in Oceania

#451 in the World

Founded: 1965

16. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For International Economics

#20 in Oceania

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

17. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For International Economics

#21 in Oceania

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For International Economics

#22 in Oceania

#499 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For International Economics

#24 in Oceania

#530 in the World

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

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For International Economics

#26 in Oceania

#569 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For International Economics

#27 in Oceania

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For International Economics

#28 in Oceania

#678 in the World

Founded: 1987

23. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For International Economics

#29 in Oceania

#743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

24. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For International Economics

#30 in Oceania

#767 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

25. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For International Economics

#31 in Oceania

#817 in the World

Founded: 1990

26. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For International Economics

#33 in Oceania

#865 in the World

Founded: 1966

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For International Economics

#35 in Oceania

#896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For International Economics

#36 in Oceania

#899 in the World

Founded: 1970

29. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For International Economics

#38 in Oceania

#928 in the World

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

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For International Economics

#39 in Oceania

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

31. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For International Economics

#40 in Oceania

#1063 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For International Economics

#41 in Oceania

#1086 in the World

Founded: 1908

33. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For International Economics

#42 in Oceania

#1117 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 Science30

Agricultural Economics31

Development Studies39

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics38

Environmental Economics35

Finance39

International Relations and Diplomacy30

International Trade36

Investment Banking and Stock trading34

Political Economy35