Best Universities for Economics in Oceania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 9.79M citations received by 475K academic papers made by 52 universities in Oceania 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. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Economics

#1 in Australia

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Economics

#2 in Australia

#30 in the World

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

3. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Economics

#3 in Australia

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Economics

#4 in Australia

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Economics

#5 in Australia

#42 in the World

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

6. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Economics

#6 in Australia

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

7. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Economics

#1 in New Zealand

#97 in the World

Founded: 1883

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Economics

#7 in Australia

#108 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Economics

#8 in Australia

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Economics

#9 in Australia

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Economics

#10 in Australia

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

12. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Economics

#11 in Australia

#160 in the World

Founded: 1965

13. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Economics

#12 in Australia

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Economics

#13 in Australia

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Economics

#2 in New Zealand

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Economics

#14 in Australia

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Economics

#15 in Australia

#228 in the World

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

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Economics

#16 in Australia

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Economics

#17 in Australia

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Economics

#18 in Australia

#241 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Economics

#3 in New Zealand

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Economics

#19 in Australia

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Economics

#20 in Australia

#307 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Economics

#21 in Australia

#308 in the World

Founded: 1966

25. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Economics

#4 in New Zealand

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

26. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Economics

#22 in Australia

#356 in the World

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

27. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Economics

#5 in New Zealand

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

28. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Economics

#6 in New Zealand

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Economics

#23 in Australia

#475 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Economics

#24 in Australia

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Economics

#7 in New Zealand

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

32. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Economics

#25 in Australia

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Economics

#26 in Australia

#585 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Economics

#27 in Australia

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

35. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Economics

#28 in Australia

#608 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

36. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Economics

#29 in Australia

#630 in the World

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

37. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Economics

#30 in Australia

#641 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Economics

#31 in Australia

#671 in the World

Founded: 1990

39. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Economics

#32 in Australia

#747 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Economics

#33 in Australia

#774 in the World

Founded: 1991

41. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Economics

#34 in Australia

#813 in the World

Founded: 1987

42. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Economics

#35 in Australia

#875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

43. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Economics

#36 in Australia

#994 in the World

Founded: 1989

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Economics

#37 in Australia

#1039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

45. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Economics

#38 in Australia

#1114 in the World

Founded: 1870

46. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Economics

#8 in New Zealand

#1162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

47. University of the South Pacific

For Economics

#1 in Fiji

#1426 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Economics

#39 in Australia

#1663 in the World

Founded: 1989

49. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Economics

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#3089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

For Economics

#2 in Fiji

#3208 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Economics

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4381 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

52. National University of Samoa

For Economics

#1 in Samoa

#5334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

Economics subfields in Oceania

Actuarial Science38

Agricultural Economics39

Development Studies52

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics47

Environmental Economics43

International Economics42

International Relations and Diplomacy37

International Trade45

Investment Banking and Stock trading43

Political Economy43