37 Best universities for Political Economy 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 Political Economy. A graph of 353K citations received by 20.8K 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 Political Economy

#1 in Oceania

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Political Economy

#2 in Oceania

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Economy

#3 in Oceania

#56 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Political Economy

#4 in Oceania

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Political Economy

#5 in Oceania

#93 in the World

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

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Political Economy

#6 in Oceania

#112 in the World

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

7. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Political Economy

#7 in Oceania

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Political Economy

#8 in Oceania

#124 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Political Economy

#11 in Oceania

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Political Economy

#12 in Oceania

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Economy

#14 in Oceania

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

12. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Political Economy

#15 in Oceania

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

13. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Political Economy

#16 in Oceania

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

14. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Economy

#17 in Oceania

#268 in the World

Founded: 1887

15. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Political Economy

#18 in Oceania

#273 in the World

Founded: 1965

16. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Political Economy

#19 in Oceania

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

17. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Political Economy

#20 in Oceania

#291 in the World

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

18. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Political Economy

#21 in Oceania

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

19. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Political Economy

#22 in Oceania

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

20. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Political Economy

#24 in Oceania

#311 in the World

Founded: 1966

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Political Economy

#25 in Oceania

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Political Economy

#26 in Oceania

#321 in the World

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

23. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Political Economy

#28 in Oceania

#348 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Political Economy

#30 in Oceania

#381 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Political Economy

#31 in Oceania

#417 in the World

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

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Political Economy

#32 in Oceania

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Political Economy

#33 in Oceania

#537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Political Economy

#34 in Oceania

#649 in the World

Founded: 1908

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Political Economy

#35 in Oceania

#685 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Economy

#37 in Oceania

#785 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Political Economy

#38 in Oceania

#823 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Political Economy

#39 in Oceania

#855 in the World

Founded: 1870

33. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Political Economy

#40 in Oceania

#901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

34. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Political Economy

#41 in Oceania

#910 in the World

Founded: 1989

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Political Economy

#42 in Oceania

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Political Economy

#44 in Oceania

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Political Economy

#45 in Oceania

#1130 in the World

Founded: 1987

The best cities to study Political Economy in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, and St Lucia.

Economics subfields in Australia

Actuarial Science31

Agricultural Economics32

Development Studies39

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics39

Environmental Economics35

Finance39

International Economics33

International Relations and Diplomacy30

International Trade37

Investment Banking and Stock trading36