Best Universities for Political Economy in Oceania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Political Economy. A graph of 375K citations received by 22.6K academic papers made by 45 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. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Political Economy

#1 in Australia

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Political Economy

#2 in Australia

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Economy

#3 in Australia

#65 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Political Economy

#4 in Australia

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Political Economy

#5 in Australia

#94 in the World

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

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Political Economy

#6 in Australia

#126 in the World

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

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Political Economy

#7 in Australia

#130 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Political Economy

#8 in Australia

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Political Economy

#1 in New Zealand

#166 in the World

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

10. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Political Economy

#2 in New Zealand

#167 in the World

Founded: 1883

11. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Political Economy

#9 in Australia

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

12. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Political Economy

#10 in Australia

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

13. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Political Economy

#3 in New Zealand

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Economy

#11 in Australia

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Political Economy

#12 in Australia

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

16. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Political Economy

#13 in Australia

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

17. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Economy

#14 in Australia

#277 in the World

Founded: 1887

18. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Political Economy

#15 in Australia

#283 in the World

Founded: 1965

19. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Political Economy

#16 in Australia

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

20. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Political Economy

#4 in New Zealand

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

21. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Political Economy

#17 in Australia

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

22. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Political Economy

#18 in Australia

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

23. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Political Economy

#19 in Australia

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

24. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Political Economy

#20 in Australia

#317 in the World

Founded: 1966

25. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Political Economy

#21 in Australia

#322 in the World

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

26. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Political Economy

#5 in New Zealand

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

27. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Political Economy

#22 in Australia

#351 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Political Economy

#6 in New Zealand

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 10,537
Founded: 1964

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Political Economy

#23 in Australia

#376 in the World

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

30. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Political Economy

#24 in Australia

#396 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Political Economy

#25 in Australia

#432 in the World

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

32. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Political Economy

#26 in Australia

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Political Economy

#27 in Australia

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

34. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Political Economy

#28 in Australia

#686 in the World

Founded: 1908

35. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Political Economy

#7 in New Zealand

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

36. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Political Economy

#29 in Australia

#694 in the World

Founded: 1970

37. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Economy

#30 in Australia

#778 in the World

Founded: 1990

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Political Economy

#31 in Australia

#838 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Political Economy

#32 in Australia

#847 in the World

Founded: 1991

40. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Political Economy

#33 in Australia

#893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

41. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Political Economy

#34 in Australia

#934 in the World

Founded: 1989

42. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Political Economy

#35 in Australia

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

43. University of the South Pacific

For Political Economy

#1 in Fiji

#1038 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

44. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Political Economy

#36 in Australia

#1109 in the World

Founded: 1987

45. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Political Economy

#37 in Australia

#1168 in the World

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

Economics subfields in Oceania

Actuarial Science39

Agricultural Economics39

Development Studies52

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics48

Environmental Economics44

International Economics42

International Relations and Diplomacy36

International Trade46

Investment Banking and Stock trading44