39 Best universities for Political Science in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 21.6M citations received by 835K academic papers made by 39 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. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Science

#1 in Oceania

#26 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Political Science

#2 in Oceania

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Political Science

#3 in Oceania

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Political Science

#4 in Oceania

#48 in the World

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

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Political Science

#5 in Oceania

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Political Science

#6 in Oceania

#53 in the World

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

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Political Science

#8 in Oceania

#131 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Political Science

#9 in Oceania

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Political Science

#10 in Oceania

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Political Science

#11 in Oceania

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Political Science

#12 in Oceania

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

12. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Political Science

#13 in Oceania

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Political Science

#14 in Oceania

#213 in the World

Founded: 1965

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Science

#16 in Oceania

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Political Science

#18 in Oceania

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Political Science

#19 in Oceania

#269 in the World

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

17. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Science

#20 in Oceania

#283 in the World

Founded: 1887

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Political Science

#21 in Oceania

#302 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Political Science

#22 in Oceania

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Political Science

#23 in Oceania

#339 in the World

Founded: 1966

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Political Science

#24 in Oceania

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Political Science

#26 in Oceania

#393 in the World

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

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Political Science

#29 in Oceania

#486 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Political Science

#30 in Oceania

#559 in the World

Founded: 1908

25. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Political Science

#31 in Oceania

#596 in the World

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

26. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Political Science

#33 in Oceania

#622 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Political Science

#34 in Oceania

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Political Science

#35 in Oceania

#645 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Political Science

#36 in Oceania

#664 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Political Science

#37 in Oceania

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Science

#38 in Oceania

#728 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Political Science

#39 in Oceania

#806 in the World

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

33. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Political Science

#40 in Oceania

#820 in the World

Founded: 1987

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Political Science

#41 in Oceania

#904 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Political Science

#42 in Oceania

#984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Political Science

#43 in Oceania

#1149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Political Science

#44 in Oceania

#1202 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Political Science

#45 in Oceania

#1247 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Political Science

#47 in Oceania

#1764 in the World

Founded: 1989

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