39 Best universities for Political Science 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 Political Science. A graph of 14.9M citations received by 751K 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

#25 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Political Science

#2 in Oceania

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Political Science

#3 in Oceania

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Political Science

#4 in Oceania

#46 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Political Science

#5 in Oceania

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Political Science

#6 in Oceania

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Political Science

#8 in Oceania

#126 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Political Science

#9 in Oceania

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Political Science

#10 in Oceania

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Political Science

#11 in Oceania

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Political Science

#12 in Oceania

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

12. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Political Science

#13 in Oceania

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Political Science

#14 in Oceania

#209 in the World

Founded: 1965

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Science

#15 in Oceania

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Political Science

#17 in Oceania

#257 in the World

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

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Political Science

#18 in Oceania

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Political Science

#19 in Oceania

#287 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Political Science

#20 in Oceania

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Political Science

#21 in Oceania

#331 in the World

Founded: 1966

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Science

#23 in Oceania

#336 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Political Science

#24 in Oceania

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Political Science

#26 in Oceania

#384 in the World

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

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Political Science

#28 in Oceania

#465 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. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Political Science

#31 in Oceania

#588 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

26. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Political Science

#32 in Oceania

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

27. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Political Science

#33 in Oceania

#608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

28. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Political Science

#35 in Oceania

#616 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Political Science

#36 in Oceania

#628 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Political Science

#37 in Oceania

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Science

#38 in Oceania

#719 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Political Science

#39 in Oceania

#774 in the World

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

33. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Political Science

#40 in Oceania

#812 in the World

Founded: 1987

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Political Science

#41 in Oceania

#852 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Political Science

#42 in Oceania

#937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Political Science

#43 in Oceania

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Political Science

#44 in Oceania

#1147 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Political Science

#45 in Oceania

#1220 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Political Science

#47 in Oceania

#1637 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 Clayton.