39 Best universities for Public Policy / Administration 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 Public Policy / Administration. A graph of 362K citations received by 26.8K 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. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Public Policy / Administration

#1 in Oceania

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Public Policy / Administration

#2 in Oceania

#28 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Public Policy / Administration

#3 in Oceania

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Public Policy / Administration

#4 in Oceania

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Public Policy / Administration

#5 in Oceania

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Public Policy / Administration

#6 in Oceania

#59 in the World

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

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Public Policy / Administration

#7 in Oceania

#90 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Public Policy / Administration

#8 in Oceania

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Public Policy / Administration

#11 in Oceania

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Public Policy / Administration

#12 in Oceania

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

11. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Public Policy / Administration

#13 in Oceania

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

12. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Public Policy / Administration

#14 in Oceania

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Public Policy / Administration

#15 in Oceania

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Public Policy / Administration

#17 in Oceania

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Public Policy / Administration

#18 in Oceania

#216 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Public Policy / Administration

#19 in Oceania

#217 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Public Policy / Administration

#20 in Oceania

#233 in the World

Founded: 1887

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Public Policy / Administration

#21 in Oceania

#249 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Public Policy / Administration

#22 in Oceania

#257 in the World

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

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Public Policy / Administration

#23 in Oceania

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Public Policy / Administration

#24 in Oceania

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

22. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Public Policy / Administration

#26 in Oceania

#299 in the World

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

23. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Public Policy / Administration

#27 in Oceania

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

24. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Public Policy / Administration

#29 in Oceania

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

25. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Public Policy / Administration

#30 in Oceania

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

26. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Public Policy / Administration

#32 in Oceania

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

27. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Public Policy / Administration

#33 in Oceania

#517 in the World

Founded: 1908

28. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Public Policy / Administration

#34 in Oceania

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Public Policy / Administration

#35 in Oceania

#602 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Public Policy / Administration

#36 in Oceania

#648 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Public Policy / Administration

#38 in Oceania

#670 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Public Policy / Administration

#39 in Oceania

#685 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Public Policy / Administration

#40 in Oceania

#783 in the World

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

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Public Policy / Administration

#41 in Oceania

#880 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Public Policy / Administration

#43 in Oceania

#912 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Public Policy / Administration

#44 in Oceania

#936 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Public Policy / Administration

#45 in Oceania

#1038 in the World

Founded: 1987

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Public Policy / Administration

#46 in Oceania

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Public Policy / Administration

#48 in Oceania

#1362 in the World

Founded: 1989

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