Top Political Science Universities & Colleges in Australia in 2026

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Rank	College Info	Tuition Fees & living Cost(Avg.)	Top Courses	Ranking & Reviews
#1	University of Melbourne, Melbourne Victoria, Australia70%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $32.5K/Yr (A$48,512/Yr)Admission	M.S International RelationsTOEFL79PTE64$30.1K/Yr A$44,992 Course duration: 2 years 1 More Program	7.7/10(58 Users)
#2	The University of Sydney, Sydney New South Wales, Australia30%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $34.2K/Yr (A$51,000/Yr)Living: $7.9K/Yr (A$11,760/Yr)Admission	Master of Political EconomyGRE304IELTS6.5PTE61$34.5K/Yr A$51,500 Course duration: 1 year 2+ More Programs	6.7/10(20 Users)
#3	Monash University, Melbourne Victoria, Australia40%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $33.3K/Yr (A$49,700/Yr)Living: $10.6K/Yr (A$15,840/Yr)Admission	M.A International Relations and ...TOEFL94PTE65$30.8K/Yr A$46,000 Course duration: 2 years 1 More Program	5.5/10(45 Users)
#4	Australian National University, Canberra Australian Capital Territory , Australia35%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $33.5K/Yr (A$50,056/Yr)Admission	M.A Political Science (Advanced)IELTS6.5PTE64$37.6K/Yr A$56,120 Course duration: 2 years 3+ More Programs	7.8/10(12 Users)
Partner Colleges Australian Graduate School of Management Kensington, New South Wales $41.5K 1st Year Fees M.Fin Apply Now 7.9 Best In Infrastructure University of New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales $42.2K 1st Year Fees MIT Apply Now 8.2 Best In Infrastructure Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Queensland $30.1K 1st Year Fees MIT Apply Now 5.0 Best In Infrastructure University of Tasmania Hobart, Tasmania $27.4K 1st Year Fees BN Apply Now 7.4 Best In Infrastructure Curtin University Perth, Western Australia $32.8K 1st Year Fees MEng Civil Engineering Apply Now 7.4 Best In Infrastructure University of Adelaide Adelaide, South Australia $29.8K 1st Year Fees BN Apply Now 7.9 Best In Academic Macquarie University Sydney, New South Wales $31K 1st Year Fees Master of Data Science Apply Now 8.0 Best In Academic The University of Queensland Brisbane, Queensland $38.9K 1st Year Fees Master of Data Science Apply Now 7.5 Best In Infrastructure University of Newcastle Newcastle, New South Wales $29.6K 1st Year Fees BN Apply Now 7.1 Best In Academic Griffith University Brisbane, Queensland $27.8K 1st Year Fees BN Apply Now
#5	University of New South Wales, Sydney New South Wales, Australia60%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $31.5K/Yr (A$47,000/Yr)Living: $894.45/Yr (A$1,335/Yr)Admission	M.S International RelationsIELTS6.5PTE64$31.5K/Yr A$47,000 Course duration: 2 years Programs	6.7/10(13 Users)Ranked 20 by QS in 2026
#6	The University of Queensland, Brisbane Queensland, Australia40%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $29.9K/Yr (A$44,568/Yr)Admission	M.A International RelationsIELTS6.5PTE64$30.7K/Yr A$45,792 Course duration: 2 years 3+ More Programs	7.3/10(25 Users)
#7	University of Technology Sydney, Sydney New South Wales, Australia19%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $24.7K/Yr (A$36,800/Yr)Admission	B.Comm/L.L.BTOEFL79PTE58$30.5K/Yr A$45,504 Course duration: 5 years 2+ More Programs	9.3/10(22 Users)Ranked 96 by QS in 2026
#8	University of Western Australia, Perth Western Australia, Australia38%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $17.7K/Yr (A$26,400/Yr)Admission	M.A International RelationsIELTS6.5PTE64$24.9K/Yr A$37,100 Course duration: 2 years 2+ More Programs	8.3/10(10 Users)
#9	Macquarie University, Sydney New South Wales, Australia54%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $28.9K/Yr (A$43,085/Yr)Living: $17.7K/Yr (A$26,400/Yr)Admission	M.A International RelationsGRE304IELTS6.5PTE65$30.1K/Yr A$45,000 Course duration: 1 year 12+ More Programs	9.0/10(20 Users)
#10	Deakin University, Geelong Victoria, Australia75%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $24.8K/Yr (A$36,950/Yr)Admission	Master of International Relation...IELTS6.5PTE58$25.7K/Yr A$38,400 Course duration: 1 year 3+ More Programs	9.3/10(41 Users)

#11	University of Wollongong, Wollongong New South Wales, Australia	Tuition: $20.8K/Yr (A$31,008/Yr)Admission	B.A International Studies - Inte...IELTS6.5$21.9K/Yr A$32,640 Course duration: 3 years 1 More Program	6.5/10(7 Users)
#12	Griffith University, Brisbane Queensland, Australia	Tuition: $21.3K/Yr (A$31,750/Yr)Admission	Master of International Business...TOEFL79PTE58$24.8K/Yr A$37,000 Course duration: 2 years 5+ More Programs	7.7/10(9 Users)
#13	La Trobe University, Melbourne Victoria, Australia	Tuition: $24.3K/Yr (A$36,240/Yr)Admission	M.A International RelationsIELTS6.5PTE58$24.7K/Yr A$36,800 Course duration: 2 years 4+ More Programs	6.0/10(15 Users)
#14	Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne Victoria, Australia70%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $10.1K/Yr (A$15,142/Yr)Living: $670/Yr (A$1,000/Yr)Admission	B.A Politics and International R...Duolingo105TOEFL75PTE50$10.1K/Yr A$15,142 Course duration: 3 years Programs	10.0/10(19 Users)Ranked 294 by QS in 2026
#15	Curtin University, Perth Western Australia, Australia50%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $21.8K/Yr (A$32,556/Yr)Living: $9.8K/Yr (A$14,560/Yr)Admission	M.A International Relations and ...IELTS6.5$22.4K/Yr A$33,411 Course duration: 18 months 3+ More Programs	6.8/10(9 Users)Ranked 183 by QS in 2026
#16	Flinders University, Adelaide South Australia, Australia	Tuition: $20.8K/Yr (A$31,063/Yr)Admission	M.A International RelationsDuolingo120TOEFL79PTE58$23.8K/Yr A$35,500 Course duration: 2 years 3+ More Programs	7.3/10(5 Users)Ranked 387 by QS in 2026
#17	University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba Queensland, Australia70%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $19K/Yr (A$28,420/Yr)Admission	B.A International RelationsIELTS6PTE50$19.3K/Yr A$28,840 Course duration: 3 years 1 More Program	7.7/10(5 Users)Ranked 410 by QS in 2026
#18	James Cook University-Townsville, Townsville Queensland, Australia79%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $8.6K/Yr (A$12,900/Yr)Living: $8.1K/Yr (A$12,163/Yr)Admission	B.A Politics and International R...IELTS6PTE52$8.6K/Yr A$12,900 Course duration: 3 years Programs	8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 440 by QS in 2026
#19	University of Canberra, Canberra Australian Capital Territory , Australia78%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $24K/Yr (A$35,800/Yr)Living: $9K/Yr (A$13,478/Yr)Admission	Bachelor of Politics and Interna...IELTS6PTE50$24K/Yr A$35,800 Course duration: 3 years 6+ More Programs	8.0/10(5 Users)
#20	Bond University, Gold Coast Queensland, Australia91%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $34.5K/Yr (A$51,539/Yr)Admission	M.A International RelationsTOEFL85PTE58$21.8K/Yr A$32,600 Course duration: 1 year 5+ More Programs	6.5/10(1 User)Ranked 591 by QS in 2026