52 Best colleges for Development Studies in Illinois

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 1.74M citations received by 66.2K academic papers made by 52 universities in Illinois 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 Chicago

Chicago

For Development Studies

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Development Studies

#22 in the United States

#24 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Development Studies

#27 in the United States

#29 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Development Studies

#37 in the United States

#42 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

5. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Development Studies

#122 in the United States

#139 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,511

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Development Studies

#147 in the United States

#167 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $12,552
Enrollment: 15,649

7. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Development Studies

#154 in the United States

#174 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

8. Illinois State University

Normal

For Development Studies

#158 in the United States

#178 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

9. DePaul University

Chicago

For Development Studies

#170 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,151

10. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Development Studies

#224 in the United States

#253 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,702

11. Rush University

Chicago

For Development Studies

#272 in the United States

#304 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1972

12. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Development Studies

#283 in the United States

#315 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1043
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $16,296

13. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Development Studies

#286 in the United States

#319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

14. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Development Studies

#327 in the United States

#362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1010
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,773

15. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Development Studies

#351 in the United States

#389 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

16. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Development Studies

#374 in the United States

#413 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,632
Enrollment: 7,643

17. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Development Studies

#407 in the United States

#447 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,096

18. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Development Studies

#451 in the United States

#494 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,940
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

19. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Development Studies

#485 in the United States

#531 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

20. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Development Studies

#499 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,143
Enrollment: 5,756

21. National Louis University

Chicago

For Development Studies

#504 in the United States

#551 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Net Price: $14,769
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,641

22. Bradley University

Peoria

For Development Studies

#514 in the United States

#561 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,053

23. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Development Studies

#517 in the United States

#564 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,117

24. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Development Studies

#551 in the United States

#601 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $29,961

25. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Development Studies

#563 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $11,302
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,886

26. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Development Studies

#591 in the United States

#646 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $15,891
Enrollment: 2,317

27. Governors State University

University Park

For Development Studies

#649 in the United States

#707 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 945
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,987

28. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Development Studies

#652 in the United States

#711 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1247
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,839

29. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Development Studies

#658 in the United States

#718 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 40
Male:Female: 77:23

30. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Development Studies

#664 in the United States

#725 in North America

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

31. Dominican University

River Forest

For Development Studies

#751 in the United States

#816 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $18,162

32. North Central College

Naperville

For Development Studies

#824 in the United States

#892 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,285

33. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Development Studies

#855 in the United States

#925 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,108

34. Aurora University

Aurora

For Development Studies

#898 in the United States

#968 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1089
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $19,350

35. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Development Studies

#920 in the United States

#990 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $18,560

36. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Development Studies

#929 in the United States

#999 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $25,658
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,083

37. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Development Studies

#940 in the United States

#1010 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $19,184

38. Knox College

Galesburg

For Development Studies

#952 in the United States

#1022 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $26,882

39. Millikin University

Decatur

For Development Studies

#961 in the United States

#1031 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $10,492

40. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Development Studies

#962 in the United States

#1033 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,660

41. Rockford University

Rockford

For Development Studies

#985 in the United States

#1058 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 963
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $25,047

42. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Development Studies

#993 in the United States

#1066 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 498
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1906

43. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Development Studies

#1024 in the United States

#1097 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $28,387
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,020

44. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Development Studies

#1027 in the United States

#1100 in North America

Net Price: $20,319
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,832
Enrollment: 242

45. Greenville University

Greenville

For Development Studies

#1049 in the United States

#1122 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1009
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,718

46. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Development Studies

#1061 in the United States

#1135 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

47. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Development Studies

#1069 in the United States

#1143 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $20,237

48. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Development Studies

#1071 in the United States

#1145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $20,059
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,708

49. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Development Studies

#1078 in the United States

#1152 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 41
Net Price: $30,112

50. North Park University

Chicago

For Development Studies

#1088 in the United States

#1162 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $19,029
Receiving Aid: 100%

51. Adler University

Chicago

For Development Studies

#1090 in the United States

#1164 in North America

Enrollment: 1,841
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1952

52. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Development Studies

#1124 in the United States

#1198 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $18,832
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,141

Closest to Illinois states to learn Development Studies

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	25	59
Missouri	23	46
Iowa	14	42
Kentucky	18	53
Wisconsin	28	13
Tennessee	23	38
Ohio	44	18
Michigan	24	2
Arkansas	10	143
West Virginia	9	103
Minnesota	23	12
Mississippi	10	190
Kansas	9	75
Alabama	18	65
Virginia	29	41
Georgia	32	35
North Carolina	30	11
Oklahoma	12	112
Nebraska	7	97
South Carolina	20	61
Pennsylvania	78	8
South Dakota	8	326
District of Columbia	8	40
Louisiana	18	92
Maryland	24	3
New York	107	6
New Jersey	21	30
North Dakota	5	229
Connecticut	19	10
Texas	63	25
Vermont	5	125
Colorado	17	47
Massachusetts	55	1
Rhode Island	8	44
Florida	36	31
New Hampshire	9	74
New Mexico	6	89
Maine	9	232
Montana	4	182
Utah	9	43
Arizona	6	28
Idaho	4	226
Nevada	5	144
Oregon	17	64
Washington	20	4
California	94	5
Puerto Rico	7	577
Alaska	3	310
Hawaii	5	109

Economics subfields in Illinois

Actuarial Science12

Agricultural Economics6

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics21

Environmental Economics7

Finance33

International Economics13

International Relations and Diplomacy11

International Trade13

Investment Banking and Stock trading15

Political Economy18