North America's best Development Studies universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 58M citations received by 1.89M academic papers made by 1,259 universities in North America 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. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Development Studies

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Development Studies

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

3. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Development Studies

#1 in Canada

#3 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

4. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Development Studies

#3 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

5. Stanford University

United States | California

For Development Studies

#4 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

6. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Development Studies

#5 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

7. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Development Studies

#6 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

8. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Development Studies

#7 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

9. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Development Studies

#8 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

10. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Development Studies

#9 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

11. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Development Studies

#10 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

12. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Development Studies

#11 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

13. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Development Studies

#12 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

14. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Development Studies

#13 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

15. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Development Studies

#14 in the United States

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

16. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Development Studies

#15 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

17. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Development Studies

#16 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

18. New York University

United States | New York State

For Development Studies

#17 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

19. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Development Studies

#2 in Canada

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

20. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Development Studies

#18 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

21. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Development Studies

#19 in the United States

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

22. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Development Studies

#20 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

23. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Development Studies

#21 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

24. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Development Studies

#22 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

25. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Development Studies

#23 in the United States

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

26. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Development Studies

#24 in the United States

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

27. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Development Studies

#25 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

28. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Development Studies

#26 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

29. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Development Studies

#27 in the United States

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

30. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Development Studies

#28 in the United States

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

31. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Development Studies

#29 in the United States

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

32. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Development Studies

#30 in the United States

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

33. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Development Studies

#3 in Canada

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

34. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Development Studies

#31 in the United States

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

35. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Development Studies

#32 in the United States

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

36. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Development Studies

#33 in the United States

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

37. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Development Studies

#34 in the United States

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

38. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Development Studies

#35 in the United States

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,986

39. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Development Studies

#36 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

40. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Development Studies

#4 in Canada

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

41. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Development Studies

#5 in Canada

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

42. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Development Studies

#37 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

43. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Development Studies

#38 in the United States

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

44. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Development Studies

#39 in the United States

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

45. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Development Studies

#6 in Canada

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

46. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Development Studies

#40 in the United States

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,466

47. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Development Studies

#41 in the United States

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

48. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Development Studies

#42 in the United States

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

49. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Development Studies

#43 in the United States

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

50. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Development Studies

#7 in Canada

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

51. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Development Studies

#44 in the United States

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

52. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Development Studies

#8 in Canada

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

53. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Development Studies

#45 in the United States

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,608

54. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Development Studies

#46 in the United States

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

55. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Development Studies

#47 in the United States

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

56. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Development Studies

#48 in the United States

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,967

57. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Development Studies

#49 in the United States

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

58. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Development Studies

#50 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

59. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States | Colorado

For Development Studies

#51 in the United States

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 90%

60. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Development Studies

#52 in the United States

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

61. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Development Studies

#53 in the United States

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

62. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Development Studies

#54 in the United States

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

63. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

United States | Indiana

For Development Studies

#55 in the United States

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

64. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Development Studies

#56 in the United States

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

65. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Development Studies

#57 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

66. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Development Studies

#58 in the United States

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

67. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Development Studies

#59 in the United States

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

68. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Development Studies

#60 in the United States

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

69. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Development Studies

#61 in the United States

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,322

70. Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Development Studies

#62 in the United States

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

71. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Development Studies

#63 in the United States

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

72. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Development Studies

#64 in the United States

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

73. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Development Studies

#65 in the United States

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

74. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Development Studies

#66 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,877
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1887

75. York University

Canada | Ontario

For Development Studies

#9 in Canada

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

76. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Development Studies

#67 in the United States

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,667
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

77. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Development Studies

#68 in the United States

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 97%

78. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Development Studies

#69 in the United States

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

79. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Development Studies

#70 in the United States

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

80. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Development Studies

#71 in the United States

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

81. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Development Studies

#72 in the United States

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

82. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Development Studies

#73 in the United States

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 93%

83. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Development Studies

#74 in the United States

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

84. Boston College

United States | Massachusetts

For Development Studies

#75 in the United States

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

85. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Development Studies

#76 in the United States

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

86. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Development Studies

#10 in Canada

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

87. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Development Studies

#77 in the United States

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $41,028

88. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Development Studies

#78 in the United States

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 90%

89. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Development Studies

#11 in Canada

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

90. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Development Studies

#79 in the United States

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

91. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Development Studies

#12 in Canada

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 30,867
Founded: 1818

92. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Development Studies

#80 in the United States

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,234
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1963

93. Virginia Commonwealth University

United States | Virginia

For Development Studies

#81 in the United States

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

94. Georgia State University

United States | Georgia

For Development Studies

#82 in the United States

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

95. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Development Studies

#83 in the United States

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

96. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Development Studies

#84 in the United States

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

97. Syracuse University

United States | New York State

For Development Studies

#85 in the United States

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $51,520

98. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Development Studies

#86 in the United States

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $14,643

99. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Development Studies

#87 in the United States

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

100. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Development Studies

#88 in the United States

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

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