Best Universities for Development Studies in North America

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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 41.3M citations received by 1.69M academic papers made by 1,209 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

For Development Studies

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Development Studies

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

3. University of Toronto

For Development Studies

#1 in Canada
#3 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

4. Johns Hopkins University

For Development Studies

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

5. University of Washington - Seattle

For Development Studies

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

6. Stanford University

For Development Studies

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

7. Columbia University

For Development Studies

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

8. University of California - Berkeley

For Development Studies

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

9. University of Pennsylvania

For Development Studies

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

10. University of California - Los Angeles

For Development Studies

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

11. Yale University

For Development Studies

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

12. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Development Studies

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

13. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Development Studies

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

14. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Development Studies

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

15. University of Chicago

For Development Studies

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

16. University of California - San Francisco

For Development Studies

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

17. Cornell University

For Development Studies

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

18. University of British Columbia

For Development Studies

#2 in Canada
#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

19. Pennsylvania State University

For Development Studies

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

20. Ohio State University

For Development Studies

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

21. New York University

For Development Studies

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

22. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

23. Michigan State University

For Development Studies

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

24. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Development Studies

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

25. Duke University

For Development Studies

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

26. University of Pittsburgh

For Development Studies

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

27. University of Texas at Austin

For Development Studies

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

28. Boston University

For Development Studies

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

29. Northwestern University

For Development Studies

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

30. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Development Studies

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

31. University of Southern California

For Development Studies

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

32. Princeton University

For Development Studies

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

33. University of Florida

For Development Studies

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

34. University of Maryland - College Park

For Development Studies

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

35. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Development Studies

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

36. McMaster University

For Development Studies

#3 in Canada
#47 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

37. University of California-San Diego

For Development Studies

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

38. Emory University

For Development Studies

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

39. McGill University

For Development Studies

#4 in Canada
#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

40. University of Alberta

For Development Studies

#5 in Canada
#52 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

41. University of California - Davis

For Development Studies

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

42. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Development Studies

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

43. Vanderbilt University

For Development Studies

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

44. University of Arizona

For Development Studies

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

45. George Washington University

For Development Studies

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$42,723

46. University of Virginia

For Development Studies

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

47. University of Ottawa

For Development Studies

#6 in Canada
#70 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

48. University of Iowa

For Development Studies

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

49. University of Calgary

For Development Studies

#7 in Canada
#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

50. University of Utah

For Development Studies

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

51. Brown University

For Development Studies

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

52. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Development Studies

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

53. Washington University in St Louis

For Development Studies

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

54. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Development Studies

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

55. University of Georgia

For Development Studies

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

56. Western University

For Development Studies

#8 in Canada
#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

57. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Development Studies

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

58. University of California - Irvine

For Development Studies

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

59. Providence College

For Development Studies

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

60. Carnegie Mellon University

For Development Studies

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

61. University of Kentucky

For Development Studies

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

62. Georgetown University

For Development Studies

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,566

63. University of Rochester

For Development Studies

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

64. Florida State University

For Development Studies

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

65. Case Western Reserve University

For Development Studies

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

66. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Development Studies

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

67. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Development Studies

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

68. Tufts University

For Development Studies

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

69. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Development Studies

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

70. Iowa State University

For Development Studies

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

71. Temple University

For Development Studies

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,575
Enrollment
33,196

72. Oregon Health & Science University

For Development Studies

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,870
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

73. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Development Studies

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

74. University of Connecticut

For Development Studies

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

75. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Development Studies

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

76. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Development Studies

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,931
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

77. University of South Florida

For Development Studies

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

78. University at Buffalo

For Development Studies

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

79. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Development Studies

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

80. Purdue University

For Development Studies

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

81. University of Miami

For Development Studies

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

82. Dartmouth College

For Development Studies

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,208

83. University of Kansas

For Development Studies

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

84. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Development Studies

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

85. University of Montreal

For Development Studies

#9 in Canada
#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

86. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Development Studies

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

87. York University

For Development Studies

#10 in Canada
#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

88. George Mason University

For Development Studies

#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

89. Dalhousie University

For Development Studies

#11 in Canada
#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

90. Queen's University

For Development Studies

#12 in Canada
#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

91. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Development Studies

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,253
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1963

92. Boston College

For Development Studies

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1488
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,559

93. University of Colorado Boulder

For Development Studies

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

94. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Development Studies

#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

95. Wayne State University

For Development Studies

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

96. Syracuse University

For Development Studies

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,651

97. Georgia State University

For Development Studies

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

98. University of Cincinnati

For Development Studies

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

99. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Development Studies

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

100. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Development Studies

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%