26 Best universities for Development Studies in North Rhine-Westphalia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North Rhine-Westphalia ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 381K citations received by 21.3K academic papers made by 26 universities in North Rhine-Westphalia 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 Bonn

Bonn

For Development Studies

#4 in Germany

#101 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

2. University of Cologne

Cologne

For Development Studies

#12 in Germany

#136 in Europe

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

3. RWTH Aachen University

Aachen

For Development Studies

#13 in Germany

#149 in Europe

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

4. University of Bielefeld

Bielefeld

For Development Studies

#14 in Germany

#150 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

5. Ruhr University Bochum

Bochum

For Development Studies

#23 in Germany

#207 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

6. TU Dortmund University

Dortmund

For Development Studies

#24 in Germany

#211 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

7. University of Duisburg - Essen

Essen

For Development Studies

#26 in Germany

#219 in Europe

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

8. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Dusseldorf

For Development Studies

#30 in Germany

#246 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

9. University of Munster

Munster

For Development Studies

#36 in Germany

#273 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

10. University of Paderborn

Paderborn

For Development Studies

#48 in Germany

#328 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,110
Founded: 1972

11. Witten/Herdecke University

Witten

For Development Studies

#51 in Germany

#368 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

12. University of Wuppertal

Wuppertal

For Development Studies

#60 in Germany

#430 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

13. University of Siegen

Siegen

For Development Studies

#65 in Germany

#501 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

14. University of Hagen

Hagen

For Development Studies

#68 in Germany

#559 in Europe

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

15. German Sport University Cologne

Cologne

For Development Studies

#83 in Germany

#737 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

16. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

Aachen

For Development Studies

#87 in Germany

#779 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

17. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

Cologne

For Development Studies

#89 in Germany

#793 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

18. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management

Essen

For Development Studies

#97 in Germany

#858 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,263
Founded: 1993

19. Munster University of Applied Sciences

Munster

For Development Studies

#104 in Germany

#953 in Europe

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

20. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

Bielefeld

For Development Studies

#105 in Germany

#956 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

21. University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf

Dusseldorf

For Development Studies

#109 in Germany

#995 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,170
Founded: 1971

22. Cologne Business School

Cologne

For Development Studies

#115 in Germany

#1019 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,123
Founded: 1993

23. Folkwang University of the Arts

Essen

For Development Studies

#117 in Germany

#1029 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

24. University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Dortmund

For Development Studies

#119 in Germany

#1035 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 14,741
Founded: 1971

25. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

Sankt Augustin

For Development Studies

#122 in Germany

#1067 in Europe

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1995

26. Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

Kleve

For Development Studies

#132 in Germany

#1162 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 6,723
Founded: 2009

Closest to North Rhine-Westphalia states to learn Development Studies

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Hesse	10	11
Rhineland-Palatinate	9	35
Lower Saxony	12	5
Bremen	3	19
Thuringia	4	44
Hamburg	5	2
Baden-Wurttemberg	18	1
Schleswig-Holstein	3	31
Brandenburg	13	7
Saxony	5	20
Bavaria	18	3
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	3	56

Economics subfields in North Rhine-Westphalia

Actuarial Science12

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics21

Environmental Economics12

Finance26

International Economics13

International Relations and Diplomacy7

International Trade14

Investment Banking and Stock trading14

Political Economy11