44 Best colleges for Development Studies in Ohio

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 1.34M citations received by 55.9K academic papers made by 44 universities in Ohio 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. Ohio State University

Columbus

For Development Studies

#20 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Development Studies

#59 in the United States

#67 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Development Studies

#87 in the United States

#99 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Development Studies

#136 in the United States

#156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Development Studies

#151 in the United States

#171 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 98%

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Development Studies

#173 in the United States

#197 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 92%

7. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Development Studies

#175 in the United States

#199 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Development Studies

#187 in the United States

#211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1072
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

9. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Development Studies

#192 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,148

10. University of Akron

Akron

For Development Studies

#193 in the United States

#219 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Development Studies

#253 in the United States

#285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1283
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,551

12. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Development Studies

#355 in the United States

#394 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,021
Male:Female: 48:52
Founded: 1973

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For Development Studies

#377 in the United States

#417 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $21,774
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,344

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Development Studies

#386 in the United States

#426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,480

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Development Studies

#435 in the United States

#478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

16. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Development Studies

#467 in the United States

#513 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1179
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,542

17. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Development Studies

#475 in the United States

#521 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,484

18. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Development Studies

#530 in the United States

#579 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,790

19. Walsh University

North Canton

For Development Studies

#535 in the United States

#584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1136
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,009

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Development Studies

#599 in the United States

#655 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,470

21. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Development Studies

#601 in the United States

#657 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,005
Male:Female: 82:18
Founded: 1919

22. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Development Studies

#611 in the United States

#667 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,529

23. Denison University

Granville

For Development Studies

#628 in the United States

#685 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $42,177

24. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Development Studies

#657 in the United States

#716 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $19,620
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,128

25. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Development Studies

#715 in the United States

#778 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,396

26. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Development Studies

#760 in the United States

#825 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,047

27. Ashland University

Ashland

For Development Studies

#761 in the United States

#826 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $21,971

28. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Development Studies

#781 in the United States

#847 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1228
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $23,826

29. Franklin University

Columbus

For Development Studies

#789 in the United States

#855 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,252
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $6,477

30. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Development Studies

#792 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,581
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,003

31. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Development Studies

#851 in the United States

#920 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,242
Receiving Aid: 100%

32. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Development Studies

#868 in the United States

#937 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $21,457

33. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Development Studies

#912 in the United States

#982 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $26,215
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,728

34. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Development Studies

#952 in the United States

#1022 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1168
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,190

35. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Development Studies

#960 in the United States

#1030 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 982
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $15,887

36. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Development Studies

#1003 in the United States

#1075 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $28,463
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $3,217

37. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Development Studies

#1012 in the United States

#1085 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $5,744
Enrollment: 740

38. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Development Studies

#1041 in the United States

#1114 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,490

39. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Development Studies

#1045 in the United States

#1118 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,318
Enrollment: 3,454

40. Marietta College

Marietta

For Development Studies

#1094 in the United States

#1170 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1143
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,333

41. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Development Studies

#1116 in the United States

#1192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,835

42. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Development Studies

#1147 in the United States

#1223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $17,678

43. Hiram College

Hiram

For Development Studies

#1150 in the United States

#1226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $21,362
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,546

44. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Development Studies

#1168 in the United States

#1244 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $10,979
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,404

Closest to Ohio states to learn Development Studies

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	9	102
Indiana	26	41
Kentucky	21	57
Pennsylvania	83	8
Virginia	29	42
Michigan	25	2
District of Columbia	9	40
Maryland	24	3
Illinois	53	10
Tennessee	24	38
North Carolina	33	9
New Jersey	21	25
New York	109	6
Wisconsin	27	14
South Carolina	20	63
Connecticut	20	12
Georgia	34	35
Missouri	24	47
Iowa	15	43
Vermont	7	129
Massachusetts	58	1
Rhode Island	9	45
Alabama	19	68
New Hampshire	10	61
Arkansas	13	141
Mississippi	10	182
Minnesota	24	13
Maine	9	234
Kansas	9	73
Louisiana	21	92
Florida	37	32
Oklahoma	13	117
Nebraska	9	93
South Dakota	8	329
North Dakota	5	231
Texas	63	26
Colorado	17	51
New Mexico	6	89
Montana	4	185
Utah	9	44
Idaho	4	221
Arizona	7	28
Puerto Rico	9	574
Nevada	5	147
Washington	20	5
Oregon	17	66
California	98	4
Alaska	3	308
Hawaii	5	106

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Actuarial Science12

Agricultural Economics2

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics22

Environmental Economics7

Finance33

International Economics10

International Relations and Diplomacy15

International Trade12

Investment Banking and Stock trading12

Political Economy16