44 Best colleges for Development Studies in Ohio

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 1.41M citations received by 57.1K 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Development Studies

#60 in the United States

#68 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Development Studies

#86 in the United States

#98 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Development Studies

#136 in the United States

#156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Development Studies

#152 in the United States

#173 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Development Studies

#174 in the United States

#198 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

7. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Development Studies

#176 in the United States

#200 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Development Studies

#188 in the United States

#212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,942
Enrollment: 10,603

9. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Development Studies

#192 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,795
Enrollment: 14,074

10. University of Akron

Akron

For Development Studies

#199 in the United States

#226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Development Studies

#254 in the United States

#286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,794

12. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Development Studies

#355 in the United States

#394 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,029
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1973

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For Development Studies

#381 in the United States

#421 in North America

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

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Development Studies

#389 in the United States

#429 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,395

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Development Studies

#438 in the United States

#483 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

16. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Development Studies

#470 in the United States

#516 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,623

17. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Development Studies

#480 in the United States

#526 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $51,624

18. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Development Studies

#530 in the United States

#580 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $30,030

19. Walsh University

North Canton

For Development Studies

#535 in the United States

#585 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,933

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Development Studies

#605 in the United States

#661 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1431
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $46,859

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Development Studies

#606 in the United States

#662 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,070
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

22. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Development Studies

#610 in the United States

#666 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,004

23. Denison University

Granville

For Development Studies

#630 in the United States

#688 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,721

24. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Development Studies

#655 in the United States

#714 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $19,447
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,363

25. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Development Studies

#718 in the United States

#781 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1288
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,941

26. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Development Studies

#758 in the United States

#823 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,150

27. Ashland University

Ashland

For Development Studies

#765 in the United States

#830 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1122
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,610

28. Franklin University

Columbus

For Development Studies

#788 in the United States

#854 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,576
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,166

29. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Development Studies

#789 in the United States

#855 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $24,061
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,910

30. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Development Studies

#795 in the United States

#861 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Net Price: $23,006
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $45,481

31. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Development Studies

#854 in the United States

#923 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,457
Receiving Aid: 100%

32. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Development Studies

#882 in the United States

#951 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1128
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $23,537

33. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Development Studies

#909 in the United States

#979 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $27,297
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,292

34. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Development Studies

#951 in the United States

#1022 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,991

35. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Development Studies

#959 in the United States

#1030 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,094

36. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Development Studies

#1012 in the United States

#1085 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

#1018 in the United States

#1091 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $6,491
Enrollment: 723

38. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Development Studies

#1047 in the United States

#1121 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,654
Enrollment: 2,708

39. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Development Studies

#1050 in the United States

#1124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,086

40. Marietta College

Marietta

For Development Studies

#1102 in the United States

#1178 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,007

41. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Development Studies

#1116 in the United States

#1192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,616

42. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Development Studies

#1140 in the United States

#1216 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $16,350

43. Hiram College

Hiram

For Development Studies

#1154 in the United States

#1230 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,868
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,726

44. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Development Studies

#1175 in the United States

#1251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $15,964
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,414

Closest to Ohio states to learn Development Studies

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	9	101
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	26
New York	110	6
Wisconsin	27	15
South Carolina	20	62
Connecticut	19	12
Georgia	34	35
Missouri	25	47
Iowa	15	43
Vermont	7	128
Massachusetts	58	1
Rhode Island	9	45
Alabama	19	67
New Hampshire	10	63
Arkansas	13	141
Mississippi	10	181
Minnesota	24	13
Maine	9	234
Kansas	9	73
Louisiana	21	92
Florida	37	31
Oklahoma	13	116
Nebraska	9	93
South Dakota	8	325
North Dakota	5	232
Texas	63	25
Colorado	17	50
New Mexico	6	89
Montana	4	185
Utah	9	44
Idaho	4	215
Arizona	7	28
Puerto Rico	9	574
Nevada	5	145
Washington	20	5
Oregon	17	64
California	98	4
Alaska	3	309
Hawaii	5	109

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Actuarial Science12

Agricultural Economics3

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics22

Environmental Economics7

Finance33

International Economics10

International Relations and Diplomacy15

International Trade12

Investment Banking and Stock trading12

Political Economy16