44 Best colleges for Development Studies in Ohio

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 965K citations received by 50.8K 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

#18 in the United States

#20 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Development Studies

#57 in the United States

#65 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Development Studies

#86 in the United States

#98 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Development Studies

#141 in the United States

#161 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Development Studies

#146 in the United States

#166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Development Studies

#172 in the United States

#194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

7. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Development Studies

#174 in the United States

#196 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Development Studies

#183 in the United States

#206 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1041
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

9. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Development Studies

#185 in the United States

#208 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1005
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

10. University of Akron

Akron

For Development Studies

#192 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Development Studies

#252 in the United States

#283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1261
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,590

12. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Development Studies

#333 in the United States

#368 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,001
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1973

13. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Development Studies

#396 in the United States

#436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Development Studies

#413 in the United States

#454 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1073
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $24,439

15. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Development Studies

#430 in the United States

#472 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,619

16. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Development Studies

#435 in the United States

#477 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $46,462

17. Urbana University

Urbana

For Development Studies

#456 in the United States

#499 in North America

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

18. Walsh University

North Canton

For Development Studies

#491 in the United States

#537 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,032

19. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Development Studies

#512 in the United States

#559 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,496

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Development Studies

#564 in the United States

#614 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1433
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,044

21. Denison University

Granville

For Development Studies

#599 in the United States

#655 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $38,267

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Development Studies

#645 in the United States

#703 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,048
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

23. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Development Studies

#646 in the United States

#704 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,976

24. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Development Studies

#721 in the United States

#786 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $20,053
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,562

25. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Development Studies

#729 in the United States

#794 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,398

26. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Development Studies

#741 in the United States

#806 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1148
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $22,661

27. Ashland University

Ashland

For Development Studies

#746 in the United States

#811 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,342

28. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Development Studies

#762 in the United States

#828 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,462

29. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Development Studies

#839 in the United States

#907 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1241
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,311

30. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Development Studies

#844 in the United States

#912 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $24,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,989

31. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Development Studies

#859 in the United States

#929 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,369
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $7,178

32. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Development Studies

#865 in the United States

#935 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $22,912

33. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Development Studies

#873 in the United States

#943 in North America

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

34. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Development Studies

#892 in the United States

#962 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1151
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,506

35. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Development Studies

#895 in the United States

#965 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1171
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,705

36. Franklin University

Columbus

For Development Studies

#905 in the United States

#975 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,989
Receiving Aid: 31%
Average Aid: $7,398

37. Marietta College

Marietta

For Development Studies

#965 in the United States

#1036 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,895

38. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Development Studies

#1006 in the United States

#1079 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,310

39. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Development Studies

#1031 in the United States

#1104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $6,943
Enrollment: 5,434

40. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Development Studies

#1089 in the United States

#1163 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1088
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $14,502

41. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Development Studies

#1110 in the United States

#1184 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,259

42. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Development Studies

#1112 in the United States

#1186 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $17,083
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,536

43. Hiram College

Hiram

For Development Studies

#1126 in the United States

#1200 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $19,384
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,941

44. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Development Studies

#1135 in the United States

#1209 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 890
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $14,070

Closest to Ohio states to learn Development Studies

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	9	103
Indiana	25	59
Kentucky	18	53
Pennsylvania	78	8
Virginia	29	41
Michigan	24	2
District of Columbia	8	40
Maryland	24	3
Illinois	52	14
Tennessee	23	38
North Carolina	30	11
New Jersey	21	30
New York	107	6
Wisconsin	28	13
South Carolina	20	61
Connecticut	19	10
Georgia	32	35
Missouri	23	46
Iowa	14	42
Vermont	5	125
Massachusetts	55	1
Rhode Island	8	44
Alabama	18	65
New Hampshire	9	74
Arkansas	10	143
Mississippi	10	190
Minnesota	23	12
Maine	9	232
Kansas	9	75
Louisiana	18	92
Florida	36	31
Oklahoma	12	112
Nebraska	7	97
South Dakota	8	326
North Dakota	5	229
Texas	63	25
Colorado	17	47
New Mexico	6	89
Montana	4	182
Utah	9	43
Idaho	4	226
Arizona	6	28
Puerto Rico	7	577
Nevada	5	144
Washington	20	4
Oregon	17	64
California	94	5
Alaska	3	310
Hawaii	5	109

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Econometrics and Mathematical Economics21

Environmental Economics6

Finance31

International Economics8

International Relations and Diplomacy15

International Trade11

Investment Banking and Stock trading12

Political Economy16