29 Best universities for Development Studies in Portugal

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Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 352K citations received by 28.1K academic papers made by 29 universities in Portugal 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 Lisbon

For Development Studies

#78 in Europe
#257 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

2. University of Porto

For Development Studies

#104 in Europe
#334 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911

3. University of Minho

For Development Studies

#135 in Europe
#424 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
19,077
Founded
1973

4. University of Coimbra

For Development Studies

#183 in Europe
#538 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
25,580
Founded
1290

5. New University of Lisbon

For Development Studies

#186 in Europe
#543 in the World
Enrollment
20,077
Founded
1973

6. University of Aveiro

For Development Studies

#222 in Europe
#640 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1973

7. University Institute of Lisbon

For Development Studies

#326 in Europe
#909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1972

8. University of Beira Interior

For Development Studies

#371 in Europe
#1080 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

For Development Studies

#420 in Europe
#1248 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1979

10. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

For Development Studies

#432 in Europe
#1299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1985

11. Catholic University of Portugal

For Development Studies

#439 in Europe
#1316 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1971

13. University of Evora

For Development Studies

#541 in Europe
#1734 in the World
Founded
1973

15. University of the Azores

For Development Studies

#651 in Europe
#2266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1976

16. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

For Development Studies

#687 in Europe
#2434 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1979

17. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

For Development Studies

#727 in Europe
#2683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1979

18. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

For Development Studies

#753 in Europe
#2831 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1998

21. Madeira University

For Development Studies

#824 in Europe
#3283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1988

22. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

For Development Studies

#828 in Europe
#3315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1979

23. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

For Development Studies

#894 in Europe
#3695 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1979

26. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

For Development Studies

#989 in Europe
#4219 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1994

27. European University - Lisbon

For Development Studies

#1014 in Europe
#4359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1986

28. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

For Development Studies

#1094 in Europe
#4755 in the World
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1979

29. Piaget Institute

For Development Studies

#1120 in Europe
#4876 in the World
Founded
1979

The best cities to study Development Studies in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lisbon, Porto, Braga, and Coimbra.