19 Best universities for Development Studies in Taipei

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Taipei ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 284K citations received by 12.2K academic papers made by 19 universities in Taipei 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. National Taiwan University

For Development Studies

#1 in Taiwan

#9 in Asia

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

2. National Taiwan Normal University

For Development Studies

#5 in Taiwan

#200 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 14,080
Founded: 1922

3. Taipei Medical University

For Development Studies

#7 in Taiwan

#219 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 5,854
Founded: 1960

4. National Chengchi University

For Development Studies

#9 in Taiwan

#256 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 14,857
Founded: 1927

5. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#14 in Taiwan

#320 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,812
Founded: 1974

6. National Taipei University

For Development Studies

#15 in Taiwan

#413 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 7,667
Founded: 1949

7. National Taipei University of Technology

For Development Studies

#23 in Taiwan

#548 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 10,608
Founded: 1911

8. National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

For Development Studies

#24 in Taiwan

#565 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 4,384
Founded: 1947

9. Ming Chuan University

For Development Studies

#28 in Taiwan

#658 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,511
Founded: 1957

10. Chinese Culture University

For Development Studies

#35 in Taiwan

#843 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,210
Founded: 1962

11. Soochow University, Taiwan

For Development Studies

#42 in Taiwan

#1007 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,234
Founded: 1899

12. National Taipei University of Education

For Development Studies

#51 in Taiwan

#1239 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,904
Founded: 1895

13. Shih Chien University

For Development Studies

#58 in Taiwan

#1354 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,280
Male:Female: 32:68
Founded: 1958

14. Tatung University

For Development Studies

#64 in Taiwan

#1478 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,669
Founded: 1956

15. Shih Hsin University

For Development Studies

#65 in Taiwan

#1489 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,644
Founded: 1955

16. National Taipei University of Business

For Development Studies

#69 in Taiwan

#1627 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,105
Founded: 1917

17. Aletheia University

For Development Studies

#73 in Taiwan

#1723 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,299
Founded: 1882

18. University of Taipei

For Development Studies

#79 in Taiwan

#1818 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,840
Founded: 2013

19. China University of Technology

For Development Studies

#96 in Taiwan

#2115 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,601
Founded: 1965

Universities for Development Studies near Taipei

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
10	Fu Jen Catholic University	26	New Taipei
16	Tamkang University	18	New Taipei
27	National Taiwan Ocean University	29	Keelung
28	Yuan Ze University	21	Taoyuan
31	Chung Yuan Christian University	27	Taoyuan
35	National Central University	11	Taoyuan
39	Chang Gung University	13	Taoyuan
39	Chang Gung University of Science and Technology	36	Taoyuan
61	National Tsing Hua University	6	Hsinchu
62	National Chiao Tung University	2	Hsinchu

Economics subfields in Taipei

Actuarial Science7

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics18

Environmental Economics9

Finance22

International Economics5

International Trade8

Investment Banking and Stock trading12