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Development Studies

Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017: Development Studies.

The rankings are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).  

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

There’s been a very interesting development at the top of this year’s rankings, with University of Sussex overcoming the Yanks from Harvard University to be ranked the world’s number one university for Development Studies.

UK universities have almost all performed exceptionally well this year, with six of the top 10 places going to British universities. One of the most notable performers is SOAS, the School of Oriental and African Studies, which rises four places to seventh.

Interested in other courses besides Development Studies? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 covers 46 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.

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Development Studies

Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017: Development Studies.

The rankings are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).  

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

There’s been a very interesting development at the top of this year’s rankings, with University of Sussex overcoming the Yanks from Harvard University to be ranked the world’s number one university for Development Studies.

UK universities have almost all performed exceptionally well this year, with six of the top 10 places going to British universities. One of the most notable performers is SOAS, the School of Oriental and African Studies, which rises four places to seventh.

Interested in other courses besides Development Studies? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 covers 46 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.

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Overall Score: 92.6
University of Sussex University of Sussex
location Brighton, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

52.8

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Paper

91

H-index Citations

91.3

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Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.3
Harvard University Harvard University
location Cambridge, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

100

Academic Reputation

90.1

Citations per Paper

93.7

H-index Citations

87.9

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Rank 3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.1
University of Oxford University of Oxford
location Oxford, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

98

Academic Reputation

88.4

Citations per Paper

89.7

H-index Citations

98.7

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Scholarship

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Rank 4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.4
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge
location Cambridge, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

96.3

Academic Reputation

85.6

Citations per Paper

96.1

H-index Citations

100

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Scholarship

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Rank =5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.3

Employer Reputation

88.1

Academic Reputation

86.3

Citations per Paper

92.6

H-index Citations

98.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.3

Employer Reputation

85.1

Academic Reputation

86.9

Citations per Paper

96.6

H-index Citations

94.4

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Overall Score: 87.9
SOAS University of London SOAS University of London
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

68.6

Academic Reputation

89.4

Citations per Paper

89.6

H-index Citations

92.9

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Overall Score: 86.9
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

91

Academic Reputation

83.6

Citations per Paper

100

H-index Citations

84.2

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Overall Score: 85.5
The University of Manchester The University of Manchester
location Manchester, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

68

Academic Reputation

82.6

Citations per Paper

94.1

H-index Citations

100

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Overall Score: 85.2
University of Cape Town University of Cape Town
location Cape Town, South Africa
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

77.3

Academic Reputation

85.5

Citations per Paper

90.1

H-index Citations

84.2

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Scholarship

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Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84

Employer Reputation

88.3

Academic Reputation

81.3

Citations per Paper

85.9

H-index Citations

89.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.3

Employer Reputation

30.2

Academic Reputation

87.2

Citations per Paper

92

H-index Citations

87.9

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Scholarship

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Rank 13 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.1

Employer Reputation

61.8

Academic Reputation

81.3

Citations per Paper

89.7

H-index Citations

91.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82

Employer Reputation

77.7

Academic Reputation

80

Citations per Paper

87.1

H-index Citations

87.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 15 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80

Employer Reputation

60.3

Academic Reputation

74.4

Citations per Paper

96.8

H-index Citations

98.7

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Scholarship

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Rank 16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79

Employer Reputation

91.5

Academic Reputation

77.4

Citations per Paper

80.9

H-index Citations

75.3

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.4

Employer Reputation

73.6

Academic Reputation

76.6

Citations per Paper

89.3

H-index Citations

77.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank =18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.2

Employer Reputation

74.7

Academic Reputation

75.4

Citations per Paper

89.6

H-index Citations

80

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Rank =18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.2
University of Witwatersrand University of Witwatersrand
location Johannesburg, South Africa
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

93.9

Academic Reputation

80

Citations per Paper

75.1

H-index Citations

63.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78

Employer Reputation

83.3

Academic Reputation

79.1

Citations per Paper

84.2

H-index Citations

63.7

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77.9
The University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh
location Edinburgh, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

73.2

Academic Reputation

72.8

Citations per Paper

91.4

H-index Citations

87.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.8
The University of Queensland The University of Queensland
location Brisbane City, Australia
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

58.6

Academic Reputation

72.2

Citations per Paper

92.5

H-index Citations

91.3

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76
University of Chicago University of Chicago
location Chicago, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

73.6

Academic Reputation

80.8

Citations per Paper

82.7

H-index Citations

51.8

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 75.9

Employer Reputation

86

Academic Reputation

80

Citations per Paper

68.3

H-index Citations

60.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 75.6
Brown University Brown University
location Providence, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

60

Academic Reputation

77.3

Citations per Paper

81.7

H-index Citations

72.8

International Fees

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Rank 26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 75.5
Universiti Malaya (UM) Universiti Malaya (UM)
location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

76.7

Academic Reputation

80.7

Citations per Paper

69.4

H-index Citations

60.2

International Fees

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Rank 27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 75.4
Princeton University Princeton University
location Princeton, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

85.7

Academic Reputation

78

Citations per Paper

77.4

H-index Citations

56.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 74.5
The University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong
location Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

72.1

Academic Reputation

74.4

Citations per Paper

83.8

H-index Citations

67

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 74.1
Monash University Monash University
location Melbourne, Australia
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

77.1

Academic Reputation

69.3

Citations per Paper

87.4

H-index Citations

77.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 74

Employer Reputation

56.6

Academic Reputation

68.9

Citations per Paper

89

H-index Citations

91.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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