Best Development Studies Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Development Studies

#1 in United Kingdom #8 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

2

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Development Studies

#2 in United Kingdom #9 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

3

United Kingdom | England

London School of Economics and Political Science

For Development Studies

#3 in United Kingdom #20 in the World

8% Acceptance

9,218 Enrollment

1895 Founded

4

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Development Studies

#4 in United Kingdom #29 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

5

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Development Studies

#5 in United Kingdom #31 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

6

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Development Studies

#1 in Netherlands #38 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

7

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Development Studies

#7 in United Kingdom #53 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

8

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Development Studies

#8 in United Kingdom #57 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

9

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Development Studies

#9 in United Kingdom #60 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

10

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Development Studies

#10 in United Kingdom #61 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

11

United Kingdom | England

University of London

For Development Studies

#11 in United Kingdom #64 in the World

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

12

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Development Studies

#1 in Belgium #67 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

13

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Development Studies

#12 in United Kingdom #69 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

14

United Kingdom | England

University of Warwick

For Development Studies

#13 in United Kingdom #70 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

15

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Development Studies

#14 in United Kingdom #73 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

16

United Kingdom | England

University of York

For Development Studies

#15 in United Kingdom #74 in the World

20% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1963 Founded

17

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Development Studies

#16 in United Kingdom #75 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

18

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Development Studies

#17 in United Kingdom #77 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

19

Netherlands | Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Development Studies

#2 in Netherlands #79 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1913 Founded

20

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Development Studies

#1 in Denmark #81 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

21

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Development Studies

#3 in Netherlands #92 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

22

United Kingdom | England

University of Sussex

For Development Studies

#18 in United Kingdom #95 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1961 Founded

22 Best Universities in Europe for Development Studies

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