Top Development Universities & Colleges in Abroad in 2025

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Rank	College Info	Tuition Fees & living Cost(Avg.)	Top Courses	Ranking & Reviews
#1	University of Cambridge, Cambridge England, Uk21%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $41.3K/Yr (£31,320/Yr)Admission	Ph.D Development StudiesIELTS7$41.3K/Yr Course duration: 4 years Programs	9.7/10(6 Users)
#2	The University of Sydney, Sydney New South Wales, Australia30%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $31.8K/Yr (A$48,900/Yr)Living: $7.6K/Yr (A$11,760/Yr)Admission	Master of Development StudiesGRE304IELTS6.5PTE61$31.8K/Yr A$48,900 Course duration: 1 year Programs	6.7/10(20 Users)
#3	The University of Manchester, Manchester England, Uk76%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $42.2K/Yr (£32,000/Yr)Living: $11.3K/Yr (£8,580/Yr)Admission	B.A Development Studies and Soci...SAT1290IELTS6.5PTE42$42.2K/Yr Course duration: 3 years 1 More Program	8.7/10(38 Users)Ranked 56 by THE in 2026 Ranked 35 by QS in 2026
#4	Brown University, Providence Rhode Island, Usa5%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $65.7K/YrLiving: $9.8K/YrAdmission	B.A Development StudiesDuolingo125TOEFL90$65.7K/Yr Course duration: 4 years Programs	7.0/10(2 Users)Ranked 65 by THE in 2026 Ranked 69 by QS in 2026
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#5	Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen Gelderland, Netherlands44%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $24.4K/Yr (€21,200/Yr)Admission	M.S International Development St...TOEFL92$24.4K/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	6.8/10(3 Users)Ranked 66 by THE in 2026 Ranked 153 by QS in 2026
#6	Australian National University, Canberra Australian Capital Territory , Australia35%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $33K/Yr (A$50,760/Yr)Admission	B.A Development StudiesIELTS6.5PTE64$33K/Yr A$50,760 Course duration: 3 years Programs	7.8/10(12 Users)
#7	Lund University, Lund Skane, Sweden58%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $6K/Yr (kr60,000/Yr)Living: $519.1/Yr (kr5,191/Yr)Admission	M.S Development StudiesGRE280IELTS6.5PTE62$6.2K/Yr kr62,500 Course duration: 2 years 1 More Program	Ranked 95 by THE in 2026 Ranked 72 by QS in 2026
#8	Free University of Berlin, Berlin Berlin, Germany	Admission	M.S Geographical Development Stu...IELTS6.5-- Course duration: 2 years Programs	5.3/10(1 User)Ranked 113 by THE in 2026 Ranked 88 by QS in 2026
#9	University of Warwick, Coventry England, Uk14%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $32.7K/Yr (£24,800/Yr)Living: $1.1K/Yr (£800/Yr)Admission	B.A Politics, International Stud...IELTS6.5PTE69$32.7K/Yr Course duration: 3 years Programs	8.0/10(58 Users)Ranked 122 by THE in 2026 Ranked 74 by QS in 2026
#10	Maastricht University, Maastricht Limburg, Netherlands52%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $22K/Yr (€19,130/Yr)Living: $3.6K/Yr (€3,130/Yr)Admission	M.Sc. Globalisation and Developm...GMAT550TOEFL90$22K/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	6.0/10(1 User)

#11	Queen Mary, University of London, London England, Uk44%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $31.7K/Yr (£24,000/Yr)Living: $8.8K/Yr (£6,692/Yr)Admission	M.Sc Development and Internation...TOEFL100PTE68$31.7K/Yr Course duration: 1 year Programs	7.3/10(25 Users)
#12	Radboud University, Nijmegen Gelderland, Netherlands70%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $2.9K/Yr (€2,530/Yr)Admission	M.S Anthropology and Development...IELTS6$2.9K/Yr Course duration: 1 year Programs	5.8/10(2 Users)
#13	University of Ottawa, Ottawa Ontario, Canada80%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $21.4K/Yr (CA$30,097/Yr)Living: $11.2K/Yr (CA$15,758/Yr)Admission	B.Soc.Sc International Economics...Duolingo120IELTS6.5PTE60$21.4K/Yr CA$30,097 Course duration: 4 years Programs	8.0/10(38 Users)Ranked 187 by THE in 2026 Ranked 219 by QS in 2026
#14	University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen Bavaria, Germany46%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $331.2/Yr (€288/Yr)Living: $699.2/Yr (€608/Yr)Admission	M.A Development Economics and In...TOEFL95$331.2/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	8.3/10(3 Users)Ranked 201 by THE in 2026 Ranked 232 by QS in 2026
#15	University of Sussex, Brighton England, Uk92%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $28.4K/Yr (£21,500/Yr)Living: $19.6K/Yr (£14,848/Yr)Admission	M.A International Education and ...Duolingo110TOEFL80PTE59$28.4K/Yr Course duration: 1 year Programs	8.3/10(9 Users)
#16	University of Newcastle, Newcastle New South Wales, Australia87%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $8.7K/Yr (A$13,353/Yr)Living: $7.3K/Yr (A$11,158/Yr)Admission	Bachelor of Development Studies/...Duolingo110IELTS6PTE50$8.7K/Yr A$13,353 Course duration: 4 years 4+ More Programs	7.7/10(7 Users)
#17	Western Sydney University, Sydney New South Wales, Australia30%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $19.3K/Yr (A$29,649/Yr)Living: $7.9K/Yr (A$12,105/Yr)Admission	B.A Humanitarian and Development...TOEFL82PTE58$23.7K/Yr A$36,424 Course duration: 3 years 2+ More Programs	3.7/10(15 Users)
#18	University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth Bavaria, Germany30%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $32.9K/Yr (€28,593/Yr)Admission	B.A International Economics and ...IELTS6.5$32.9K/Yr Course duration: 3 years Programs	6.3/10(1 User)
#19	Birkbeck, University of London, London England, Uk76%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $26.2K/Yr (£19,830/Yr)Admission	M.Sc Management with Internation...TOEFL79PTE62$26.2K/Yr Course duration: 1 year 1 More Program	7.0/10(2 Users)Ranked 301 by THE in 2026 Ranked 388 by QS in 2026
#20	University of Waikato, Hamilton North Island, New Zealand70%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $21.8K/Yr (NZ$38,995/Yr)Living: $8.1K/Yr (NZ$14,504/Yr)Admission	Ph.D Development StudiesIELTS6.5$21.8K/Yr NZ$38,995 Course duration: 4 years Programs	10.0/10(6 Users)