Best Development Economics Colleges Tuition Comparison

Harvard University ranked first in the Best Development Economics Colleges rankings, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton University.

The average tuition & fees of Best Development Economics Colleges is $15,377 for in-state and $63,534 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.

Brown University has the highest tuition & fees of $71,312 and University of California-Berkeley has the lowest tuition & fees of $47,265 among Best Development Economics Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $15,866 for in-state and $55,397 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 5.54% and the SAT score is 1545 for the Best Development Economics Colleges. Their acceptance rate is very low, which means it is very hard to get into the schools, and the SAT score is very high.

Table. Best Development Economics Colleges Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA$61,676
$2,600		$57,248
$1,808		3.65%
0.20%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT0 /0		30,259
-127		98%
1%
2Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA$62,396
$2,240		$62,396
$997		4.55%
-0.19%		1,560 SAT
35 ACT
10 /0		11,886
-34		96%
3Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ$62,688
$2,978		$65,936
$3,076		4.62%
0.12%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT
10 /1		9,137
215		98%
1%
4Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT$67,250
$2,550		$49,500
$1,200		3.87%
-0.63%		1,540 SAT
34 ACT0 /0		15,564
483		96%
5University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA$47,265 ($15,377)
$1,638 ($527)		$30,968 ($15,866)
$605 ($605)		10.98%
-0.68%		-45,882
183		93%
1%
6Brown UniversityProvidence, RI$71,312
$3,082		$69,948
$2,942		5.39%
0.16%		1,540 SAT
35 ACT0 /0		11,956
440		96%
1%
7Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY$70,517
$2,346		$57,973
$1,694		3.99%
-0.24%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT
10 /0		35,173
-106		96%
2%
8Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$65,910
$3,426		$61,878
$2,379		3.61%
-0.30%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT0 /0		18,625
179		92%
9New York UniversityNew York, NY$62,796
$2,358		$42,726
$1,602		9.23%
-0.18%		1,520 SAT
34 ACT
-10 /0		56,832
-503		88%
Average$63,534 ($15,377)$55,397 ($15,866)6%1,54526,14695%