2024 Best Political Science Schools

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

Every student who is interested in political science needs to look into Yale University. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were approximately 165 political science students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Every student who is interested in political science has to check out Harvard University. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were approximately 190 political science students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania is a good option for students interested in a degree in political science. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 133 political science students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Every student pursuing a degree in political science needs to take a look at University of Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were about 131 political science students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 308 political science students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 262 political science students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

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Duke University
Durham, NC

Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were approximately 124 political science students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were roughly 99 political science students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. This university ranks 1st out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were about 107 political science students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rice University
Houston, TX

Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. This university ranks 1st out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 44 political science students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent data year.

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 125 political science students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 190 political science students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hanover. This college ranks 1st out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were approximately 153 political science students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. This university ranks 1st out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 124 political science students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. This university ranks 3rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 157 political science students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 92 political science students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the city of Berkeley. This university ranks 4th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 492 political science students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 113 political science students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 707 political science students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.

There were about 100 political science students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent year we have data available.

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Brown University
Providence, RI

Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were approximately 75 political science students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.

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Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA

Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont McKenna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Claremont McKenna is a great college overall.

There were roughly 46 political science students who graduated with this degree at Claremont McKenna in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY

Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 248 political science students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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George Washington University
Washington, DC

GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This university ranks 2nd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were about 322 political science students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 374 political science students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.