2024 Best Political Science Schools

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

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

There were about 141 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

Any student pursuing a degree in political science needs to take a look at Harvard University. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were about 157 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 great choice for students interested in a degree in political science. Located in the 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 153 political science students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Any student who is interested in political science needs to look into 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 139 political science students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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

Located in the 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 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 296 political science students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Located in the 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 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were roughly 237 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 city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were roughly 132 political science students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA

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

There were approximately 86 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 large city of Baltimore. This university ranks 1st out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 106 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 moderately-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 about 59 political science students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available.

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

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

There were approximately 140 political science students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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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 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 204 political science students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

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

There were roughly 168 political science students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year.

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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 roughly 98 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 fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. This university ranks 3rd out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 166 political science students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

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

There were roughly 94 political science students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

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

There were approximately 537 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 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 121 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 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 roughly 713 political science students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

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

There were about 108 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 city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were roughly 95 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 large 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 colleges nationwide means Claremont McKenna is a great college overall.

There were about 38 political science students who graduated with this degree at Claremont McKenna in the most recent year we have data available.

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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 fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 244 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 large city of Washington. This university ranks 2nd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were approximately 343 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 city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 424 political science students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.