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Political Science

The National Research Council assessed programs according to 21 different criteria. Here are the NRC's five major ratings summarizing those criteria. For a detailed explanation, see our FAQ.

S-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they are strong in the criteria that scholars say are most important.
Research: Derived from faculty publications, citation rates, grants, and awards.
Students: Derived from students' completion rates, financial aid, and other criteria.
Diversity: Reflects gender balance, ethnic diversity, and the proportion of international students.
R-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they have similar features to programs viewed by faculty as top-notch.

Institution, program	S-Rank High	S-Rank Low	Research High	Research Low	Students High	Students Low	Diversity High	Diversity Low	R-Rank High	R-Rank Low
American U. Political Science	85	94	86	100	87	98	3	14	49	82
Arizona State U. Political Science	48	67	62	83	15	57	28	52	48	78
Bingham- tonton U. (SUNY) Political Science	5	20	3	15	8	48	18	40	23	49
Boston College Political Science	65	86	70	93	42	75	89	101	47	92
Boston U. Political Science	59	81	61	80	85	104	6	24	44	81
Brandeis U. Politics	73	89	84	103	30	68	36	63	56	90
Brown U. Political Science	33	51	29	57	66	87	8	25	41	71
Catholic U. of America Politics	100	104	88	103	85	98	91	101	97	104
City U. of New York Graduate Center Political Science	87	97	64	83	101	104	11	32	46	79
Claremont Graduate U. Politics and Policy	98	103	85	100	99	104	32	54	68	95
Columbia U. Political Science	6	17	5	16	68	89	26	50	2	5
Cornell U. Government	25	37	26	43	20	55	7	25	12	27
Duke U. Political Science	6	20	6	17	13	49	74	90	6	17
Emory U. Political Science	11	32	11	29	6	46	56	83	18	38
Florida Inter- national U. International Relations	50	73	64	82	7	68	35	62	55	89
Florida Inter- national U. Political Science	78	92	78	98	51	76	3	10	98	104
Florida State U. Political Science	16	37	17	42	1	13	53	77	43	80
George Washing- ton U. Political Science	7	22	3	14	57	83	80	97	17	35
Georgetown U. Government	62	77	56	71	82	91	75	94	23	44
Georgia State U. Political Science	52	72	52	69	27	69	3	14	71	95
Harvard U. Government	1	2	1	4	6	33	59	81	1	3
Howard U. Political Science	70	86	92	103	95	103	1	1	43	102
Indiana U. at Blooming- ton Political Science	11	28	19	38	2	30	42	66	23	49
Johns Hopkins U. Political Science	66	82	77	95	22	55	12	33	47	78
Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge Political Science	45	62	43	63	65	93	84	97	41	76
Loyola U. Chicago Political Science	97	104	75	99	86	100	92	104	88	104
Massachu- setts Institute of Technology Political Science	13	36	4	25	66	85	49	75	11	30
Michigan State U. Political Science	15	29	21	37	8	36	50	74	27	46
New York U. Politics	3	7	2	8	19	58	9	30	5	12
Northern Illinois U. Political Science	88	98	92	103	38	68	45	71	81	96
North- western U. Political Science	35	49	28	50	53	79	17	40	30	55
Ohio State U. Main Campus Political Science	19	34	21	41	8	41	48	74	7	20
Old Dominion U. International Studies	93	102	78	98	96	104	35	59	77	95
Pennsyl- vania State U. Political Science	3	7	6	19	1	20	7	27	16	33
Princeton U. Politics	7	16	13	21	6	33	41	70	7	16
Purdue U. Main Campus Political Science	39	53	47	64	24	61	4	16	42	71
Rice U. Political Science	4	15	5	16	1	27	10	30	22	44
Rutgers U. at New Brunswick Political Science	47	67	53	72	37	72	36	63	23	48
Southern Illinois U. at Carbondale Political Science	92	101	70	90	61	80	74	93	100	105
Stanford U. Political Science	1	2	1	3	1	13	43	69	2	9
State U. of New York at Albany Political Science	93	101	86	102	87	98	42	67	64	89
State U. of New York at Stony Brook Political Science	14	37	14	44	4	29	50	79	21	42
Syracuse U. Main Campus Political Science	64	83	71	92	42	72	10	32	38	70
Temple U. Political Science	53	74	32	52	66	89	63	86	63	95
Texas A&M U. Political Science	13	30	12	25	5	40	39	61	22	46
Texas Tech U. Political Science	73	92	69	96	15	51	61	83	88	100
U. at Buffalo (SUNY) Political Science	69	92	45	79	87	98	48	77	49	83
U. of Alabama Political Science	64	85	42	58	31	78	56	81	88	102
U. of Arizona Political Science	20	36	26	47	1	19	31	57	30	55
U. of California at Berkeley Political Science	8	23	9	22	59	81	87	99	1	3
U. of California at Davis Political Science	7	26	6	23	5	31	88	100	20	35
U. of California at Irvine Political Science	36	50	31	50	50	77	40	66	30	50
U. of California at Los Angeles Political Science	31	44	32	50	51	79	40	66	8	17
U. of California at Riverside Political Science	27	45	11	35	29	64	71	91	47	79
U. of California at San Diego Political Science	5	18	5	17	23	56	84	98	6	20
U. of California at Santa Barbara Political Science	65	86	55	80	83	97	35	62	39	73
U. of Chicago Political Science	28	44	29	54	60	83	11	34	8	19
U. of Cincinnati Main Campus Political Science	81	95	80	97	47	83	20	46	62	96
U. of Colorado at Boulder Political Science	37	54	40	61	18	55	56	81	37	66
U. of Connec- ticut Political Science Ph.D.	53	73	61	78	41	71	57	80	35	69
U. of Dallas Politics	105	105	105	105	98	104	100	104	103	105
U. of Delaware Political Science & International Relations	60	81	78	97	4	32	4	18	90	101
U. of Florida Political Science	54	76	50	71	32	68	59	82	45	77
U. of Georgia Political Science	78	91	58	74	79	95	96	103	52	87
U. of Hawaii- Manoa Political Science	89	98	96	104	84	96	19	43	36	66
U. of Houston main campus Political Science	93	100	98	104	23	57	94	102	67	96
U. of Illinois at Chicago Political Science	81	98	77	104	40	76	35	60	62	90
U. of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Political Science	10	26	16	31	12	46	20	42	21	39
U. of Iowa Political Science	46	61	24	40	79	94	80	95	26	48
U. of Kansas Political Science	51	70	63	76	1	31	47	77	71	95
U. of Kentucky Political Science	34	47	25	43	24	59	102	105	48	88
U. of Maryland at College Park Government and Politics	33	46	21	40	66	86	37	60	9	22
U. of Massachu- setts at Amherst Political Science	56	74	66	79	30	64	18	39	44	74
U. of Miami International Studies	55	78	75	98	75	95	2	3	35	71
U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor Political Science	3	6	2	9	29	61	15	38	3	7
U. of Minnesota- Twin Cities Political Science	25	38	22	39	30	65	22	48	15	29
U. of Mississippi Political Science	46	81	45	77	1	56	72	93	64	100
U. of Missouri at Columbia Political Science	28	72	17	78	48	79	21	43	39	74
U. of Missouri at Saint Louis Political Science	84	97	74	92	87	99	2	9	77	99
U. of Nebraska at Lincoln Political Science	46	63	54	71	10	43	55	83	67	94
U. of Nevada at Reno Political Science	99	104	97	104	78	104	98	105	92	105
U. of New Mexico Main Campus Political Science	34	53	34	64	5	47	9	28	65	93
U. of New Orleans Political Science	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R
U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Political Science	17	32	22	39	7	43	80	96	8	18
U. of North Texas Political Science	73	87	44	55	93	103	75	93	58	86
U. of Notre Dame Political Science	49	66	62	81	24	59	12	33	41	66
U. of Oklahoma Norman Campus Political Science	79	91	78	94	54	81	62	83	68	94
U. of Oregon Political Science	44	61	43	63	9	39	62	84	62	87
U. of Pennsyl- vania Political Science	39	61	24	52	49	81	22	48	29	66
U. of Pittsburgh Main Campus Political Science	14	34	25	58	12	45	3	12	10	38
U. of Rochester Political Science	21	38	27	48	1	23	13	34	39	73
U. of South Carolina at Columbia Political Science & International Studies	53	71	51	70	64	82	40	67	43	68
U. of Southern California Politics & International Relations	26	40	25	46	32	63	8	25	12	27
U. of Tennessee Political Science	67	85	78	93	17	71	72	92	70	98
U. of Texas at Austin Government	41	54	47	62	20	56	90	102	23	43
U. of Utah Political Science	96	102	82	97	104	105	77	95	52	85
U. of Virginia Politics	61	78	57	72	59	84	74	91	26	48
U. of Washing- ton Political Science	16	33	14	31	31	63	42	69	17	34
U. of Wisconsin at Madison Political Science	19	31	23	37	7	35	70	92	10	22
U. of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Political Science	52	76	43	66	1	13	100	105	94	103
Vanderbilt U. Political Science	32	51	35	65	9	47	11	34	38	68
Washing- ton State U. Political Science	43	64	38	62	60	84	29	54	56	89
Washing- ton U. in St. Louis Political Science	6	18	5	15	8	47	58	81	17	36
Wayne State U. Political Science	65	87	71	91	67	90	23	46	44	83
Western Michigan U. Political Science	80	93	92	102	32	66	7	26	82	100
Yale U. Political Science	6	17	8	20	19	52	21	43	4	8
Methodology: This interactive tool is based on rankings developed by the NRC. For a complete explanation of the methods the research council used, go to its site; registration may be required.