2025 Best Political Science Schools

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

It's hard to beat Georgetown University if you want to pursue a degree in political science. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 colleges 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 data year.

2

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania is a great choice for students pursuing 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 #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

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

3

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

Columbia University in the City of New York is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in political science. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

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

4

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in political science. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

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

5

Duke University
Durham, NC

Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

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

6

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

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

7

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,152 colleges 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.

8

George Washington University
Washington, DC

GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 2nd out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

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

9

Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.

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

10

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 2,152 schools 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 year we have data available.

11

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

Located in the 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 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

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

12

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 4th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

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

13

Yale University
New Haven, CT

Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

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

14

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

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

15

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

16

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

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

17

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. This university ranks 1st out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 254 political science students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

18

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill. This college ranks 3rd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 173 political science students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.

19

American University
Washington, DC

The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 3rd out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were approximately 233 political science students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.

20

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. This university ranks 2nd out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were about 345 political science students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

21

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. This university ranks 1st out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

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

22

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 #10 out of 2,152 schools 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 data year.

23

New York University
New York, NY

Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 248 political science students who graduated with this degree at NYU 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 large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

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

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Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. This university ranks 6th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 118 political science students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.