2025 Best Political Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
121Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
8,734Poly Sci Degrees Awarded
Ranked #13 in popularity, political science is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 121 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Political Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 8,734 degrees in political science to qualified students.
Gain a solid understanding of American political history, the current political landscape, and the major political parties with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
The poly sci program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Political Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for political science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The poly sci school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Political Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
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Gain a solid understanding of American political history, the current political landscape, and the major political parties with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best Schools for Political Science in the Middle Atlantic Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the poly sci degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It is difficult to beat Georgetown University if you want to pursue a degree in political science. 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 #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.
University of Pennsylvania is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in political science. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges 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.
Gain a solid understanding of American political history, the current political landscape, and the major political parties with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Columbia University in the City of New York is a great option for students interested in a degree in political science. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were about 308 political science students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
Johns Hopkins University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in political science. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the 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 year we have data available.
GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 322 political science students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges 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 data year.
The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means The American University is a great university overall.
There were about 233 political science students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.
UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were about 345 political science students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 248 political science students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.
There were approximately 120 political science students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available.
UD is a very large public university located in the suburb of Newark. This university ranks 1st out of 3 schools for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were roughly 124 political science students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were roughly 187 political science students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.
Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,152 colleges 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.
Located in the large city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 9th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 70 political science students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 97 political science students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent data year.
Colgate is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Hamilton. This university ranks 11th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 87 political science students who graduated with this degree at Colgate in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 156 political science students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent data year.
Swarthmore is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Swarthmore. This college ranks 5th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 34 political science students who graduated with this degree at Swarthmore in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 129 political science students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent data year.
Lafayette is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Easton. This college ranks 14th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 68 political science students who graduated with this degree at Lafayette in the most recent data year.
Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 227 political science students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
Hamilton is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Clinton. This college ranks 12th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 40 political science students who graduated with this degree at Hamilton in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 181 political science students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 4th out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 79 political science students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.
Rest of the Top Best Political Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Political Science students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Political Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The poly sci program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Political Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for political science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
