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Program Size — Political Science, University of California-Los Angeles

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Faculty (Source: NRC, 2006)
Total faculty members ?	67
A large faculty may offer a wider range of research opportunities, whereas a small faculty may afford students greater attention from specific faculty members. However, student/faculty ratio is probably a better indication of the amount of individual attention given to students than faculty size.
Interdisciplinary faculty ?	27%
Highly interdisciplinary programs may offer students a broader range of research topics and methods.
Total Students (Source: GSS, 2007)
Total	142
First year	27
Student-Faculty Ratio (Source: NRC, 2006)
Graduate students per faculty member ?	1.9
A low student/faculty ratio may increase the chance of working with a specific faculty member. A low ratio may also indicate a larger pool of potential faculty advisers and research topics to select from.
Graduate Degrees † (Source: IPEDS, 2005–2009)
2005–2009 Political Science degrees from University of California-Los Angeles
Master's degrees/year
Political Science	9.6
Doctoral degrees/year
Political Science	12.8

† Data are for all Political Science degree recipients from University of California-Los Angeles and may include graduates from more than one program.

The graduate school rankings on PhDs.org have been made possible by grants from The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and The Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
The National Postdoctoral Association and The Center for Science and the Media have served as the project's fiscal sponsors.