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Ranking of Political Science Graduate Schools

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Programs 1–30
RankProgramRegres Quality
1-3Harvard University Government1-3
1-4University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Political Science1-4
1-5University of California-Berkeley Political Science1-5
2-5Stanford University Political Science2-5
3-6Columbia University in the City of New York Political Science3-6
5-9Yale University Political Science5-9
6-12New York University Politics6-12
6-11University of Chicago Political Science6-11
6-14University of California-San Diego Political Science6-14
8-16Princeton University Politics8-16
8-16University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Political Science8-16
9-17University of California-Los Angeles Political Science9-17
9-21Duke University Political Science9-21
10-22Massachusetts Institute of Technology Political Science10-22
9-22Ohio State University-Main Campus Political Science9-22
RankProgramRegres Quality
10-19University of Maryland-College Park Government and Politics10-19
11-21University of Wisconsin-Madison Political Science11-21
14-28Cornell University Government14-28
13-26University of Washington-Seattle Campus Political Science13-26
16-34Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Political Science16-34
15-31University of Southern California Politics and International Relations15-31
17-32Georgetown University Government17-32
17-32University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Political Science17-32
19-36George Washington University Political Science19-36
18-42University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Political Science18-42
18-39Washington University in St Louis Political Science18-39
20-38University of California-Davis Political Science20-38
20-39University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Political Science20-39
21-43Emory University Political Science21-43
19-45Indiana University-Bloomington Political Science19-45

Item Descriptions

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This program's rank based on your priorities.
NRC regression-based quality measure (Regres Quality)
The NRC's measurements of overall program quality are based on 20 key variables (19 in the humanities) such as GRE scores, student support and faculty publications. To calculate the regression-based quality measure, the relative importance, or weight, of a variable was set by the extent that it correlated with programs viewed most favorably by evaluators in each field. Learn more. Your weight = 5. Larger values are better. (Source: NRC, 2010)

Data Sources

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
IPEDS is an annual, comprehensive set of surveys of all colleges and universities in the United States. The surveys are conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics.   Learn more
National Research Council
The National Research Council conducts periodic assessments of doctoral programs in the United States. Our data comes from the most recent assessment in 2010.   Learn more
Survey of Earned Doctorates
The NSF/NIH/NEH/USED/USDA/NASA Survey of Earned Doctorates is an annual survey of all new recipients of doctorates from US universities at graduation. The average of the response rates for the 2000–2004 surveys was 92%.   Learn more
Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering
The Survey is an annual assessment of the number and characteristics of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in science, engineering, and health-related fields It is conducted by the National Science Foundation.   Learn more
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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.