#1 in Political Science
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
Acceptance
4%
Total Cost
$79,569
SAT
1510–1580
Manhattan's urban Ivy where first-years debate Plato amid skyscrapers and subway rhythms.
Degree Program
Political Science
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Top Schools for Political Science
#2 in Political Science
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Acceptance
13%
Total Cost
$83,068
SAT
1390–1550
Georgetown catapults politically savvy, globally minded overachievers into DC's power corridors from its Jesuit hilltop overlooking the Potomac.
#3 in Political Science
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Acceptance
16%
Total Cost
$32,782
SAT
1360–1530
Michigan equips driven undergrads with Big Ten scale and research muscle in a walkable college town that punches above its weight.
#4 in Political Science
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Acceptance
9%
Total Cost
$29,933
SAT
1330–1530
Sun-drenched Bruin hub fuses blockbuster film dreams with biotech breakthroughs in bustling Westwood.
#5 in Political Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Acceptance
15%
Total Cost
$20,823
SAT
1390–1530
At UNC Chapel Hill, you'll join America's first public university, where Tar Heel spirit ignites fierce academics amid pine-scented walks and basketball fever in the Research Triangle.
#6 in Political Science
New York University
New York, NY
Acceptance
9%
Total Cost
$78,914
SAT
1480–1560
NYU catapults you into New York's electric chaos, where aspiring artists, financiers, and global thinkers hustle amid skyscrapers and street performers.
#7 in Political Science
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Acceptance
11%
Total Cost
$35,314
SAT
1350–1510
Public research powerhouse born from 1868 merger, fueling Silicon Valley brains and Free Speech legacy.
#8 in Political Science
Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station, TX
Acceptance
57%
Total Cost
$21,823
SAT
1150–1400
Gig'em Aggies: A colossal Texas powerhouse where unbreakable traditions and the world's largest student-run military corps forge engineers, leaders, and lifelong networkers.
#9 in Political Science
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Acceptance
27%
Total Cost
$26,526
SAT
1250–1510
Burnt-orange behemoth fueling ambitious minds amid Austin's live music throb and tech surge.
#10 in Political Science
George Washington University
Washington, DC
Acceptance
47%
Total Cost
$81,356
SAT
1350–1500
GWU drops you into DC's power corridors, where poli sci classes debate policy by day and you intern at the State Department by afternoon.
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