Top 50 Universities for Political Science in the World (2026)
Exploring Political Science programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Political Science education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Cambridge, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
1 World
1 North America
1
United States
1 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
3%
Publications
669060
Citations
43305893
2
Stanford, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
2 World
2 North America
2
United States
1 Stanford
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
464042
Citations
27749034
3
Ann Arbor, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
3 World
3 North America
3
United States
1 Ann Arbor
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
488505
Citations
22226614
4
Oxford, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
4 World
1 Europe
1
United Kingdom
1 Oxford
University Information
Acceptance
22%
Publications
405652
Citations
18909371
5
Ithaca, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
5 World
4 North America
4
United States
1 Ithaca
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
407264
Citations
18350997
6
Berkeley, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
6 World
5 North America
5
United States
2 Berkeley
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
392253
Citations
21489706
7
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
7 World
2 Europe
2
United Kingdom
2 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
21%
Publications
375031
Citations
17393792
8
Cambridge, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
8 World
6 North America
6
United States
2 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
315593
Citations
20571074
9
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
9 World
7 North America
7
United States
2 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
352589
Citations
17252102
10
Seattle, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
10 World
8 North America
8
United States
1 Seattle
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
423520
Citations
22026256
11
Baltimore, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
11 World
9 North America
9
United States
1 Baltimore
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
424425
Citations
21475164
12
New Haven, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
12 World
10 North America
10
United States
1 New Haven
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
344067
Citations
16740050
13
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
13 World
11 North America
11
United States
3 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
364058
Citations
18223106
14
Toronto, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
14 World
12 North America
1
Canada
1 Toronto
University Information
Acceptance
54%*
Publications
489594
Citations
19738928
15
London, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
15 World
3 Europe
3
United Kingdom
3 London
University Information
Acceptance
36%*
Publications
474519
Citations
19145763
16
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
16 World
13 North America
12
United States
1 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
362411
Citations
18224304
17
Madison, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
17 World
14 North America
13
United States
1 Madison
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
330440
Citations
14733290
18
Minneapolis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
18 World
15 North America
14
United States
1 Minneapolis
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
315563
Citations
13918850
19
Chicago, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
19 World
16 North America
15
United States
1 Chicago
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
259567
Citations
13284954
20
University Park, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
20 World
17 North America
16
United States
2 University Park
University Information
Acceptance
54%
Publications
302810
Citations
11063041
21
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
22 World
18 North America
17
United States
3 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
250036
Citations
10887825
22
Columbus, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
23 World
19 North America
18
United States
1 Columbus
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
332689
Citations
10489118
23
Champaign, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
24 World
20 North America
19
United States
2 Champaign
University Information
Acceptance
44%
Publications
303409
Citations
12500654
24
San Diego, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
25 World
21 North America
20
United States
4 San Diego
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
304245
Citations
16110179
25
Princeton, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
26 World
22 North America
21
United States
1 Princeton
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
187660
Citations
10659460
26
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
27 World
23 North America
22
United States
5 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
250052
Citations
10201550
27
Gainesville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
28 World
24 North America
23
United States
1 Gainesville
University Information
Acceptance
24%
Publications
316038
Citations
9913526
28
Chapel Hill, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
30 World
26 North America
24
United States
1 Chapel Hill
University Information
Acceptance
19%
Publications
257232
Citations
12049315
29
Evanston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
31 World
27 North America
25
United States
3 Evanston
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
238956
Citations
11593852
30
Austin, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
32 World
28 North America
26
United States
1 Austin
University Information
Acceptance
29%
Publications
249099
Citations
9915982
31
Durham, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
33 World
29 North America
27
United States
2 Durham
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
227645
Citations
10337561
32
Davis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
34 World
30 North America
28
United States
6 Davis
University Information
Acceptance
42%
Publications
265216
Citations
10743933
33
New Brunswick, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
35 World
31 North America
29
United States
2 New Brunswick
University Information
Acceptance
65%
Publications
228591
Citations
8508220
34
College Park, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
37 World
32 North America
30
United States
2 College Park
University Information
Acceptance
45%
Publications
214017
Citations
8987126
35
East Lansing, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
38 World
33 North America
31
United States
2 East Lansing
University Information
Acceptance
84%
Publications
212433
Citations
7681949
36
West Lafayette, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
39 World
34 North America
32
United States
1 West Lafayette
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
237253
Citations
7247897
37
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
40 World
2 Asia
1
China
1 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
21%*
Publications
312759
Citations
7972745
38
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
41 World
35 North America
33
United States
3 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
270060
Citations
11530096
39
Tucson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
43 World
37 North America
34
United States
1 Tucson
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
231352
Citations
8679223
40
College Station, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
44 World
38 North America
35
United States
2 College Station
University Information
Acceptance
63%
Publications
213041
Citations
7026465
41
Boston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
47 World
39 North America
36
United States
3 Boston
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
182725
Citations
8540266
42
St. Louis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
51 World
42 North America
39
United States
1 St. Louis
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
217908
Citations
11228109
43
Charlottesville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
53 World
43 North America
40
United States
1 Charlottesville
University Information
Acceptance
17%
Publications
178234
Citations
6550160
44
Salt Lake, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
54 World
44 North America
41
United States
1 Salt Lake
University Information
Acceptance
87%
Publications
195055
Citations
7256213
45
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
56 World
3 Asia
2
China
2 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
298169
Citations
6997569
46
Heidelberg, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
58 World
7 Europe
1
Germany
1 Heidelberg
University Information
Acceptance
45%
Publications
258676
Citations
9169494
47
Irvine, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
59 World
45 North America
42
United States
8 Irvine
University Information
Acceptance
26%
Publications
167813
Citations
7111638
48
Manchester, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
60 World
8 Europe
6
United Kingdom
5 Manchester
University Information
Acceptance
39%*
Publications
266398
Citations
9228292
49
Tempe, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
61 World
46 North America
43
United States
2 Tempe
University Information
Acceptance
90%
Publications
165203
Citations
5999495
50
Boulder, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Political Science
Rankings
62 World
47 North America
44
United States
1 Boulder
University Information
Acceptance
83%
Publications
143357
Citations
6603816