World's Best Universities
Politics and International Studies
While earning a degree in politics and international studies, students learn about how governments are structured in various countries and how those governments interact with each other. These are the world's top universities for politics and international studies. See the methodology.
| Rank | School | Overall Score | Academic Reputation Score | Employer Reputation Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Harvard University
United States |
97.7 | 100.0 | 95.9 | 93.0 |
| #2 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
93.3 | 94.9 | 93.5 | 84.8 |
| #3 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom |
93.2 | 97.3 | 89.4 | 88.3 |
| #4 |
Yale University
United States |
91.8 | 96.3 | 84.1 | 100.0 |
| #5 |
Stanford University
United States |
88.3 | 88.1 | 89.9 | 83.2 |
| #6 |
Princeton University
United States |
87.5 | 92.8 | 81.2 | 86.4 |
| #7 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
87.4 | 88.7 | 89.9 | 71.1 |
| #8 |
Columbia University
United States |
86.6 | 88.4 | 85.8 | 80.8 |
| #9 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
85.5 | 92.6 | 77.6 | 81.8 |
| #10 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
85.0 | 87.2 | 84.4 | 76.6 |
| #11 |
The University of Tokyo
Japan |
82.6 | 79.7 | 90.6 | 65.5 |
| #12 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
81.2 | 80.2 | 88.9 | 55.8 |
| #13 |
Georgetown University
United States |
81.0 | 86.1 | 75.8 | 76.6 |
| #13 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
81.0 | 82.5 | 76.7 | 91.1 |
| #13 |
University of Chicago
United States |
81.0 | 84.5 | 82.1 | 59.2 |
| #16 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States |
80.0 | 82.1 | 78.9 | 73.5 |
| #16 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
80.0 | 84.3 | 76.7 | 71.5 |
| #16 |
University of Michigan
United States |
80.0 | 84.4 | 70.6 | 95.8 |
| #19 |
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong |
79.9 | 74.8 | 85.3 | 84.0 |
| #20 |
University of Auckland
New Zealand |
77.9 | 83.5 | 73.4 | 68.0 |
| #21 |
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
United States |
77.3 | 85.8 | 64.9 | 84.3 |
| #22 | 76.4 | 80.0 | 75.7 | 61.2 | |
| #23 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
76.2 | 81.9 | 70.2 | 71.8 |
| #24 |
University of Manchester
United Kingdom |
76.0 | 75.9 | 75.7 | 77.5 |
| #25 |
Fudan University
China |
75.9 | 73.5 | 88.5 | 37.1 |
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