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Political science & IR at Carnegie Mellon

Carnegie Mellon graduates about 18 political science & international relations majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 93rd of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

81/100Standout#93 of 687 for political science & international relations →
Graduates a year181% of the class
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Carnegie Mellon

A lawn on the Carnegie Mellon University campus known at The Cut.
The Cut, Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhoto: Sdkb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Keith Bostic Co-founder of WiredTiger September 10, 2015 International House of
Keith Bostic - WiredTigerPhoto: LeonWrinkles · CC0 · source
20070520 31 Carnegie-Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
20070520 31 Carnegie-Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (22682736257)Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Pamela's Group shot
Pamelas Group shot (472332861)Photo: Kevin Galens · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where political science & international relations happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Woodlawn Apartments.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 27 · Academic 23 · Athletics 2 · Dining 1 · Library 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the political science & international relations ranking

  1. University of Pittsburgh 81
  2. Providence College 81
  3. Skidmore College 81
  4. Union College 81
  5. University of Colorado Boulder 80
  6. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 80
  7. Gettysburg College 80
  8. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 79

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Carnegie Mellon with every school we score in political science & international relations. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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