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Political science & IR at Chapman

Chapman graduates about 76 political science & international relations majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 119th of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 47 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 41% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $69,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year764% of the class
Courses in the catalog47more than 41% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$69,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$518Ka year, NSF
Admit rate72%whole school
SAT middle 50%1200–1400whole school

Around Chapman

Orange Intermediate School-Central Grammar School
370 North Glassell, Orange, Ca.Photo: Marty Rice · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
"NAMM Week: Songwriter Series" Songwriters Round at The Ugly Mug Cafe in Orange
Songwriters Round 1 22 2014 -12 (12168881945)Photo: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
A side view of the historic Orange Theatre in the district in California.
Orange Theatre sidePhoto: Sewageboy · CC0 · source
California, USA - April 2016 Los Angeles
Orange County (26439232201)Photo: Sergei Gussev · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where political science & international relations happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Chapman University Public Safety, Cortese Elder Law Center, Public Safety - Fire and Life Safety, Military and Veterans Law Institute.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 16 · Dorm 4 · Athletics 2 · Arts 2 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the political science & international relations ranking

  1. Michigan State University 76
  2. Howard University 76
  3. University of Utah 76
  4. Stony Brook University–SUNY 76
  5. Virginia Military Institute 76
  6. The College of Wooster 76
  7. Denison University 76
  8. George Mason University 75

Other strong majors at Chapman

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Chapman 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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