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Political science & IR at Gettysburg College

Gettysburg College graduates about 77 political science & international relations majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 100th of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a standout program at 80 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 $77,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally.

80/100Standout#100 of 687 for political science & international relations →
Graduates a year7712% of the class
Courses in the catalog47more than 41% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$77,0001.21× the same major nationally
Research in the field$348Ka year, NSF
Admit rate40%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1440whole school

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Red and Blue delegates at the Braver Angels national convention, 2023
Red and Blue delegates BAC23 0454-1 webPhoto: Jeff Sevier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Back view of Glatfelter Hall at Gettysburg College
Glatfelter Hall, Gettysburg College, c. 1889Photo: RococoLouise · CC BY 4.0 · source
The 1889 Glatfelter Hall at Gettysburg College photographed at sunset
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View of the front of the historic 1889 Glatfelter Hall at Gettysburg College
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Nearby in the political science & international relations ranking

  1. Union College 81
  2. Carnegie Mellon University 81
  3. University of Colorado Boulder 80
  4. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 80
  5. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 79
  6. University of Iowa 79
  7. Saint Louis University 79
  8. Franklin & Marshall College 79

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Gettysburg College 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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