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Political science & IR at Illinois Wesleyan

Illinois Wesleyan graduates about 15 political science & international relations majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 222nd of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a solid program at 63 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 44 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 37% of the schools we've counted.

63/100Solid#222 of 687 for political science & international relations →
Graduates a year154% of the class
Courses in the catalog44more than 37% of schools
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1120–1330whole school

Around Illinois Wesleyan

The Joseph W. Fifer in Franklin Square (1896). Fifer was the 19th Governor of Il
Joseph W. Fifer House (7443272252)Photo: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Dan Savage speaking at IWU as part of Gender Issues Week. Photo by soundfromwayo
Dan Savage at IWUPhoto: The original uploader was Weebot at English Wikipedia. · CC BY 2.0 · source
Shirk Center, Bloomington, IL (view from Emerson Street)
Shirk CenterPhoto: Republicofjosh01 (talk) at en.wikipedia · Public domain · source
Sigma Pi: Epsilon Gamma Chapter, Beadles Hall, Illinois Wesleyan University
Sigma Pi, Epsilon Gamma Chapter, Beadles Hall, Illinois Wesleyan University - paPhoto: dash323 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where political science & international relations happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 25 · Dorm 10 · Fraternity or sorority house 7 · Arts 3 · Athletics 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the political science & international relations ranking

  1. Hofstra University 63
  2. Butler University 63
  3. University of Wyoming 63
  4. Southwestern University 63
  5. Wayne State University 62
  6. Washington State University 62
  7. Drake University 62
  8. Drexel University 62

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Illinois Wesleyan 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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