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Political science & IR at Indiana

Indiana graduates about 231 political science & international relations majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 136th of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 94 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 85% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year2313% of the class
Courses in the catalog94more than 85% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$64,0000.99× the same major nationally
Research in the field$11Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1180–1400whole school

Around Indiana

Front of the Applied Health Science Annex, located at 309 N. Woodlawn Avenue in
Woodlawn Avenue, 309, Applied Health Science Annex, University CourtsPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source
Front of the India Studies Program offices, located at 825 E. Eighth Street in B
Eighth Street, 825, India Studies Program, University CourtsPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source
Front of the house at 816-820 E. Eighth Street in Bloomington, Indiana, United S
Eighth Street, 816-820, University CourtsPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source
Front of the Hutton Honors College (formerly the Delta Zeta sorority house), loc
Seventh Street, 809-815, Hutton Honors College, University CourtsPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source

Where political science & international relations happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: North Woodlawn Chiller Plant, Global and International Studies Building, School of Public Health, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), Leo R. Dowling International Center, School of Public Health Annex, International Business and Innovation, Stephen L. & Connie J. Ferguson International Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 136 · Dorm 30 · Arts 10 · Athletics 8 · Chapel 5 · Student housing 4.

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Nearby in the political science & international relations ranking

  1. University of Maryland Baltimore County 75
  2. United States Air Force Academy 75
  3. University of Tulsa 75
  4. University of California, Irvine 74
  5. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 74
  6. North Carolina State University 74
  7. University of Missouri 74
  8. Binghamton University–SUNY 74

Other strong majors at Indiana

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Indiana 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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