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Political science & IR at Lafayette College

Lafayette College graduates about 96 political science & international relations majors a year, 14% of its graduating class. That puts it 71st of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 63 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 60% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $80,000 four years out, 1.39× what the same major pays nationally.

83/100Standout#71 of 687 for political science & international relations →
Graduates a year9614% of the class
Courses in the catalog63more than 60% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$80,0001.39× the same major nationally
Admit rate31%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1480whole school

Around Lafayette College

Translation of ZG 116
What is to be donePhoto: Alishag1590 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A plaque about the Lafayette-Lehigh Football rivalry on the campus of Lafayette
Plaque at Lafayette CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Statue of Lafayette at Lafayette College, Easton Pennsylvania. Daniel Chester Fr
Statue of Lafayette at Lafayette CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kirby Hall of Civil Rights , Warren and Wetmore, 1929-1930. Lafayette College, E
Kirby Hall of Civil Rights, Lafayette CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where political science & international relations happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 72 · Academic 37 · Athletics 4 · Offices 1 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the political science & international relations ranking

  1. College of the Holy Cross 83
  2. Loyola Marymount University 83
  3. Villanova University 83
  4. Bucknell University 83
  5. Vassar College 83
  6. Oberlin College 83
  7. University of California, Santa Barbara 82
  8. Fordham University 82

Other strong majors at Lafayette College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Lafayette 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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