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Bethlehem, PA · Political science & IR

Political science & IR at Lehigh

Lehigh graduates about 68 political science & international relations majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 38th of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 148 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 96% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $85,000 four years out, 1.32× what the same major pays nationally.

89/100Standout#38 of 687 for political science & international relations →
Graduates a year685% of the class
Courses in the catalog148more than 96% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$85,0001.32× the same major nationally
Research in the field$582Ka year, NSF
Admit rate29%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1490whole school

Around Lehigh

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Lehigh University Williams Hall (1904)
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Bethlehem, PA, USA
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Bethlehem, PA, USA
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Where political science & international relations happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 13 · Dorm 7 · Library 2 · Chapel 1 · Athletics 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the political science & international relations ranking

  1. University of Washington 89
  2. The University of Texas–Austin 89
  3. New York University 89
  4. Trinity College 89
  5. Wellesley College 89
  6. University of Southern California 88
  7. Claremont McKenna College 88
  8. Bates College 88

Other strong majors at Lehigh

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Lehigh 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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