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Political science & IR at Princeton

Princeton graduates about 57 political science & international relations majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 9th of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a standout program at 95 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $89,000 four years out, 1.40× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

95/100Standout#9 of 687 for political science & international relations →
Graduates a year575% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$89,0001.40× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma year, NSF
Admit rate4%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1580whole school

Around Princeton

Class of 1952 Stadium, home to the Princeton Tigers lacrosse and field hockey te
Class of 1952 StadiumPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Roberts Stadium, home to the Princeton Tigers soccer teams of Princeton Universi
Roberts StadiumPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Lenz Tennis Center, home to the Princeton Tigers tennis teams of Princeton U
Lenz Tennis CenterPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
New College East, Princeton University, near completion on 8 May 2022
New College East, Princeton UniversityPhoto: Smileguy91 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where political science & international relations happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Louis A. Simpson International Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Dorm 11 · Athletics 7 · Library 3 · Student housing 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the political science & international relations ranking

  1. Johns Hopkins University 96
  2. Duke University 96
  3. Stanford University 95
  4. Vanderbilt University 95
  5. Tufts University 94
  6. George Washington University 93
  7. Boston College 93
  8. University of Chicago 93

Other strong majors at Princeton

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Princeton 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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