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Political science & IR at Spelman College

Spelman College graduates about 53 political science & international relations majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 155th of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 25 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 10% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $66,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally.

72/100Strong#155 of 687 for political science & international relations →
Graduates a year5311% of the class
Courses in the catalog25more than 10% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$66,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$355Ka year, NSF
Admit rate24%whole school
SAT middle 50%1100–1300whole school

Around Spelman College

Chair Powell and Governor Cook heard from local leaders in the tech innovation a
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Harkness Hall as viewed from across the main quadrangle at Clark Atlanta Univers
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Samuel T. Graves Hall at Morehouse College with a statue of Benjamin Mays in fro
Samuel T. Graves Hall at Morehouse College, June 2015Photo: Marc Merlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where political science & international relations happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 76 · Dorm 18 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 5 · Dining 3 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the political science & international relations ranking

  1. Colorado State University 72
  2. University of Vermont 72
  3. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 72
  4. University of San Francisco 72
  5. Centre College 72
  6. Wabash College 72
  7. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 71
  8. University of South Carolina 70

Other strong majors at Spelman College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Spelman 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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