Political science & IR at Stanford

Stanford graduates about 133 political science & international relations majors a year, 8% 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. Its current catalog lists 91 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 83% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, 1.37× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.