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Political science & IR at Tufts

Tufts graduates about 234 political science & international relations majors a year, 16% of its graduating class. That puts it 12th of 687 schools we score for political science & international relations, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $78,000 four years out, 1.19× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

94/100Standout#12 of 687 for political science & international relations →
Graduates a year23416% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$78,0001.19× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

Around Tufts

Garden on the President's Lawn at Tufts University
Tufts University - Garden, presidents lawnPhoto: Steve McFarland from somerville, ma., usa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Tufts Team
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Eaton Hall, Tufts University
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Tail fragments of Jumbo, stored in the Tufts University archives.
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Where political science & international relations happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 22 · Dorm 12 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the political science & international relations ranking

  1. Duke University 96
  2. Stanford University 95
  3. Vanderbilt University 95
  4. Princeton University 95
  5. George Washington University 93
  6. Boston College 93
  7. University of Chicago 93
  8. Cornell University 93

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Tufts 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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