<p>Hi. There was another thread may be similar to this one about the Best Colleges for Political Science/Government and Economics, but I think that they were mostly talking about JD/MBA. Which I'm not really interested in, I'm interested in Political Science, but not to get into law school.</p>
<p>Some good ones are Georgetown, George Washington, American, Claremont McKenna and Ohio State.</p>
<p>Hi. I found on the internet what I think to be an answer to my question. Here, I'll quote it: "
Top 20 Departments of Political Science - according to Google
November 2, 2007 · 2 Comments
Paul Caron recently posted some interesting rankings of law schools via a Google ranking system. In other words, its the rank order of law schools according their relative listing placement when you conduct a Google search for law school. Apparently, Googles ranking algorithm is top secret (and Paul has some fun with gullible readers on this point), but who are we to question Googles wisdom in such matters? </p>
<p>In any event, here are the Top 20 Departments of Political Science:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>University of Toronto</p></li>
<li><p>University of Michigan</p></li>
<li><p>University of California - Berkeley</p></li>
<li><p>University of Chicago</p></li>
<li><p>Stanford University</p></li>
<li><p>MIT</p></li>
<li><p>Ohio State University</p></li>
<li><p>UCLA</p></li>
<li><p>Duke University</p></li>
<li><p>Columbia University</p></li>
<li><p>University of Washington</p></li>
<li><p>University of California - San Diego</p></li>
<li><p>Yale University</p></li>
<li><p>University of Wisconsin</p></li>
<li><p>University of Connecticut</p></li>
<li><p>Northwestern University</p></li>
<li><p>University of Colorado</p></li>
<li><p>Florida State University</p></li>
<li><p>Rutgers University</p></li>
<li><p>University of Arizona</p>
<p>These results come from a Google search of Department of Political Science - if you are interested in Political Science Departments or Departments of Government - then youre on your own."</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Hi. I found on the internet an article mentioning U.S. News's listing the top two, the only public school to make U.S. News's top political science schools, 123rd, and a study put together by the London School of Economics and Political Science ranking number one for small scale political science schools. Here, I'll quote it: "Top Political Science Colleges</p>
<p>Unfortunately, most sources that rank colleges and universities, however objective their study, turn their rankings into a profit-making publication, such as U.S. News and World Report (<a href="http://www.usnews.com)%5B/url%5D">www.usnews.com)</a>. On the other hand, studies done by non-profits are generally conducted by colleges or academic institutions themselves, like the study ranking political science programs conducted by the London School of Economics and Political Science (<a href="http://www.lse.ac.uk)%5B/url%5D">www.lse.ac.uk)</a>. Since these are the sources we have to work with, one should always question the criteria a source uses to rank a school, and use one's own judgment as well. Consider criteria such as the average class size, the cost of tuition, demographic make-up, the number of instructors with Ph.D.s, the number of tenure-track faculty, and the number of grants coming in from outside sources. </p>
<p>But when we turn to published rankings for political science colleges, U.S. News's list places Harvard at the top with a 5.0 out of 5.0 rating. U.S. News describes the school as a large private school of 6,715 students in an urban setting that practices some of the most selective admissions policies. Behind Harvard is Stanford, a school of a very similar description and a political science program rating of 4.9 out of 5.0. The only public school to make U.S. News's top political science schools is the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Described as an extra large public university of 25,555 students in an urban setting and very selective admissions criteria, the University of Michigan rated a 4.8 out of 5.0 for political science. </p>
<p>The apparent trouble with the rankings produced by U.S. News is that large and well-renowned schools have the upper hand. When it comes to small college, Bowdoin College's program in Government and Legal Studies ranks number one for small scale political science schools. That is according to a study put together by the London School of Economics and Political Science. When thrown in with the rest of the large and extra large schools, Bowdoin College only ranks 123 and would likely never be noticed otherwise. This demonstrates the importance of looking at diverse listings. "</p>
<p>So, here's a recap of the last post...</p>
<p>U.S. News
1. Harvard
2. Stanford
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
123. Bowdoin College</p>
<p>Study put together by the London School of Economics and Political Science
(When it comes to small college, )
1. Bowdoin College('s program in Government and Legal Studies) (for small scale political science schools).</p>
<p>Hi. I found on the internet The Global Top 200 Political Science Departments. Here, I'll give you the link and page number that it's on, which is twelve: <a href="http://www.politicalstudies.org/pdf/psr/hix.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.politicalstudies.org/pdf/psr/hix.pdf</a>. The Rolling Global Top Fifty's page number is nineteen.</p>
<p>Hi. For those of you who are lazy, here are The Global Top 35 Political Science Departments: Quantity (1) Impact (2) Quantity/Size (3) Impact/Size (4) Average Quasi-Error
Overall Faculty No. of Articles* Articles/ Impact/ of Ranks
Rank University Country Size Articles Rank Impact Rank Fac. Size Rank Fac. Size Rank 1 to 4 Best Worst
1 Columbia USA 45 120.69 4 420.10 2 2.682 7 9.336 2 3.75 1 1
2 Harvard USA 87 204.37 1 700.93 1 2.349 15 8.057 6 5.75 2 3
3 Stanford USA 38 90.94 6 342.88 3 2.393 14 9.023 4 6.75 2 3
4 Ohio State USA 43 84.95 10 327.87 5 1.976 24 7.625 9 12.00 4 5
5 EUI Italy 17 62.08 17 157.97 30 3.652 2 9.292 3 13.00 5 5
6 UC, San Diego USA 37 74.22 12 254.53 11 2.006 22 6.879 16 15.25 6 9
7 UC, Irvine USA 32 71.34 13 214.71 17 2.229 18 6.710 19 16.75 6 8
8 Indiana USA 33 67.49 16 224.68 16 2.045 21 6.808 17 17.50 7 12
9 Princeton USA 49 87.50 7 319.40 7 1.786 39 6.518 22 18.75 6 12
10 Yale USA 52 91.90 5 323.59 6 1.767 41 6.223 25 19.25 7 14
11 UC, Berkeley USA 45 86.62 8 268.34 10 1.925 29 5.963 31 19.50 6 12
12 Michigan State USA 29 57.00 24 204.69 19 1.966 25 7.058 13 20.25 8 15
13 Chicago USA 39 70.98 14 238.39 13 1.820 35 6.113 28 22.50 9 18
14 UC, Los Angeles USA 51 85.56 9 317.13 8 1.678 48 6.218 26 22.75 10 18
15 LSE UK 76 143.31 2 338.87 4 1.886 31 4.459 57 23.50 12 18
16= Georgetown USA 43 77.91 11 233.42 14 1.812 36 5.428 40 25.25 13 18
16= Essex UK 23 55.83 25 140.44 34 2.427 13 6.106 29 25.25 13 18
18 MIT USA 30 53.91 28 201.42 20 1.797 38 6.714 18 26.00 13 21
19= ANU Australia 25 61.53 18 127.51 43 2.461 10 5.100 45 29.00 19 21
19= SUNY, Bimghamton USA 16 42.00 50 120.86 48 2.625 8 7.554 10 29.00 19 21
19= Oxford UK 70 122.08 3 302.99 9 1.744 44 4.328 60 29.00 16 21
22 Birmingham UK 20 49.08 33 115.82 52 2.454 11 5.791 35 32.75 19 27
23 Cambridge UK 18 49.25 32 106.41 62 2.736 5 5.912 33 33.00 22 27
24 Florida State USA 25 43.53 45 167.69 26 1.741 45 6.708 20 34.00 19 29
25= Sheffield UK 22 50.41 31 113.01 53 2.291 16 5.137 43 35.75 24 29
25= Washington USA 23 39.91 54 161.10 29 1.735 46 7.004 14 35.75 22 30
27 Michigan USA 48 67.69 15 250.72 12 1.410 77 5.223 41 36.25 22 32
28= Johns Hopkins USA 21 43.03 47 122.48 47 2.049 20 5.832 34 37.00 24 32
28= Texas A&M USA 41 58.75 20 225.92 15 1.433 74 5.510 39 37.00 22 33
30 Emory USA 32 48.83 35 181.00 23 1.526 61 5.656 37 39.00 24 36
31 Colorado USA 22 42.41 49 123.39 45 1.928 28 5.609 38 40.00 25 34
32 American USA 20 36.95 61 126.96 44 1.848 34 6.348 23 40.50 25 38
33 Pennsylvania USA 25 40.06 53 150.62 32 1.602 53 6.025 30 42.00 30 39
34 Bristol UK 14 38.31 59 83.04 78 2.736 5 5.931 32 43.50 31 38
35 UNC Chapel Hill USA 37 53.45 29 177.51 24 1.445 72 4.798 50 43.75 30 41</p>
<p>Michigan state beats michigan by 15 places in their political science department global ranking. Muahahahaha.</p>
<p>sorry, i just had to point that out :D</p>
<p>what about Georgetown ?</p>
<p>Georgetown is awesome for international affairs and its School of Foreign Service, but less prestigious for general polisci or government. Those departments are not as strong as some other colleges', comparatively.</p>
<p>Msu's number 12 that's awesome GO SPARTANS !</p>
<p>While it's true that Georgetown's polisci department may not be as elite as some other schools, it's location makes a Georgetown political science education unbeatable IMO.</p>
<p>Politics happen everywhere. Maybe an internship with a local advocacy group
(or your senator's local office, or your governor's office, or your state representative) isn't as glitzy as one with your senator's DC office, but to act as if you can only obtain that experience in DC shows that you don't know a lot about the facts of finding a political internship.</p>
<p>If you like LACs, I second the Claremonts. Also try looking at Occidental.</p>
<p>Although I am biased, I would say that Claremont Mckenna has the strongest government department of LACs considering they have 27 profs in their department and most colleges have around 12. This increases the quality of education and course offerings at the college while maintaining the close-knit interaction in the classroom. If you get tired of CMC you can always walk across the street to Pomona's politics dept...</p>
<p>CMC > Bowdoin</p>