International and global studies program at Brandeis

Hi! I got accepted by Brandeis this year and want to study international relations in the future.

I learned from CC and also some other forums that the IGS program at Brandeis is fantastic: world-class professors, abundant resources, and enough time for me to double a econ or history.

However, there is still one thing that confused me a little bit. I can’t find Brandeis on the IR top schools list on US NEWS rankings or other rankings. My uncle is quite worried about that lol. Is it because the IR ranking on US NEWS only evaluates graduate school and does not consider the IGS program?

Could any one help explain a little bit about that?