<p>I would want to know if Princeton is famous for IR & Political Science because my dream job is to become a diplomat. From what I have heard IR & Political Science is needed to become a diplomat and when I checked the schools it tells me that Princeton is a good school to become one. I also heard about being fluent in foreign languages. Is it true?</p>
<p>It sounds like you need to do a little more research. Princeton is famous for its public policy school, called the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. It is the only selective undergraduate major at Princeton, and it would indeed prepare you for a career as a diplomat, but there are a host of other careers it would prepare you for, both in and out of government. </p>
<p>As for the requirements of becoming a diplomat, I have no idea. I’m sure there you must know at the very least the language of the country you are a diplomat to, and I’m willing to wager that knowledge of other ‘useful’ languages wouldn’t hurt (i.e. French).</p>
<p>Princeton does indeed have a strong reputation for international relations studies. The only ‘ranking’ as such is done once a year by Foreign Policy Magazine. Here are the most current survey results.</p>
<p>[Foreign</a> Policy: Inside the Ivory Tower](<a href=“http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4685&page=1]Foreign”>http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4685&page=1)</p>
<p>"Whos at the Top of the Class? </p>
<p>Dramatic changes in the ranking of leading IR programs are rare. This years [2008] findings provide no exception; the perennial powers stay on top. </p>
<p>For the top two seats in all three categoriesPh.D., masters, and undergraduate programsHarvard and Princeton, Georgetown and Johns Hopkins, and Harvard and Princeton, respectively, maintained their slots. But thats not to say nothing changed: Stanford unseated Columbias doctoral program and climbed to the No. 3 slot. In the undergraduate ranking, Yale took the No. 3 spot from Stanford. "</p>
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<p>Scholars in the field were asked to select the top five programs in the country. The rankings were compiled from those responses with the scores indicating the percentage of scholars who felt each program was one of those top five.</p>
<p>2008 Top Undergraduate Programs in International Relations</p>
<p>Rank % Score </p>
<p>21%----------Harvard
16%----------Princeton
12%----------Georgetown, Stanford, Yale
11%----------Columbia
7%----------U. of Chicago
5%----------Dartmouth</p>
<p>2008 Top PhD Programs in International Relations</p>
<p>Rank % Score </p>
<p>66%----------Harvard
50%----------Princeton
45%----------Stanford
37%----------Columbia
26%----------Yale
24%----------U. of Chicago
19%----------Berkeley
16%----------U. of Michigan</p>
<p>For those interested in more information about the study of international relations and the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton, see:</p>
<p>[Woodrow</a> Wilson School of Public and International Affairs | Home](<a href=“http://wws.princeton.edu/]Woodrow”>http://wws.princeton.edu/)</p>
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<p>Political Science is also a strength for Princeton (where it is simply called “Politics”). U.S. News provides a ranking of graduate programs in political science. The most recent survey results were as follows:</p>
<p>Ranking of Graduate Programs in Political Science For 2009</p>
<p>1–Harvard, Princeton, Stanford</p>
<p>4–U. of Michigan
5–Yale
6–UC Berkeley
7–Columbia, UC San Diego</p>
<p>9–MIT</p>
<p>[Rankings</a> - Political Science - Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-political-science-schools/rankings]Rankings”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-political-science-schools/rankings)</p>
<p>For those interested in studying Politics at Princeton, more information can be found here:</p>
<p>[Princeton</a> University Department of Politics - In brief](<a href=“Homepage | Princeton Politics”>Homepage | Princeton Politics)</p>