<p>how does the the poly sci programs compare with ucsd and uci?
i hear ucsd is ranked very high.</p>
<p>ucsd has a great poli sci program… although I couldn’t find any undergraduate rankings, our graduate school consistently ranks in the top ten in the nation (and undergraduate programs usually reflect their graduate counterparts).</p>
<p>The graduate rankings are all over the place… but ucsd always beats uci </p>
<p>I would trust these rankings the most (US News and World Report):
UCSD, #7. UCI, # 36. ([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/page+2]Rankings”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-political-science-schools/rankings/page+2))</p>
<p>UCSD, #9. UCI, #32 ([Top</a> Programs in Political Science](<a href=“http://www.postmaterial.org/collegerankings/politicalsci.php]Top”>http://www.postmaterial.org/collegerankings/politicalsci.php))</p>
<p>UCSD, #6. UCI, #7 (<a href=“Political Studies – Social Science”>Political Studies – Social Science)
- Although I find it REALLY hard to believe ucsd and uci beat Princeton, Yale, and Berkeley… so I don’t know if I trust this one…</p>
<p>I think poli sci is the most popular non science major here, and for good reason.</p>
<p>I know this is off topic, but the banners around campus say that we’re #3 in the nation for our theater and dance program! But yes, poli sci is incredibly popular and top notch. I’m pretty sure a very wide swath of people are either human bio or poli sci of some sort.</p>
<p>the poly sci classes are really interesting and fun, and the professors tend to be younger (and hotter, prof hajnal, mmm)</p>
<p>That’s my program, and I’m psyched that I got in as a transfer with a 3.3. I picked UCSD for this program, and hope it’s a good launching pad to grad school.</p>