<p>hey there! so i have a friend who's just been accepted off the waitlist at ucsd, so he's considering between american university and ucsd, and he plans on majoring in poli sci. ucsd is cheaper, so that factors slightly into the decision, but could anyone provide info about the quality of the poli sci programs at either of these schools? or anything else you know about the schools would be great too. thanks!</p>
<p>UCSD Polisci department is phenomenal. The IR grad program is #3 nationally, and I’m pretty sure it’s other departments are all top 10. American has the advantage of being in D.C. so internships are probably better, but I don’t know how they rank academically.</p>