<p>I just wanted to find out some good overall political science programs besides the ones that are impossible to get into, I just want to find out what are the good overall programs.</p>
<p>Give us an idea about your stats - no sense mentioning programs if they would be unrealistic reaches for you. And, it would also help if you could tell us a bit more about what you want overall in a school - large, small, medium, geographic preference, urban, suburban, rural, liberal vs. more conservative, religious affiliation ok, social scene, etc. etc. etc.</p>
<p>Claremont, George Washington, American, Dickinson, lewis & clark</p>
<p>I'm only a junior I was looking in to it, I could care less about the location as long as the program is good</p>
<p>I have a 3.67 GPA so far</p>
<p>If your 3.7 GPA is unweighed, and you test well (over 1300 on your SAT), then you have a bunch of good programs you can look into. But you are better off getting your SAT score first. Then we can give you more information. </p>
<p>In the mean while, sharing your class rank and AP classes would help us a little more. You could also tell us what kind of environment you want. Do you like a large campus or a small campus? Are you restricted financially or geographically? etc...</p>
<p>For now, I will tell you that the top 5 Political Science departments are, in alphabetical order:</p>
<p>Harvard University
Stanford University
University of California-Berkeley
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Yale University</p>
<p>Other excellent Political Science departments:
Columbia University
Duke University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton University
University of Chicago
University of Wisconsin-Madison</p>
<p>And there are several LACs that are excellent in Political Science. </p>
<p>But unless you can give us more details, it is very difficult for us to give you a useful list of schools to look at.</p>
<p>Georgetown should also be on that list, although their poli sci is more related to international relations type stuff. Tufts is also very good.</p>
<p>Adding to Alexandre's list - liberal arts colleges with excellent political science programs include:</p>
<p>Claremont McKenna (CA), Bates (ME), Colby (ME), Colgate (NY), Davidson (NC), Franklin & Marshall (PA), Dickinson (PA), Kenyon (Oh), Holy Cross (MA), Macalester (Mn.), Carleton (Mn.), Pomona (CA), Rhodes (TN), Oberlin (OH), Occidental (CA), U of Richmond (VA), Southwestern (TX), Trinity (TX), Swarthmore (PA), Union (NY), Washington & Lee (VA), Whitman (WA), Williams (MA).</p>
<p>Some slightly less competive schools that have very good political science programs:
Knox (IL), Lake Forest (IL), Denison (OH), Clark (MA), Austin College (TX), Marist (NY), College of Wooster (OH),.</p>
<p>Get a hold of the Fiske Guide and start reading up on all of the above schools plus Alexandre's list of universities and you'll be on your way to drawing up a list.</p>
<p>amherst is nowhere to be seen in carolyn's list. i thought amherst was one of the top 3 LACs in the country.</p>
<p>I'm a politics buff and Claremont McKenna and Gtown are my two top choice schools.</p>
<p>University of Rochester is also very strong in this area.</p>
<p>So shoot me for leaving out Amherst. :) Actually, Amherst's law and juriprudence major is an excellent option for pre-law students --- probably even better than majoring in political science if you're interested in going on to law school.</p>
<p>U.Va. also is strong in political science/IR.</p>