What you would study
- Bachelor's
- BA Politics, International Relations
- Master's / PhD
- MA / MSc IR, MPP, MPA
- Class 12 stream
- Humanities, any
- Careers
- Explore Politics & International Relations careers →
Exams you may need
- For bachelor's
- SAT (USA) · IELTS/TOEFL
- For master's
- GRE (some programmes) · IELTS/TOEFL
Ranked for Political Sciences
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025
#1Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #1 · UG fees ~₹59.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide#2Stanford UniversityStanford, California, United States · World #2 · UG fees ~₹64.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#3Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey, United States · World #7 · UG fees ~₹65.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#4Columbia UniversityNew York, NY, United States · World #8 · UG fees ~₹68.8 lakh/yr#5The London School of Economics and Political ScienceLondon, United Kingdom · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹53.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide#6European University InstituteFiesole, Italy#7New York UniversityNew York, NY, United States · World #28 · UG fees ~₹60.2 lakh/yr#8University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, California, United States · World #5 · UG fees ~₹48.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#9University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, San Diego, California, United States · World #20 · UG fees ~₹48.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#10University of OxfordOxford, England, United Kingdom · World #6Admission guide#11Pennsylvania State University, University ParkUniversity Park, Pennsylvania, United States · World 101–150Admission guide#12University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · World #14 · UG fees ~₹65.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#13The Australian National UniversityCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia · World 101–150Admission guide#14University of TorontoToronto, Ontario, Canada · World #25 · UG fees ~₹44.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#15University of KonstanzConstance, Germany · World 401–500#16George Washington UniversityWashington, DC, United States · World 301–400 · UG fees ~₹64.9 lakh/yr#17Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY, United States · World #12 · UG fees ~₹70.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#18University of Michigan, Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI, United States · World #33 · UG fees ~₹58.4 lakh/yr#19University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina, United States · World #39 · UG fees ~₹45.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#20Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT, United States · World #11 · UG fees ~₹69.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#21Aarhus UniversityAarhus Municipality, Denmark · World #85#22Ohio State University, ColumbusColumbus, Ohio, United States · World #83 · UG fees ~₹45.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#23The University of MelbourneParkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · World #38Admission guide#24New York University Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · World 801–900 · UG fees ~₹65.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide#25King's College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #61Admission guide#26University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California, United States · World #16 · UG fees ~₹47.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#27Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC, United States · World 401–500 · UG fees ~₹65.2 lakh/yr#28University of ZurichSwitzerland · World #64Admission guide#29University of ChicagoChicago, IL, United States · World #10 · UG fees ~₹67.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide#30University of California, IrvineIrvine, California, United States · World #79 · UG fees ~₹54.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#31ETH ZurichZurich, Switzerland · World #22Admission guide#32Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland, United States · World #19 · UG fees ~₹62.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#33Leiden UniversityLeiden, Netherlands · World 101–150Admission guide#33University of ViennaVienna, Austria · World 101–150#35University College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #14Admission guide#36University of South Carolina, ColumbiaUnited States · World 401–500#37The University of GeorgiaAthens, United States · World 301–400#38University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands · World 101–150Admission guide#39University of GothenburgGothenburg Municipality, Sweden · World 151–200Admission guide#40University of MannheimMannheim, Germany · World 701–800#41Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina, United States · World #46 · UG fees ~₹65.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#42Pompeu Fabra UniversityBarcelona, Spain · World 301–400#43The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas, United States · World #49Admission guide#44Indiana University, BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹42.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#45Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #3 · UG fees ~₹63.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#46Central European UniversityVienna, Austria#46Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois, United States · World #31 · UG fees ~₹65.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#48The University of WarwickCoventry, United Kingdom · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹35.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#48Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT, United States · UG fees ~₹67.4 lakh/yr#50University of CopenhagenCopenhagen Municipality, Denmark · World #35
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Political Sciences. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.