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
51–75Bocconi UniversityMilan, Italy51–75Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH, United States · World 301–400 · UG fees ~₹65.4 lakh/yr51–75Durham UniversityDurham, United Kingdom · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹44.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹61.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75Free University BerlinBerlin, Germany51–75Leuphana University LuneburgLüneburg, Germany51–75Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey, United States · World 151–200Admission guide51–75Stockholm UniversityStockholm Municipality, Sweden · World #100Admission guide51–75The University of EdinburghEdinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · World #37Admission guide51–75The University of ManchesterManchester, England, United Kingdom · World #46Admission guide51–75University of AntwerpAntwerp, Belgium · World 301–40051–75University of CambridgeCambridge, England, United Kingdom · World #4 · UG fees ~₹39.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75University of EssexEssex, United Kingdom · World 401–50051–75University of GenevaGeneva, Switzerland · World #58Admission guide51–75University of GlasgowGlasgow, United Kingdom · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹35.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75University of MunichMunich, Bavaria, Germany · World #42Admission guide51–75University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN, United States · World 301–400 · UG fees ~₹62.3 lakh/yr51–75University of OsloNorway · World #8351–75University of OttawaOttawa, Ontario, Canada · World 201–30051–75University of PittsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States · World #88 · UG fees ~₹41.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹57 lakh/yr51–75University of Wisconsin, MadisonMadison, Wisconsin, United States · World #36 · UG fees ~₹43.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75Uppsala UniversityUppsala Municipality, Sweden · World #93Admission guide51–75Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee, United States · World #62 · UG fees ~₹65.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide51–75Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri, United States · World #26 · UG fees ~₹63 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100American UniversityWashington, DC, United States · UG fees ~₹56.3 lakh/yr76–100Arizona State UniversityTempe, Arizona, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹37.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT, United States · World 701–800 · UG fees ~₹6.4 lakh/yr76–100Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany · World 151–200Admission guide76–100Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · World #51Admission guide76–100McGill UniversityMontreal, Quebec, Canada · World #76Admission guide76–100National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore · World #56Admission guide76–100Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · World 201–300Admission guide76–100Pontifical Catholic University of ChileSantiago, Chile · World 501–60076–100Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY, United States · World 801–900 · UG fees ~₹62.8 lakh/yr76–100Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹38.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100University of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain · World 151–20076–100University of BergenBergen Municipality, Norway · World 201–30076–100University of BirminghamBirmingham, United Kingdom · World 151–200Admission guide76–100University of BristolBristol, United Kingdom · World #98 · UG fees ~₹32.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100University of British ColumbiaVancouver, British Columbia, Canada · World #53Admission guide76–100University of California, DavisDavis, California, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹48.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100University of ExeterExeter, United Kingdom · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹32.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100University of HoustonHouston, TX, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹21.6 lakh/yr76–100University of LeedsLeeds, United Kingdom · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹42.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, Maryland, United States · World #55 · UG fees ~₹39.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California, United States · World #68 · UG fees ~₹70.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100University of SussexBrighton, United Kingdom · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹35.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100University of YorkYork, United Kingdom · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹42.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide76–100Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands · World 151–200Admission guide
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Political Sciences. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.