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
101–150Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹70 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹68.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150Copenhagen Business SchoolCopenhagen Municipality, Denmark · World 701–800101–150Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam, Netherlands · World 101–150Admission guide101–150Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL, United States · World 301–400 · UG fees ~₹18 lakh/yr101–150George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹37.1 lakh/yr101–150Hertie SchoolBerlin, Germany101–150Humboldt University of BerlinBerlin, Germany101–150KU LeuvenLeuven, Belgium · World #76101–150Université LavalQuebec City, Quebec, Canada · World 301–400Admission guide101–150Lund UniversityLund Municipality, Sweden · World 101–150Admission guide101–150Maastricht UniversityMaastricht, Netherlands · World 301–400Admission guide101–150Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI, United States · UG fees ~₹49 lakh/yr101–150Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹42.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150Monash UniversityClayton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · World #76Admission guide101–150Northeastern University (Boston)Boston, MA, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹63.4 lakh/yr101–150Paris Institute of Political StudiesFrance101–150Queen Mary University of LondonLondon, United Kingdom · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹41.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150Rice UniversityHouston, Texas, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹63.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150Roskilde UniversityRoskilde Municipality, Denmark101–150Royal Holloway, University of LondonSurrey, United Kingdom · World 801–900101–150Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby, British Columbia, Canada · World 401–500Admission guide101–150Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv, Israel · World 201–300101–150The Hebrew University of JerusalemIsrael · World #88101–150The University of Hong KongCentral and Western District, Hong Kong · World #67 · UG fees ~₹34.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150The University of SheffieldSheffield, United Kingdom · World 151–200Admission guide101–150Tsinghua UniversityBeijing, China · World #18101–150Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA, United States · World 501–600 · UG fees ~₹65.8 lakh/yr101–150Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Belgium · World 101–150101–150University of BathBath, United Kingdom · World 401–500 · UG fees ~₹33.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150University of BolognaBologna, Italy · World 201–300101–150University of California, RiversideRiverside, CA, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹47.7 lakh/yr101–150University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California, United States · World #70 · UG fees ~₹54.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹41.9 lakh/yr101–150University of FloridaGainesville, Florida, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹33.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150University of GroningenGroningen, Netherlands · World #73Admission guide101–150University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland · World #94101–150University of KansasLawrence, KS, United States · World 301–400 · UG fees ~₹29.2 lakh/yr101–150University of LausanneLausanne, Switzerland · World 101–150Admission guide101–150University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN, United States · World #51 · UG fees ~₹36.8 lakh/yr101–150University of MississippiUniversity, MS, United States · UG fees ~₹27.4 lakh/yr101–150University of NottinghamNottingham, United Kingdom · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹33.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150University of OregonEugene, OR, United States · World 501–600 · UG fees ~₹42.7 lakh/yr101–150University of RochesterRochester, NY, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹64.3 lakh/yr101–150University of SouthamptonSouthampton, United Kingdom · World 151–200Admission guide101–150University of SydneyCamperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · World #72 · UG fees ~₹33.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington, United States · World #17 · UG fees ~₹41.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150Utrecht UniversityUtrecht, Netherlands · World #56Admission guide101–150Waseda UniversityTokyo, Japan · World 701–800101–150Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China · World #24
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Political Sciences. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.