In search of colleges and universities with strong undergraduate international relations programs?
Courtesy of Foreign Policy magazine and the College of William & Mary, we've compiled their list of top 50 programs in the United States, along with admit rate and test score data to help you locate likely, target and reach schools to add to your list. As always, we've also included a link to each school's website to help you explore further.
Click on Continue Reading for the list, or here for the Foreign Policy article.
Top Ranked Undergraduate International Relations Programs
Foreign Policy Magazine, 2018
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Rank |
Institution |
Admit Rate (%) |
SAT Mid 50 |
ACT Mid 50 |
Link to School |
1 |
Harvard University |
3 |
1480-1580 |
33-36 |
|
2 |
Princeton University |
4 |
1470-1560 |
33-35 |
|
3 |
Stanford University |
4 |
1500-1570 |
33-35 |
|
4 |
Georgetown University |
12 |
1380-1530 |
34-35 |
|
5 |
Columbia University |
4 |
1490-1560 |
34-35 |
|
6 |
Yale University |
5 |
1470-1560 |
33-35 |
|
7 |
University of Chicago |
6 |
1510-1560 |
33-35 |
|
8 |
George Washington University |
50 |
1320-1460 |
30-34 |
|
9 |
American University |
41 |
1290-1420 |
29-32 |
|
10 |
University of California - Berkeley |
11 |
1300-1520 |
28-34 |
|
11 |
University of California - San Diego |
24 |
1280-1460 |
26-33 |
|
12 |
Dartmouth College |
6 |
1480-1560 |
33-35 |
|
13 |
Tufts University |
9 |
1450-1530 |
33-35 |
|
14 |
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor |
18 |
1350-1530 |
31-34 |
|
15 |
Johns Hopkins University |
6 |
1520-1560 |
34-35 |
|
16 |
College of William and Mary |
33 |
1380-1520 |
32-34 |
|
17 |
MIT |
4 |
1510-1570 |
34-36 |
|
18 |
Cornell University |
7 |
1470-1550 |
33-35 |
|
19 |
University of Pennsylvania |
6 |
1480-1570 |
33-35 |
|
20 |
Ohio State University - Columbus |
57 |
1260-1420 |
26-32 |
|
21 |
Williams College |
9 |
1470-1550 |
33-35 |
|
22 |
Brown University |
5 |
1500-1560 |
34-36 |
|
23 |
University of Virginia |
19 |
1400-1510 |
32-35 |
|
24 |
Swarthmore College |
7 |
1460-1540 |
32-35 |
|
25 |
University of California - Los Angeles |
9 |
1290-1510 |
29-34 |
|
26 |
Duke University |
6 |
1490-1560 |
33-35 |
|
27 |
New York University |
13 |
1450-1550 |
32-35 |
|
28 |
Middlebury College |
13 |
1420-1520 |
33-35 |
|
29 |
University of Denver |
64 |
1220-1370 |
27-31 |
|
30 |
University of Southern California |
12 |
1330-1520 |
30-34 |
|
31 |
Wellesley College |
14 |
1420-1540 |
33-35 |
|
32 |
University of Notre Dame |
13 |
1460-1540 |
33-35 |
|
33 |
Pomona College |
7 |
1480-1540 |
32-35 |
|
34 |
University of Texas - Austin |
29 |
1230-1480 |
29-34 |
|
35 |
University of Wisconsin - Madison |
49 |
1370-1500 |
28-33 |
|
36 |
University of Washington |
48 |
1320-1500 |
29-34 |
|
37 |
Amherst College |
7 |
1450-1550 |
33-35 |
|
38 |
Macalester College |
28 |
1350-1490 |
30-34 |
|
39 |
University of Minnesota |
75 |
1300-1470 |
27-32 |
|
40 |
Syracuse University |
52 |
1260-1410 |
28-32 |
|
41 |
Boston University |
14 |
1390-1490 |
31-34 |
|
42 |
Brigham Young University - Provo |
59 |
1230-1420 |
26-32 |
|
43 |
Michigan State University |
83 |
1110-1310 |
23-29 |
|
44 |
University of Florida |
30 |
1310-1450 |
29-33 |
|
45 |
Vassar College |
19 |
1440-1510 |
32-34 |
|
46 |
Claremont McKenna College |
10 |
1450-1540 |
33-35 |
|
47 |
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill |
17 |
1350-1510 |
28-33 |
|
48 |
Oberlin College |
35 |
1390-1550 |
32-34 |
|
49 |
Pennsylvania State University - University Park |
58 |
1200-1400 |
26-32 |
|