Best Universities for Political Economy in the World

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Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Political Economy. A graph of 5.33M citations received by 403K academic papers made by 1,244 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Political Economy

#1 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

2. University of Oxford

For Political Economy

#2 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

4. Yale University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

5. Stanford University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

6. Columbia University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

7. University of California - Los Angeles

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

8. University of Chicago

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

10. New York University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

11. Princeton University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

12. University of Toronto

For Political Economy

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

14. University of Cambridge

For Political Economy

#5 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

15. Australian National University

For Political Economy

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1946

16. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

17. University of Amsterdam

For Political Economy

#6 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

18. University of Warwick

For Political Economy

#7 in Europe
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

19. Cornell University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

21. Harvard University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

22. University of British Columbia

For Political Economy

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

23. University of Sussex

For Political Economy

#9 in Europe
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

24. York University

For Political Economy

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

25. University of California-San Diego

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

26. University of Sydney

For Political Economy

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

27. University of Washington - Seattle

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

29. University of Texas at Austin

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

30. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

31. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

32. Ohio State University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

34. Georgetown University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,566

35. George Washington University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$42,723

36. Duke University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

37. University of London

For Political Economy

#12 in Europe
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

38. Michigan State University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

39. University College London

For Political Economy

#13 in Europe
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

41. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

42. University of Bristol

For Political Economy

#15 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

44. University of Edinburgh

For Political Economy

#17 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

45. Johns Hopkins University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

46. Pennsylvania State University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

47. Leiden University

For Political Economy

#18 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

48. University of California - Irvine

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

49. Washington University in St Louis

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

51. University of Oslo

For Political Economy

#20 in Europe
#1 in Norway
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

52. University of Maryland - College Park

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

53. National University of Singapore

For Political Economy

#1 in Asia
#1 in Singapore
Enrollment
30,098
Founded
1905

54. Durham University

For Political Economy

#21 in Europe
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

55. George Mason University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

56. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

57. Aarhus University

For Political Economy

#22 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

58. University of Gothenburg

For Political Economy

#23 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Enrollment
36,003
Founded
1891

60. University of Notre Dame

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,474

61. American University in Washington

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$41,369

62. University of Melbourne

For Political Economy

#3 in Oceania
#3 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

63. McGill University

For Political Economy

#4 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

64. SOAS, University of London

For Political Economy

#25 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

65. Uppsala University

For Political Economy

#26 in Europe
#2 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
35,556
Founded
1477

66. University of Southern California

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

68. University of Arizona

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

69. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Political Economy

#2 in Asia
#1 in Israel
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

70. University of Pittsburgh

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

71. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

72. University of Zurich

For Political Economy

#28 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
25,732

73. Lancaster University

For Political Economy

#29 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

74. University of California - Davis

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

75. University of Pennsylvania

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

76. University of Exeter

For Political Economy

#30 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

77. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

78. University of Queensland

For Political Economy

#4 in Oceania
#4 in Australia
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

80. Catholic University of Leuven

For Political Economy

#32 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

81. Free University of Berlin

For Political Economy

#33 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

83. University of Helsinki

For Political Economy

#35 in Europe
#1 in Finland
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

84. Emory University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

85. Syracuse University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,651

86. Carleton University

For Political Economy

#5 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

87. Stockholm University

For Political Economy

#36 in Europe
#3 in Sweden
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

88. University of Copenhagen

For Political Economy

#37 in Europe
#2 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

89. Lund University

For Political Economy

#38 in Europe
#4 in Sweden
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

90. University of Virginia

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

91. Vanderbilt University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

92. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

93. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

94. University of York

For Political Economy

#39 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

96. University of Ottawa

For Political Economy

#6 in Canada
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

97. Tufts University

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

98. University of New South Wales

For Political Economy

#5 in Oceania
#5 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

99. University of Colorado Boulder

For Political Economy

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%