Washington, DC's best Political Economy colleges [Rankings]

Below is the list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Political Economy. A graph of 53.8K citations received by 2.27K academic papers made by 5 universities in Washington 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.

George Washington University

For Political Economy

#1 in Washington

#1 in District of Columbia

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $40,308

Georgetown University

For Political Economy

#2 in Washington

#2 in District of Columbia

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,710

American University in Washington

For Political Economy

#3 in Washington

#3 in District of Columbia

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $37,319

Catholic University of America

For Political Economy

#4 in Washington

#4 in District of Columbia

#124 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $36,228
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $29,725

Howard University

For Political Economy

#5 in Washington

#5 in District of Columbia

#188 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,233

Universities for Political Economy near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
13	University of Maryland - College Park	24	College Park, Maryland
25	George Mason University	23	Fairfax, Virginia
60	Johns Hopkins University	14	Baltimore, Maryland
141	University of Delaware	87	Newark, Delaware
153	University of Richmond	137	Richmond, Virginia
159	University of Virginia	46	Charlottesville, Virginia
183	College of William and Mary	121	Williamsburg, Virginia
197	University of Pennsylvania	16	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
202	Temple University	53	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
223	Pennsylvania State University	29	University Park, Pennsylvania

Economics subfields in Washington

Development Studies5

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics5

Finance5

International Economics5

International Relations and Diplomacy5

Investment Banking and Stock trading5