North America's best Political Economy universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Political Economy. A graph of 4.42M citations received by 169K academic papers made by 460 universities in North America 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. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Political Economy

#1 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

2. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Political Economy

#2 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Political Economy

#3 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

4. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Political Economy

#4 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

5. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Political Economy

#5 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

6. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Political Economy

#6 in the United States

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

7. New York University

United States | New York State

For Political Economy

#7 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

8. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Political Economy

#1 in Canada

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

9. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Political Economy

#8 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

10. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Political Economy

#9 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

11. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Political Economy

#10 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

12. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Political Economy

#11 in the United States

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

13. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Political Economy

#2 in Canada

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

14. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Political Economy

#12 in the United States

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

15. York University

Canada | Ontario

For Political Economy

#3 in Canada

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

16. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Political Economy

#13 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

17. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Political Economy

#14 in the United States

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

18. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Political Economy

#15 in the United States

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

19. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Political Economy

#16 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

20. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Political Economy

#17 in the United States

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,967

21. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Political Economy

#18 in the United States

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

22. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Political Economy

#19 in the United States

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

23. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Political Economy

#20 in the United States

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,466

24. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Political Economy

#21 in the United States

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

25. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Political Economy

#22 in the United States

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

26. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Political Economy

#23 in the United States

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

27. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Political Economy

#24 in the United States

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

28. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Political Economy

#25 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

29. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Political Economy

#26 in the United States

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

30. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Political Economy

#27 in the United States

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

31. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Political Economy

#28 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

32. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Political Economy

#29 in the United States

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

33. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Political Economy

#30 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,083

34. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Political Economy

#31 in the United States

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

35. American University in Washington

United States | District of Columbia

For Political Economy

#32 in the United States

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $40,189

36. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Political Economy

#33 in the United States

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

37. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Political Economy

#4 in Canada

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

38. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Political Economy

#34 in the United States

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

39. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Political Economy

#35 in the United States

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

40. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Political Economy

#36 in the United States

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

41. Carleton University

Canada | Ontario

For Political Economy

#5 in Canada

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,109
Founded: 1942

42. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Political Economy

#37 in the United States

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

43. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Political Economy

#38 in the United States

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,986

44. Syracuse University

United States | New York State

For Political Economy

#39 in the United States

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $51,520

45. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Political Economy

#40 in the United States

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

46. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Political Economy

#41 in the United States

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

47. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Political Economy

#6 in Canada

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

48. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Political Economy

#42 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

49. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Political Economy

#43 in the United States

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

50. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Political Economy

#44 in the United States

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

51. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Political Economy

#45 in the United States

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

52. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Political Economy

#46 in the United States

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

53. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Political Economy

#47 in the United States

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

54. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Political Economy

#48 in the United States

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

55. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Political Economy

#49 in the United States

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

56. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Political Economy

#7 in Canada

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

57. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Political Economy

#50 in the United States

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

58. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Political Economy

#51 in the United States

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

59. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Political Economy

#52 in the United States

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

60. Boston College

United States | Massachusetts

For Political Economy

#53 in the United States

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

61. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Political Economy

#8 in Canada

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

62. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Political Economy

#9 in Canada

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

63. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Political Economy

#54 in the United States

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

64. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Political Economy

#55 in the United States

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,322

65. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Political Economy

#10 in Canada

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

66. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Political Economy

#56 in the United States

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

67. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

United States | New York State

For Political Economy

#57 in the United States

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 9,116
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

68. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Political Economy

#58 in the United States

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,564
Enrollment: 19,764

69. Binghamton University

United States | New York State

For Political Economy

#59 in the United States

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 78%

70. New School

United States | New York State

For Political Economy

#60 in the United States

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $62,226
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $20,504

71. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Political Economy

#61 in the United States

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

72. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Political Economy

#11 in Canada

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

73. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Political Economy

#62 in the United States

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

74. Florida International University

United States | Florida

For Political Economy

#63 in the United States

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

75. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Political Economy

#64 in the United States

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

76. University of Victoria

Canada | British Columbia

For Political Economy

#12 in Canada

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

77. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Political Economy

#65 in the United States

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

78. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Political Economy

#66 in the United States

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

79. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Political Economy

#67 in the United States

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

80. Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Political Economy

#68 in the United States

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

81. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Political Economy

#13 in Canada

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

82. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Political Economy

#14 in Canada

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

83. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Political Economy

#69 in the United States

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

84. Georgia State University

United States | Georgia

For Political Economy

#70 in the United States

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

85. University of North Texas

United States | Texas

For Political Economy

#71 in the United States

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

86. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Political Economy

#72 in the United States

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 93%

87. John Brown University

United States | Arkansas

For Political Economy

#73 in the United States

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1238
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $21,464

88. University of Denver

United States | Colorado

For Political Economy

#74 in the United States

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,324

89. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Political Economy

#15 in Canada

#191 in the World

Founded: 1957

90. Loyola University Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Political Economy

#75 in the United States

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,592

91. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Political Economy

#76 in the United States

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

92. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Political Economy

#77 in the United States

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

93. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Political Economy

#78 in the United States

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

94. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Political Economy

#79 in the United States

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

95. Wilfrid Laurier University

Canada | Ontario

For Political Economy

#16 in Canada

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1911

96. California University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Political Economy

#80 in the United States

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,250
Enrollment: 6,885

97. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Political Economy

#81 in the United States

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,608

98. Tulane University of Louisiana

United States | Louisiana

For Political Economy

#82 in the United States

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,631

99. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Political Economy

#83 in the United States

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $41,028

100. University of Alabama

United States | Alabama

For Political Economy

#84 in the United States

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%

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