100 Best colleges for Political Economy in the United States
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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Political Economy. A graph of 693M citations received by 21.4M academic papers made by 372 universities in the United States 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $21,406
- Enrollment
- 45,036
2. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $12,411
3. Yale University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,605
4. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $14,402
5. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $33,727
6. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $17,592
- Enrollment
- 46,116
7. Princeton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,908
8. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $50,991
9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
- Average Aid
- $16,326
- Enrollment
- 50,278
10. Harvard University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $13,910
11. Ohio State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
12. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,262
13. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
14. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $15,895
- Enrollment
- 52,434
15. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
16. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Net Price
- $30,958
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,562
17. Georgetown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $23,049
18. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1513
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,297
19. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $18,083
- Enrollment
- 41,885
20. Michigan State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
21. George Washington University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $31,240
22. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
23. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,719
- Enrollment
- 40,363
24. George Mason University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
25. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
26. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $16,868
- Enrollment
- 36,505
27. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $14,578
28. Johns Hopkins University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Net Price
- $20,680
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $45,373
29. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
30. Boston University
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $25,852
31. University of Notre Dame
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,513
32. American University in Washington
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $28,622
33. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $17,628
- Enrollment
- 40,050
34. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
35. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,021
36. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
37. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $12,201
- Enrollment
- 77,881
38. Emory University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $28,367
39. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
40. Indiana University - Bloomington
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
41. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $18,107
- Enrollment
- 26,124
42. University of Colorado Boulder
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
43. Vanderbilt University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $27,553
44. Syracuse University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $43,545
45. Tufts University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $31,630
46. University of Iowa
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
47. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
48. Washington University in St Louis
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,298
49. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
50. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
51. Binghamton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
52. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
53. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
54. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $19,199
- Enrollment
- 19,841
55. New School
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Net Price
- $43,547
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $20,330
56. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
57. Florida State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
58. Dartmouth College
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,078
59. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,125
60. University of Houston
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
61. Temple University
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $11,292
- Enrollment
- 35,626
62. University of Utah
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
63. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $18,676
- Enrollment
- 26,847
64. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $29,999
65. Boston College
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,159
66. University of Missouri - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
67. University of Kentucky
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1207
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
68. University of North Texas
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
69. Rice University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $18,521
70. Georgia State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
71. University of Kansas
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
72. University of Connecticut
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
73. University of South Carolina - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
74. Loyola University Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $29,371
75. University of Denver
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $39,973
76. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
77. University of Oregon
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $13,590
- Enrollment
- 22,257
78. Tulane University of Louisiana
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1435
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,048
79. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
80. University of Massachusetts - Boston
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
81. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $4,401
82. Florida International University
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
83. California University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1045
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
84. John Brown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $18,298
85. Marquette University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $33,566
86. University of Oklahoma - Norman
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
87. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
88. Brown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $25,028
89. University of Alabama
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
90. University of Delaware
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1248
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
91. Iowa State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1207
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
92. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
94. Miami University - Oxford
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
95. University of South Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
96. Brigham Young University - Provo
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $13,432
97. West Virginia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
98. Portland State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
99. Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
100. Naval Postgraduate School
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 2,787
- Male:Female
- 79:21
- Founded
- 1909