Best Universities for International Relations and Diplomacy in the World

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Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in International Relations and Diplomacy. A graph of 1.25M citations received by 89.8K academic papers made by 882 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 International Relations and Diplomacy

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

2. University of Oxford

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#2 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

3. University of Warwick

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#3 in Europe
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

4. King's College London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#4 in Europe
Founded
1829

5. Ohio State University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

6. Columbia University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

7. Australian National University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

8. Georgetown University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

9. University of Southern California

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

10. Princeton University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

11. University of Cambridge

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#5 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

12. George Washington University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

13. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#6 in Europe
#1 in Russia
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1944

14. American University in Washington

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

15. University of Chicago

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

16. University of Copenhagen

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#7 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

17. University of Birmingham

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#8 in Europe
Founded
1900

18. University of Sussex

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

19. University of Sydney

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

20. University of California - Berkeley

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

21. University of British Columbia

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#1 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

22. Johns Hopkins University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

23. University of Kent

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#10 in Europe
Founded
1965

24. University of Toronto

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#2 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

25. Yale University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

26. Cornell University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

27. Harvard University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

28. University College London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#11 in Europe
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

29. University of Leeds

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#12 in Europe
Founded
1904

30. Stanford University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

31. York University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

32. University of St Andrews

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#13 in Europe
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

33. University of Queensland

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

34. University of London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#14 in Europe
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

35. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#15 in Europe
#1 in France
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

36. Aberystwyth University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#16 in Europe
Founded
1872

37. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

38. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

39. McGill University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

40. University of Oslo

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

41. Indiana University - Bloomington

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

42. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

43. Keele University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#18 in Europe
Founded
1962

44. University of Bristol

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

45. New York University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

46. University of California - Los Angeles

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

47. Carleton University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

48. University of Manchester

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#20 in Europe
Founded
1824

49. University of Ottawa

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#6 in Canada
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

50. University of Pennsylvania

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

51. University of Sheffield

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#21 in Europe
Founded
1905

52. Pennsylvania State University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

53. University of Melbourne

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

54. University of New South Wales

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#5 in Oceania
#5 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
63,864
Founded
1949

55. Duke University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

56. Arizona State University - Tempe

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

57. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#22 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
1,141

58. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#23 in Europe
#2 in Russia
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1992

59. Leiden University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

60. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

61. University of Exeter

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#25 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

62. Free University of Berlin

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#26 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,908
Founded
1948

63. Nanyang Technological University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#2 in Asia
#1 in Singapore
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1955

64. University of Nottingham

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#27 in Europe
Founded
1948

65. University of Wales

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#28 in Europe
Founded
1893

66. Texas A&M University - College Station

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

67. Lund University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#29 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

68. National University of Singapore

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#3 in Asia
#2 in Singapore
Enrollment
30,098
Founded
1905

69. University of Texas at Austin

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

70. University of Edinburgh

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#30 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

71. University of Leicester

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#31 in Europe
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

72. University of Helsinki

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

73. Purdue University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

74. Dartmouth College

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

75. University of Washington - Seattle

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

76. University of Maryland - College Park

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

77. SOAS, University of London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

78. University of Reading

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#34 in Europe
Founded
1892

79. University of California - Santa Barbara

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

80. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

81. Lancaster University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#35 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

82. Monash University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#6 in Oceania
#6 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

83. Griffith University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#7 in Oceania
#7 in Australia
Founded
1971

84. University of Glasgow

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#36 in Europe
Founded
1451

85. Uppsala University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#37 in Europe
#2 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1477

86. Tufts University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

87. Syracuse University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

88. University of Pittsburgh

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

89. University of Virginia

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

90. University of Colorado Boulder

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

91. Bilkent University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#4 in Asia
#1 in Turkey
Enrollment
11,701
Founded
1984

92. University of East Anglia

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#38 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

93. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

94. University of California-San Diego

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

95. Michigan State University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

96. University of Georgia

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

97. University of Florida

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

98. University of Amsterdam

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

99. University of Brasilia

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#1 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1962

100. Bar-Ilan University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#5 in Asia
#2 in Israel
Enrollment
16,787
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1955