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 732K citations received by 77.3K academic papers made by 835 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. Ohio State University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

4. King's College London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#3 in Europe
Founded
1829

5. University of Warwick

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#4 in Europe
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

6. Australian National University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

7. Columbia University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

8. Georgetown University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

9. George Washington University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

10. Princeton University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

11. University of Southern California

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

12. University of Chicago

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

13. American University in Washington

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

14. University of Cambridge

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#5 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

15. University of Copenhagen

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

16. University of California - Berkeley

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

17. University of Birmingham

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#7 in Europe
Founded
1900

18. University of Sydney

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

19. University of Sussex

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

20. University of British Columbia

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

21. Harvard University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

22. Johns Hopkins University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

23. University of Toronto

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#2 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

24. Cornell University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

25. University of Leeds

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#9 in Europe
Founded
1904

26. York University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

27. Yale University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

28. University of Kent

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#10 in Europe
Founded
1965

29. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

30. University College London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#11 in Europe
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

31. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

32. McGill University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

33. University of Wales

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#13 in Europe
Founded
1893

34. University of Queensland

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

35. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

36. University of London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#15 in Europe
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

37. University of Oslo

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

38. Stanford University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

39. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For International Relations and Diplomacy

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

40. University of Ottawa

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#5 in Canada
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

41. University of California - Los Angeles

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

42. Pennsylvania State University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

43. University of Manchester

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#17 in Europe
Founded
1824

44. University of Melbourne

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

45. Arizona State University - Tempe

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

46. Duke University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

47. Lund University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

48. New York University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

49. University of Sheffield

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#19 in Europe
Founded
1905

50. University of Maryland - College Park

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

51. University of New South Wales

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

52. Nanyang Technological University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

53. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#20 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
692

54. University of Nottingham

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#21 in Europe
Founded
1948

55. Indiana University - Bloomington

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

56. University of Bristol

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

57. Leiden University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

58. University of Helsinki

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

59. Carleton University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

60. University of Exeter

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#25 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

61. Monash University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

62. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

63. Dartmouth College

For International Relations and Diplomacy

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,208

64. Lancaster University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#26 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

65. National University of Singapore

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

66. Education University of Hong Kong

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#4 in Asia
#1 in China
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1994

67. University of St Andrews

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#27 in Europe
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

68. Keele University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#28 in Europe
Founded
1962

69. University of Washington - Seattle

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

70. Syracuse University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

71. Aberystwyth University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#29 in Europe
Founded
1872

72. Free University of Berlin

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

73. University of Pittsburgh

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

74. Florida State University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

75. University of Leicester

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

76. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

77. Texas A&M University - College Station

For International Relations and Diplomacy

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

78. Uppsala University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

79. Michigan State University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

80. University of Pennsylvania

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

81. University of Glasgow

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#34 in Europe
Founded
1451

82. University of Texas at Austin

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

83. University of Georgia

For International Relations and Diplomacy

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

84. University of Edinburgh

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#35 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

85. University of East Anglia

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#36 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

86. Griffith University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#7 in Oceania
#7 in Australia
Founded
1971

87. University of Virginia

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

88. Tufts University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

89. Bar-Ilan University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

90. Emory University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

91. Deakin University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#8 in Oceania
#8 in Australia
Enrollment
34,616
Founded
1974

92. SOAS, University of London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

93. University of Amsterdam

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

94. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

95. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

96. Bilkent University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

97. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

98. George Mason University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

99. University of Haifa

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#7 in Asia
#3 in Israel
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1963

100. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For International Relations and Diplomacy

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%