Washington, DC's best Political Science schools [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 2.36M citations received by 99K academic papers made by 11 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.

1. Georgetown University

For Political Science

#1 in District of Columbia

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,083

2. George Washington University

For Political Science

#2 in District of Columbia

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

3. American University in Washington

For Political Science

#3 in District of Columbia

#87 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,676

4. Catholic University of America

For Political Science

#4 in District of Columbia

#210 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $32,705
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $42,657

5. Howard University

For Political Science

#5 in District of Columbia

#249 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $33,368

6. Gallaudet University

For Political Science

#7 in District of Columbia

#620 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 901
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $15,944

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Political Science

#8 in District of Columbia

#690 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,883
Enrollment: 4,202

8. Wesley Theological Seminary

For Political Science

#9 in District of Columbia

#1378 in the United States

Enrollment: 374
Male:Female: 46:54

9. Trinity Washington University

For Political Science

#10 in District of Columbia

#1457 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,755
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $22,386

10. Strayer University - Global Region

For Political Science

#11 in District of Columbia

#1498 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $19,258
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,900

11. Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family

For Political Science

#12 in District of Columbia

#1632 in the United States

Enrollment: 65
Male:Female: 58:42

Universities for Political Science near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	548	Fort Lesley J McNair, District of Columbia
8	Marymount University	171	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	25	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	234	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	55	Fairfax, Virginia
24	Stratford University	670	Fairfax, Virginia
40	Saginaw Valley State University	686	University Center, Michigan
48	St. John's College	502	Annapolis, Maryland
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	168	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	410	Annapolis, Maryland