Washington, DC's 6 best Political Science schools [Rankings]

Below is the list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 155K citations received by 11.3K academic papers made by 6 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. George Washington University

For Political Science

#1 in District of Columbia

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $40,308

2. Georgetown University

For Political Science

#2 in District of Columbia

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,710

3. American University in Washington

For Political Science

#3 in District of Columbia

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $37,319

4. Catholic University of America

For Political Science

#4 in District of Columbia

#125 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $36,228
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $29,725

5. Howard University

For Political Science

#5 in District of Columbia

#212 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,233

6. University of the District of Columbia

For Political Science

#7 in District of Columbia

#558 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $9,147
Enrollment: 3,725

Universities for Political Science near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	227	Fort Lesley J McNair, District of Columbia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	22	College Park, Maryland
25	George Mason University	39	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	217	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	247	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	251	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	160	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	34	Baltimore, Maryland
63	Morgan State University	387	Baltimore, Maryland
66	Towson University	263	Towson, Maryland