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 1.48M citations received by 84K academic papers made by 10 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

#42 in the United States

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

2. George Washington University

For Political Science

#2 in District of Columbia

#48 in the United States

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

3. American University in Washington

For Political Science

#3 in District of Columbia

#89 in the United States

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

4. Catholic University of America

For Political Science

#4 in District of Columbia

#221 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $36,031
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $34,449

5. Howard University

For Political Science

#5 in District of Columbia

#246 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $28,279

6. Gallaudet University

For Political Science

#7 in District of Columbia

#653 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 921
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $13,787

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Political Science

#8 in District of Columbia

#708 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $7,662
Enrollment: 3,577

8. Wesley Theological Seminary

For Political Science

#9 in District of Columbia

#1431 in the United States

Enrollment: 454
Male:Female: 53:47

9. Trinity Washington University

For Political Science

#10 in District of Columbia

#1452 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $13,586
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $19,396

10. Strayer University - Global Region

For Political Science

#11 in District of Columbia

#1494 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $19,727
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $4,258

Universities for Political Science near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	606	Fort Lesley J McNair, District of Columbia
8	Marymount University	188	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	26	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	224	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	55	Fairfax, Virginia
24	Stratford University	751	Fairfax, Virginia
40	Saginaw Valley State University	677	University Center, Michigan
48	St. John's College	504	Annapolis, Maryland
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	178	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	413	Annapolis, Maryland