71 Best Political Science schools in Massachusetts

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Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 14.4M citations received by 358K academic papers made by 71 universities in Massachusetts 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. Harvard University

For Political Science

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

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

3. Boston University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

5. Boston College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,590

6. Tufts University

For Political Science

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

7. Northeastern University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$34,770

8. Brandeis University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
35%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,668

9. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
92%

10. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,394
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1962

11. Clark University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$32,767

12. Wellesley College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$21,501

13. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

14. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
58%
Net Price
$47,799
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$28,005

15. Amherst College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$17,965

16. Williams College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$16,988

17. Bentley University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$43,858

18. Suffolk University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$33,089

19. Babson College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$30,220

20. Smith College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1474
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,823

21. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
99%

22. Fisher College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$27,827
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$24,917

23. Simmons University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$29,575

24. College of the Holy Cross

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$35,455

25. Mount Holyoke College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$35,782

26. Dean College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$31,472
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,467

27. Western New England University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$31,548

28. Bridgewater State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

29. Emerson College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$50,703

30. Bay State College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$43,020
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$10,243

31. Hebrew College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
177
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1921

32. MGH Institute of Health Professions

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
1,484
Male:Female
16:84
Founded
1977

33. Salem State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1075
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$8,241

34. Hampshire College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
70%
Net Price
$27,556
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$43,944

35. MCPHS University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$37,182

36. Emmanuel College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$33,214

37. Stonehill College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
73%
Net Price
$31,134
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$37,353

38. Springfield College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1165
Net Price
$29,198
Receiving Aid
100%

39. Merrimack College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$38,849
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,235

40. Assumption College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$29,072
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,759

41. Lesley University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
94%
Net Price
$33,111
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$16,476

42. William James College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
951
Male:Female
19:81
Founded
1974

43. Massachusetts School of Law

For Political Science

Enrollment
284
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1988

44. Worcester State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1144
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$7,332

45. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$31,638

46. Curry College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1130
Net Price
$30,367
Receiving Aid
100%

47. Fitchburg State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
94%

48. Endicott College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$39,988

49. Framingham State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1163
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$9,184

50. Gordon College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1269
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$25,250

51. Newbury College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$23,613
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,393

52. New England Law - Boston

For Political Science

#1021 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,083
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1908

53. Westfield State University

For Political Science

#1035 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$8,406
Enrollment
4,555

54. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

For Political Science

#1047 in North America
Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$40,370

55. Regis College

For Political Science

#1109 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$30,212
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$34,144

56. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

For Political Science

#1119 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,606
Enrollment
933

57. Berklee College of Music

For Political Science

#1185 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Net Price
$48,608
Receiving Aid
78%
Average Aid
$21,587

58. Wentworth Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#1250 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$35,585

59. Hult International Business School

For Political Science

#1292 in North America
Acceptance Rate
53%
Net Price
$51,986
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$22,889

60. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

For Political Science

#1332 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,373
Male:Female
62:38

61. Lasell College

For Political Science

#1355 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1173
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$28,477

62. New England College of Optometry

For Political Science

#1393 in North America
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
529
Male:Female
24:76
Founded
1894

63. American International College

For Political Science

#1450 in North America
Acceptance Rate
97%
Net Price
$21,454
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$34,009

64. Massachusetts Maritime Academy

For Political Science

#1465 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$16,962
Enrollment
1,362

65. Bard College at Simon's Rock

For Political Science

#1495 in North America
Acceptance Rate
97%
Net Price
$45,395
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$37,292

66. Nichols College

For Political Science

#1531 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1095
Net Price
$31,032
Receiving Aid
100%

67. Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

For Political Science

#1540 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Net Price
$23,317
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$17,965

68. Anna Maria College

For Political Science

#1556 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Net Price
$28,732
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$31,689

69. College of Our Lady of the Elms

For Political Science

#1598 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1235
Net Price
$22,311
Receiving Aid
100%

70. Massachusetts College of Art and Design

For Political Science

#1658 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$11,065
Enrollment
1,986

71. Bay Path University

For Political Science

#1713 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Net Price
$14,935
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$32,227

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Political Science

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Rhode Island 9 66
Connecticut 21 7
New Hampshire 12 75
Vermont 11 127
New York 140 5
New Jersey 28 21
Maine 14 229
Delaware 4 86
Pennsylvania 101 8
Maryland 28 14
District of Columbia 12 41
Virginia 42 32
West Virginia 17 122
Ohio 63 19
North Carolina 47 20
Michigan 43 2
South Carolina 31 61
Indiana 35 39
Kentucky 27 63
Tennessee 37 47
Wisconsin 34 16
Georgia 50 45
Illinois 78 9
Alabama 26 97
Iowa 31 48
Missouri 40 43
Florida 64 34
Minnesota 29 18
Mississippi 14 181
Arkansas 16 131
Louisiana 26 84
Kansas 17 68
South Dakota 9 338
North Dakota 8 230
Nebraska 13 82
Oklahoma 20 92
Puerto Rico 13 528
Texas 82 22
Colorado 21 57
Montana 8 203
New Mexico 8 104
Utah 11 50
Idaho 7 242
Arizona 10 24
Nevada 6 134
Washington 32 6
Oregon 19 105
California 133 3
Alaska 4 331
Hawaii 7 111