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 9.93M citations received by 315K 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
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

3. Boston University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Political Science

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

5. Boston College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1488
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,559

6. Tufts University

For Political Science

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

7. Northeastern University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,827

8. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

9. Brandeis University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,565

10. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,352
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1962

11. Clark University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$32,053

12. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1259
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

13. Wellesley College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$21,362

14. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
57%
Net Price
$46,876
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$27,059

15. Williams College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,965

16. Amherst College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$21,367

17. Bentley University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1339
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$44,233

18. Suffolk University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$32,270

19. Babson College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$28,400

20. Smith College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$30,790

21. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
98%

22. Fisher College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$26,257
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$25,406

23. Simmons University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$24,423

24. College of the Holy Cross

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$34,679

25. Dean College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$32,219
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,972

26. Mount Holyoke College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$35,765

27. Western New England University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,214

28. Bridgewater State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
94%

29. Emerson College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$51,432

30. MGH Institute of Health Professions

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
1,353
Male:Female
15:85
Founded
1977

31. Bay State College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
48%
Net Price
$43,020
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$10,243

32. Hebrew College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
212
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1921

33. Salem State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1098
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$8,562

34. Emmanuel College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$32,273

35. Hampshire College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
69%
Net Price
$24,087
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$44,835

36. MCPHS University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$38,776

37. Stonehill College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
73%
Net Price
$31,021
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$34,710

38. Springfield College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$27,930

39. William James College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
897
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1974

40. Assumption College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$28,911
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,492

41. Merrimack College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$37,296
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$27,729

42. Lesley University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$32,414
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$16,279

43. Curry College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
88%
Net Price
$31,091
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,402

44. Massachusetts School of Law

For Political Science

Enrollment
295
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1988

45. Worcester State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1118
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

46. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$32,863

47. Framingham State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1105
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$8,069

48. Fitchburg State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

49. Endicott College

For Political Science

#1002 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$39,496

50. Westfield State University

For Political Science

#1005 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$6,904
Enrollment
4,702

51. Gordon College

For Political Science

#1018 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$24,483

52. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

For Political Science

#1020 in North America
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$38,502

53. Newbury College

For Political Science

#1026 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$23,613
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,393

54. Regis College

For Political Science

#1037 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$30,014
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,088

55. New England Law - Boston

For Political Science

#1041 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,060
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1908

56. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

For Political Science

#1145 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,044
Enrollment
938

57. Wentworth Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#1211 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$37,901

58. Hult International Business School

For Political Science

#1297 in North America
Acceptance Rate
48%
Net Price
$55,251
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$20,196

59. Lasell College

For Political Science

#1320 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1132
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$29,706

60. American International College

For Political Science

#1379 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$18,317
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$35,061

61. New England College of Optometry

For Political Science

#1391 in North America
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
536
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1894

62. Berklee College of Music

For Political Science

#1397 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$46,873
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$19,300

63. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

For Political Science

#1411 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,334
Male:Female
62:38

64. Massachusetts Maritime Academy

For Political Science

#1443 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$11,804
Enrollment
1,425

65. Bard College at Simon's Rock

For Political Science

#1474 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Net Price
$44,326
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$38,119

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

For Political Science

#1475 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Net Price
$30,506
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$10,326

67. Nichols College

For Political Science

#1527 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1063
Net Price
$27,192
Receiving Aid
100%

68. Anna Maria College

For Political Science

#1535 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Net Price
$23,894
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$33,503

69. College of Our Lady of the Elms

For Political Science

#1554 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Net Price
$23,498
Receiving Aid
98%

70. Massachusetts College of Art and Design

For Political Science

#1621 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$8,494
Enrollment
1,939

71. Bay Path University

For Political Science

#1679 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1080
Net Price
$18,502
Receiving Aid
97%

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Political Science

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Rhode Island 9 74
Connecticut 21 8
New Hampshire 12 78
Vermont 11 130
New York 136 5
New Jersey 28 23
Maine 14 222
Delaware 3 86
Pennsylvania 101 10
Maryland 27 15
District of Columbia 11 42
Virginia 42 30
West Virginia 17 124
Ohio 62 19
North Carolina 47 21
Michigan 42 2
South Carolina 28 59
Indiana 35 52
Kentucky 26 60
Tennessee 35 46
Wisconsin 34 16
Georgia 48 44
Illinois 76 7
Alabama 25 97
Iowa 32 45
Missouri 39 43
Florida 61 34
Minnesota 28 18
Mississippi 13 183
Arkansas 17 136
Louisiana 26 82
Kansas 17 69
South Dakota 9 334
North Dakota 7 215
Nebraska 13 87
Oklahoma 20 93
Puerto Rico 13 544
Texas 79 20
Colorado 21 62
Montana 8 197
New Mexico 7 98
Utah 11 47
Idaho 7 240
Arizona 9 25
Nevada 6 132
Washington 30 6
Oregon 18 102
California 130 3
Alaska 4 322
Hawaii 6 110