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 15.1M citations received by 368K 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
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

3. Boston University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

5. Boston College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,519

6. Tufts University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,367

7. Northeastern University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$34,207

8. Brandeis University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$43,550

9. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
92%

10. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,489
Male:Female
31:69
Founded
1962

11. Clark University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1374
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,865

12. Wellesley College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,174

13. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
92%

14. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
60%
Net Price
$47,372
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,545

15. Williams College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$15,894

16. Bentley University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$45,802

17. Suffolk University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$33,832

18. Babson College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$32,019

19. Amherst College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,049

20. Smith College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,305

21. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
99%

22. Fisher College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$28,596
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$25,379

23. Simmons University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$28,691

24. College of the Holy Cross

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$36,014

25. Mount Holyoke College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,526

26. Western New England University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$27,056

27. Dean College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$32,085
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,958

28. Bridgewater State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1162
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

29. Emerson College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$53,432

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
163
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1921

32. MGH Institute of Health Professions

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
1,672
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1977

33. Salem State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$10,319
Enrollment
6,230

34. MCPHS University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1288
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$41,506

35. Hampshire College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$27,895
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$46,145

36. Emmanuel College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1255
Net Price
$31,121
Receiving Aid
100%

37. Stonehill College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
66%
Net Price
$33,385
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$39,344

38. Springfield College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,039

39. Merrimack College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
70%
Net Price
$38,504
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,550

40. Assumption College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
83%
Net Price
$29,748
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$35,905

41. Lesley University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
97%
Net Price
$32,587
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,167

42. William James College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
967
Male:Female
19:81
Founded
1974

43. Massachusetts School of Law

For Political Science

Enrollment
273
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1988

44. Worcester State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1155
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$9,464

45. Curry College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1140
Net Price
$29,917
Receiving Aid
100%

46. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$30,701

47. Endicott College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1267
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$41,394

48. Fitchburg State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1145
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$11,539

49. Framingham State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1190
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$11,338

50. Gordon College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1243
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$25,299

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

#1030 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,131
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1908

53. Westfield State University

For Political Science

#1034 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,054
Enrollment
4,588

54. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

For Political Science

#1035 in North America
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1526
Net Price
$43,184
Receiving Aid
100%

55. Regis College

For Political Science

#1114 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Net Price
$28,575
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$37,193

56. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

For Political Science

#1122 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,045
Enrollment
896

57. Berklee College of Music

For Political Science

#1163 in North America
Acceptance Rate
44%
Net Price
$49,797
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$23,346

58. Wentworth Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#1250 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$35,604

59. Hult International Business School

For Political Science

#1272 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Net Price
$53,700
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$25,375

60. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

For Political Science

#1330 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,352
Male:Female
61:39

61. Lasell College

For Political Science

#1346 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1094
Net Price
$27,773
Receiving Aid
96%

62. New England College of Optometry

For Political Science

#1387 in North America
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
515
Male:Female
25:75
Founded
1894

63. American International College

For Political Science

#1457 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$23,086
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$36,184

64. Massachusetts Maritime Academy

For Political Science

#1466 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$16,502
Enrollment
1,488

65. Bard College at Simon's Rock

For Political Science

#1493 in North America
Acceptance Rate
96%
Net Price
$41,013
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$42,635

66. Nichols College

For Political Science

#1536 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1132
Net Price
$32,337
Receiving Aid
99%

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

For Political Science

#1552 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$23,870
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$17,412

68. Anna Maria College

For Political Science

#1558 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Net Price
$29,094
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,385

69. College of Our Lady of the Elms

For Political Science

#1606 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$19,870
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$33,794

70. Massachusetts College of Art and Design

For Political Science

#1652 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$10,421
Enrollment
1,989

71. Bay Path University

For Political Science

#1708 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1110
Net Price
$15,463
Receiving Aid
92%

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 11 129
New York 139 5
New Jersey 28 21
Maine 14 227
Delaware 4 86
Pennsylvania 101 8
Maryland 28 13
District of Columbia 12 41
Virginia 42 32
West Virginia 17 123
Ohio 63 19
North Carolina 47 20
Michigan 43 2
South Carolina 31 61
Indiana 35 39
Kentucky 28 63
Tennessee 37 46
Wisconsin 34 16
Georgia 50 45
Illinois 78 9
Alabama 26 97
Iowa 31 49
Missouri 40 43
Florida 64 34
Minnesota 29 18
Mississippi 14 178
Arkansas 17 130
Louisiana 26 84
Kansas 17 68
South Dakota 9 338
North Dakota 8 229
Nebraska 13 83
Oklahoma 20 92
Puerto Rico 13 527
Texas 82 22
Colorado 22 57
Montana 8 202
New Mexico 8 105
Utah 11 50
Idaho 7 240
Arizona 10 24
Nevada 6 133
Washington 32 6
Oregon 19 106
California 133 3
Alaska 4 331
Hawaii 7 113