70 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 64.1M citations received by 1.4M academic papers made by 70 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
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

3. Boston University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

5. Boston College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,159

6. Tufts University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$31,630

7. Northeastern University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,927

8. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
95%

9. Brandeis University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$35,147

10. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,292
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1962

11. Clark University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1311
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$31,565

12. Wellesley College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$21,862

13. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
90%

14. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
60%
Net Price
$48,230
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$23,821

15. Williams College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
9%
Net Price
$14,487
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$52,053

16. Bentley University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1327
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$41,708

17. Babson College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$29,105

18. Smith College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$29,569

19. Amherst College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$18,809

20. Suffolk University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$32,393

21. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

22. Simmons University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$19,026

23. Fisher College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
935
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$26,130

24. College of the Holy Cross

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$29,198

25. Mount Holyoke College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$29,218

26. Western New England University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1204
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,403

27. Bridgewater State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

28. Emerson College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$48,842

29. Dean College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$35,827
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$24,205

30. Hebrew College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
133
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1921

31. Hampshire College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$30,168
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$36,653

32. Emmanuel College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$28,133

33. MGH Institute of Health Professions

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
1,339
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1977

34. Stonehill College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
72%
Net Price
$31,467
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,207

35. Salem State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$7,673
Enrollment
7,131

36. Bay State College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
50%
Net Price
$36,546
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$8,508

37. MCPHS University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$38,390

38. Merrimack College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$35,500
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$25,528

39. Springfield College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,296

40. Lesley University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$31,928
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$16,316

41. William James College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
854
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1974

42. Assumption College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$26,513
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$30,861

43. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$28,867

44. Massachusetts School of Law

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
290
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1988

45. Curry College

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1124
Net Price
$28,782
Receiving Aid
100%

46. New England Law - Boston

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
1,064
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1908

47. Worcester State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1112
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
96%

48. Framingham State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1083
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
89%

49. Fitchburg State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1080
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
99%

50. Westfield State University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1085
Average ACT
20
Receiving Aid
90%

51. Regis College

For Political Science

#1011 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$35,775
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,287

52. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

For Political Science

#1029 in North America
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,494

53. Gordon College

For Political Science

#1039 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1262
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$25,917

54. Endicott College

For Political Science

#1050 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Net Price
$38,196
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$15,951

55. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

For Political Science

#1062 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$8,496
Enrollment
994

56. Newbury College

For Political Science

#1166 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Net Price
$23,613
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,393

57. Wentworth Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#1198 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$32,430

58. Hult International Business School

For Political Science

#1283 in North America
Acceptance Rate
51%
Net Price
$48,780
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$24,970

59. Lasell College

For Political Science

#1325 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1203
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$29,401

60. American International College

For Political Science

#1352 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1025
Net Price
$20,958
Receiving Aid
98%

61. Berklee College of Music

For Political Science

#1356 in North America
Acceptance Rate
55%
Net Price
$48,055
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$17,013

62. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

For Political Science

#1382 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,380
Male:Female
63:37

63. New England College of Optometry

For Political Science

#1392 in North America
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
525
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1894

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

For Political Science

#1426 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$26,548
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$14,934

65. Nichols College

For Political Science

#1465 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1065
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$28,184

66. Massachusetts Maritime Academy

For Political Science

#1477 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$13,851
Enrollment
1,538

67. Bard College at Simon's Rock

For Political Science

#1484 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$37,869
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$38,315

68. Anna Maria College

For Political Science

#1494 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Net Price
$24,614
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,097

69. College of Our Lady of the Elms

For Political Science

#1569 in North America
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1123
Net Price
$22,889
Receiving Aid
99%

70. Massachusetts College of Art and Design

For Political Science

#1579 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$7,161
Enrollment
1,907

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Political Science

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Rhode Island 9 73
Connecticut 20 8
New Hampshire 12 74
Vermont 11 127
New York 134 5
New Jersey 27 24
Maine 13 219
Pennsylvania 100 7
Maryland 27 26
District of Columbia 10 46
Virginia 42 33
West Virginia 16 118
Ohio 62 15
North Carolina 46 19
Michigan 39 1
South Carolina 26 59
Indiana 33 36
Kentucky 25 61
Tennessee 34 45
Wisconsin 32 13
Georgia 46 42
Illinois 74 9
Alabama 23 92
Iowa 31 43
Missouri 37 44
Florida 53 35
Minnesota 28 21
Mississippi 13 182
Arkansas 16 141
Louisiana 23 102
Kansas 15 65
South Dakota 8 353
North Dakota 6 146
Nebraska 13 80
Oklahoma 19 91
Puerto Rico 13 546
Texas 79 18
Colorado 21 56
Montana 7 185
New Mexico 7 93
Utah 10 51
Idaho 7 242
Arizona 7 25
Nevada 6 126
Washington 29 6
Oregon 17 86
California 124 2
Alaska 4 331
Hawaii 6 111