Inside the Ivory Tower

*Inside the Ivory Tower*
Categories	Higher education
Frequency	Biannual
Publisher	Foreign Policy and College of William & Mary
First issue	2005;19 years ago
Final issue	2018;6 years ago
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated April 07, 2024

Inside the Ivory Tower is a ranking of the world's best university programs in international relations. The ranking is published by the Foreign Policy magazine in collaboration with the Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) Project at the College of William & Mary. The survey is based on input from "all international relations scholars employed at a college or university who have an affiliation with a political science department or school of public policy and who teach or conduct research on issues that cross international borders."^[1]

The first TRIP Faculty Survey was conducted in 2004.^[2] One of the questions asked respondents to rank International Relations graduate schools in the U.S. The survey has since expanded to include undergraduate programs.^[3] The survey began including universities outside of the U.S. in 2009.^[4] The survey was last conducted in 2018,^[5] and asks the respondents to rank the top five international relations programs by degree level. The rankings are determined by the percentage of respondents who list a particular school.^[6]

2018 rankings

Undergraduate programs
Rank	School	Percent
1	Harvard University	51.10
2	Princeton University	49.14
3	Stanford University	41.67
4	Georgetown University (Walsh)	39.46
5	Columbia University	32.97
6	Yale University	21.08
7	University of Chicago	20.96
8	George Washington University (Elliott)	17.40
9	American University	15.20
10	University of California, Berkeley	11.64
11	University of California, San Diego	9.68
12	Dartmouth College	9.56
13	Tufts University	9.07
14	University of Michigan	8.58
15	Johns Hopkins University	7.23
16	College of William & Mary	6.86
17	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	6.37
18	Cornell University	5.76
19	University of Pennsylvania	4.53
19	Ohio State University	4.53
21	Williams College	3.68
22	Brown University (Watson)	3.31
23	University of Virginia	3.19
24	Swarthmore College	3.06
24	University of California, Los Angeles	3.06

Master's programs
Rank	School	Percent
1	Georgetown University (Walsh)	60.53
2	Harvard University (Kennedy)	49.43
3	Johns Hopkins University (SAIS)	48.30
4	Princeton University (Wilson)	37.58
5	Columbia University (SIPA)	37.45
6	Tufts University (Fletcher)	30.90
7	George Washington University (Elliott)	29.38
8	American University	21.06
9	London School of Economics	18.16
10	University of Chicago (CIR)	13.75
11	Stanford University (Dorsey)	9.08
12	University of Oxford	8.07
13	Yale University	7.82
14	University of Denver	7.31
15	University of California, San Diego	5.42
16	Syracuse University (Maxwell)	4.67
17	University of Cambridge	3.78
18	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	3.28
18	University of Michigan	3.28
20	University of California, Berkeley	2.40
20	University of Pittsburgh	2.40
22	New York University (Center for Global Affairs)	2.14
22	Sciences Po-Paris	2.14
24	Duke University (Sanford)	1.77
25	School of Oriental and African Studies	1.53

Ph.D. programs
Rank	School	Percent
1	Harvard University	62.51
2	Princeton University	53.17
3	Stanford University	48.76
4	Columbia University	32.44
5	Yale University	21.80
6	University of Chicago	21.37
7	University of California, San Diego	16.00
8	University of Michigan	15.68
9	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	13.43
10	University of California, Berkeley	12.03
11	University of Oxford	8.59
12	Cornell University	7.30
13	London School of Economics	6.66
14	The Ohio State University	5.48
15	Georgetown University	5.37
16	University of Cambridge	4.51
17	Johns Hopkins University	4.08
18	George Washington University	3.22
19	New York University (Center for Global Affairs)	2.69
19	University of Wisconsin–Madison	2.69
21	University of Minnesota	2.26
22	American University	2.15
22	Duke University	2.15
22	University of Rochester	2.15
25	University of California, Los Angeles	2.04

2014 rankings

Undergraduate programs
Rank	School	Percent
1	Harvard University	46.20
2	Princeton University	39.14
3	Stanford University	33.02
4	Georgetown University	28.06
5	Columbia University	24.37
6	University of Chicago	19.62
7	Yale University	18.67
8	George Washington University	11.39
9	American University	9.92
10	University of Michigan	9.49
11	University of California, Berkeley	8.54
12	Dartmouth College	8.23
13	University of California, San Diego	7.70
14	Tufts University	7.07
15	Cornell University	6.43
16	Johns Hopkins University	6.12
17	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	5.06
18	College of William & Mary	4.54
19	Swarthmore College	3.48
20	Williams College	2.95
21	University of California, Los Angeles	2.85
22	Brown University	2.74
22	University of Virginia	2.74
24	Ohio State University	2.64
25	Duke University	2.22

Master's programs
Rank	School	Percent
1	Georgetown University	58.61
2	Johns Hopkins University	47.76
3	Harvard University	46.31
4	Princeton University	33.33
5	Columbia University	31.21
6	Tufts University	29.08
7	George Washington University	26.06
8	American University	17.11
9	London School of Economics	13.42
10	Stanford University	5.37
11	University of Denver	5.15
12	University of Chicago	5.03
13	University of California, San Diego	4.70
14	University of Oxford	4.47
15	Yale University	3.91
16	Syracuse University (Maxwell)	3.13
17	University of California, Berkeley	2.57
18	University of Cambridge	2.35
19	University of Pittsburgh	1.79
20	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1.68
21	Monterey Institute of Int'l Studies	1.45
21	Sciences Po—Paris	1.45
21	University of Michigan	1.45
24	Geneva Graduate Institute	1.12
24	New York University	1.12
24	Texas A&M University	1.12

Ph.D. programs
Rank	School	Percent
1	Harvard University	62.51
2	Princeton University	53.17
3	Stanford University	48.76
4	Columbia University	32.44
5	Yale University	21.80
6	University of Chicago	21.37
7	University of California, San Diego	16.00
8	University of Michigan	15.68
9	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	13.43
10	University of California, Berkeley	12.03
11	University of Oxford	8.59
12	Cornell University	7.30
13	London School of Economics	6.66
14	Ohio State University	5.48
15	Georgetown University	5.37
16	University of Cambridge	4.51
17	Johns Hopkins University	4.08
18	George Washington University	3.22
19	New York University	2.69
19	University of Wisconsin—Madison	2.69
21	University of Minnesota	2.26
22	American University	2.15
22	Duke University	2.15
22	University of Rochester	2.15
25	University of California, Los Angeles	2.04

2012 rankings

Undergraduate programs
Rank	School	Percent
1	Harvard University	58
2	Princeton University (Wilson)	53
3	Stanford University	39
4	Columbia University	34
5	Georgetown University (Walsh)	33
6	Yale University (Jackson)	28
7	University of Chicago	21
8	Dartmouth College	15
9	George Washington University (Elliott)	13
10	American University (SIS)	11
11	University of California, Berkeley	10
12	Cornell University	9
13	University of Michigan (Ford)	8
14	Tufts University	7
14	Williams College	7
14	Johns Hopkins University	7
14	Swarthmore College	7
18	Duke University	6
19	Brown University	6
20	University of California, San Diego	5

Master's programs
Rank	School	Percent
1	Georgetown University (Walsh)	69
2	Johns Hopkins University (SAIS)	60
3	Harvard University (Kennedy)	57
4	Princeton University (Wilson)	44
5	Tufts University (Fletcher)	41
6	Columbia University (SIPA)	40
7	George Washington University (Elliott)	38
8	American University (SIS)	20
9	London School of Economics	12
10	University of Chicago (CIR)	8
11	University of Denver (Korbel)	7
12	Stanford University (Dorsey)	6
13	Yale University (Jackson)	6
14	Syracuse University (Maxwell)	5
15	University of California, San Diego	4
16	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	4
16	Oxford University	4
18	University of California, Berkeley (Goldman)	3
19	New York University (PoliSci Dept)	2
19	University of Michigan (Ford)	2

Ph.D. programs
Rank	School	Percent
1	Harvard University (Govt Dept)	70
2	Princeton University (Wilson)	62
3	Stanford University	54
4	Columbia University	44
5	Yale University	27
6	University of Chicago	27
7	University of California, San Diego	21
8	University of California, Berkeley	19
9	University of Michigan	18
9	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	18
11	Cornell University	11
12	University of Oxford	10
13	London School of Economics	9
14	Georgetown University	7
15	George Washington University	7
16	Johns Hopkins University	7
17	University of Cambridge	7
18	The Ohio State University	6
19	University of Rochester	5
20	New York University	4

2009 rankings

Methodology note for 2009 rankings: Undergraduate programs were ranked by individual country in this particular survey.^[7]For full undergraduate listings, see the original survey.

Ph.D. programs

Rank	School	Percent
1	Harvard University	59
2	Princeton University	42
3	Stanford University	34
4	Columbia University	31
5	Yale University	20
6	London School of Economics	19
7	University of Chicago	18
8	University of Carlifonia-Berkeley	14
8	Oxford University	14
10	University of Michigan	11
11	University of California, San Diego	10
12	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	10
13	Cornell University	9
14	University of Wales, Aberystwyth	7
15	Cambridge University	7
16	Johns Hopkins University	6
17	Georgetown University	5
18	New York University	3
19	University of California, Los Angeles	3
20	University of Minnesota	3
21	The Ohio State University	3
22	University of Rochester	3
23	Duke University	3
24	Tufts University	3
25	Australian National University	3

Master's programs

Rank	School	Percent
1	Georgetown University (SFS)	48
2	Johns Hopkins University (SAIS)	44
3	Harvard University (HKS)	43
4	Tufts University (Fletcher)	29
4	Columbia University (SIPA)	29
6	Princeton University (WWS)	25
7	London School of Economics	22
8	George Washington University (Elliott)	16
9	American University (SIS)	9
10	Oxford University	9
11	University of Chicago (CIR)	5
12	Yale University (Jackson)	4
13	Syracuse University (Maxwell)	4
14	Carleton University (Paterson)	4
15	Stanford University	4
16	Cambridge University	4
17	King's College London	3
18	University of California, San Diego	2
19	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	2
19	University of Wales, Aberystwyth	2
21	University of Denver (Korbel)	2
22	University of California, Berkeley	1
23	New York University	1
24	University of Pittsburgh (GSPIA)	1
24	University of Kentucky	1

2007 rankings

Methodology note for 2007 rankings: Only schools based in the United States were ranked in this particular survey.^[8]

Ph.D. programs

Rank	School	Percent
1	Harvard University	65
2	Princeton University	52
3	Columbia University	45
4	Stanford University	45
5	University of Chicago	30
6	Yale University	26
7	University of California, Berkeley	25
8	University of Michigan	22
9	University of California, San Diego	20
10	Cornell University	12
11	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	11
12	Johns Hopkins University	10
13	Georgetown University	8
14	Duke University	8
15	The Ohio State University	8
16	New York University	7
17	University of Minnesota	5
17	University of California, Los Angeles	5
19	Tufts University	4
20	University of Rochester	4

Master's programs

Rank	School	Percent
1	Georgetown University	65
2	Johns Hopkins University	64
3	Harvard University	46
4	Tufts University	42
5	Columbia University	39
6	Princeton University	38
7	George Washington University	28
8	American University	19
9	University of Denver	9
10	Syracuse University	7
11	University of California, San Diego	5
12	University of Chicago	4
12	Yale University	4
14	Stanford University	4
15	University of Pittsburgh	3
16	University of California, Berkeley	2
16	University of Maryland	2
18	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	2
18	Monterey Institute of International Studies	2
20	University of Southern California	2

Undergraduate programs

Rank	School	Percent
1	Harvard University	48
2	Princeton University	46
3	Stanford University	30
4	Georgetown University	28
5	Columbia University	28
6	Yale University	23
7	University of Chicago	21
8	University of California, Berkeley	12
9	Dartmouth College	11
10	George Washington University	10
11	American University	10
12	University of Michigan	9
13	Tufts University	8
14	Swarthmore College	8
14	University of California, San Diego	8
16	Cornell University	6
17	Brown University	6
18	Williams College	5
19	Duke University	5
19	Johns Hopkins University	5

2005 rankings

Methodology note for 2005 rankings: Only the graduate programs of schools based in the United States were ranked in this particular survey.^[9]

Ph.D. programs

Rank	School	Percent
1	Harvard University	75
2	Columbia University	48
3	Stanford University	47
4	Princeton University	43
5	University of Chicago	36
6	Yale University	29
7	University of Michigan	28
8	University of California, Berkeley	27
9	University of California, San Diego	16
10	Cornell University	12
11	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	11
12	Duke University	10
13	Johns Hopkins University	9
14	Georgetown University	8
15	The Ohio State University	7
16	University of Minnesota	7
17	University of California, Los Angeles	6
18	New York University	6
19	University of Rochester	4
20	Tufts University	3

Master's programs

Rank	School	Percent
1	Johns Hopkins University	65
2	Georgetown University	62
3	Harvard University	47
4	Tufts University	45
5	Columbia University	45
6	Princeton University	39
7	George Washington University	26
8	American University	16
9	Syracuse University	7
10	University of California, San Diego	5
10	University of Denver	5
12	Yale University	5
13	University of Chicago	4
14	University of Pittsburgh	4
15	University of Maryland	3
16	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	2
16	Stanford University	2
18	University of Kentucky	2
19	New York University	2
19	University of Southern California	2

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↑ "Faculty Survey". TRIP. 2014. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
↑ Peterson, Susan; Maliniak, Dan; Tierney, Michael. "Inside the Ivory Tower". Foreign Policy.
↑ "Academic Publications". Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations, TRIP. College of William & Mary. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
↑ Daniel Maliniak; Amy Oakes; Susan Peterson; Michael J. Tierney (March–April 2009). "Inside the Ivory Tower". Foreign Policy . The Slate Group . Retrieved 20 December 2017.
↑ "The Best International Relations Schools in the World". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
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↑ "Inside the Ivory Tower (2005)" (PDF). Foreign Policy. Foreign Policy magazine and the College of William & Mary. Archived from 2005 the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

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[1] "Faculty Survey". TRIP. 2014. Retrieved 2017-12-20.

[2] Peterson, Susan; Maliniak, Dan; Tierney, Michael. "Inside the Ivory Tower". Foreign Policy.

[AllPubs-3] "Academic Publications". Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations, TRIP. College of William & Mary. Retrieved 12 December 2017.

[ivorytower-4] Daniel Maliniak; Amy Oakes; Susan Peterson; Michael J. Tierney (March–April 2009). "Inside the Ivory Tower". Foreign Policy . The Slate Group . Retrieved 20 December 2017.

[5] "The Best International Relations Schools in the World". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2018-06-12.

[6] "The Best International Relations Schools in the World".

[7] "One Discipline or Many? TRIP Survey of International Relations Faculty in Ten Countries" (PDF). Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) Project - The Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations. College of William & Mary. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

[2007ranks-8] "Inside the Ivory Tower". Foreign Policy. Foreign Policy magazine and the College of William & Mary. Retrieved 20 December 2017.

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