Inside the Ivory Tower

Inside the Ivory Tower

Categories	Higher education
Frequency	Varies
Publisher	Foreign Policy College of William & Mary
First issue	2005;20 years ago (2005)
Country	United States
Language	English
Website	2024 rankings

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 2024, ^[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]

2024 Rankings

The 2024 rankings were split out by degree level and specialty, with separate surveys conducted with international relations faculty, policymakers, and think tank staffers as respondents. For the first time, respondents were asked to differentiate between PhD programs for academics and policymakers in their responses.

Undergraduate Programs

International Relations Faculty Rank Country School Percent 1 USA Princeton University 48.37 2 USA Harvard University 46.65 3 USA Georgetown University 43.59 4 USA Stanford University 42.83 5 USA Columbia University 29.83 6 USA University of Chicago 23.33 7 USA Yale University 17.4 8 USA American University 15.49 9 USA George Washington University 14.91 10 USA Dartmouth College 14.72 11 USA University of California, San Diego 11.85 12 USA University of California, Berkeley 10.52 13 USA University of Michigan 10.33 14 USA Johns Hopkins University 10.13 14 USA Tufts University 10.13 16 USA William & Mary College 9.56 17 USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology 8.22 18 USA University of Pennsylvania 5.93 19 USA Brown University 5.35 20 USA Swarthmore College 4.02 20 USA University of Denver 4.02 22 USA Ohio State University 3.82 22 USA University of California, Los Angeles 3.82 24 USA Cornell University 3.63 25 USA University of Virginia 3.44

Policymakers Rank Country School Percent 1 USA Georgetown University 70.39 2 USA Harvard University 61.18 3 USA Princeton University 42.11 4 USA Stanford University 38.82 5 USA Johns Hopkins University 30.92 6 USA Yale University 28.95 7 USA Tufts University 27.63 8 USA George Washington University 25 9 USA Columbia University 22.37 10 USA American University 11.18 10 USA University of Chicago 11.18 12 USA University of California, Berkeley 8.55 13 USA University of Virginia 6.58 14 USA William & Mary College 4.61 15 USA University of Michigan 3.95 15 USA University of Texas at Austin 3.95 17 USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3.29 18 USA Brown University 2.63 18 USA New York University 2.63 18 USA University of Pennsylvania 2.63 18 USA Williams College 2.63 22 USA Cornell University 1.97 22 USA Dartmouth College 1.97 22 USA Duke University 1.97 22 USA Middlebury College 1.97 22 USA Syracuse University 1.97 22 USA Texas A&M University 1.97 22 USA United States Military Academy 1.97 22 USA University of California, Los Angeles 1.97

Think Tank Staffers Rank Country School Percent 1 USA Georgetown University 65.12 2 USA Harvard University 64.34 3 USA Princeton University 47.29 4 USA Stanford University 44.19 5 USA Columbia University 40.31 6 USA Yale University 29.46 7 USA Johns Hopkins University 27.13 8 USA George Washington University 21.71 9 USA Tufts University 16.28 10 USA University of Chicago 14.73 11 USA American University 6.98 11 USA University of California, Berkeley 6.98 13 USA University of California, San Diego 6.2 14 USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5.43 15 USA Cornell University 3.88 15 USA University of Pennsylvania 3.88 15 USA William & Mary College 3.88 15 USA Williams College 3.88 19 USA Dartmouth College 3.1 20 USA Brown University 2.33 20 USA New York University 2.33 20 USA University of Michigan 2.33 20 USA University of Virginia 2.33 24 USA Duke University 1.55 24 USA Northwestern University 1.55 24 USA Swarthmore College 1.55 24 USA Texas A&M University 1.55 24 USA University of California, Davis 1.55 24 USA University of California, Los Angeles 1.55 24 USA University of Denver 1.55 24 USA University of Southern California 1.55 24 USA University of Washington 1.55

Master's Programs

International Relations Faculty Rank Country School Percent 1 USA Georgetown University (Walsh) 75.34 2 USA Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) 59.03 3 USA Harvard University (Kennedy) 52.23 4 USA Columbia University (SIPA) 39.61 5 USA Princeton University (SPIA) 34.37 6 USA George Washington University (Elliott) 33.2 7 USA Tufts University 32.04 8 USA American University 22.52 9 UK London School of Economics 13.59 10 USA University of Chicago 12.04 11 USA Stanford University 8.16 12 USA University of Denver 7.77 13 USA Yale University 6.41 14 USA University of California, San Diego 4.66 15 France Sciences Po-Paris 4.27 16 USA Syracuse University (Maxwell) 4.08 17 USA University of Oxford 3.69 18 USA Texas A&M University (Bush) 3.11 19 USA University of Texas at Austin (LBJ) 2.72 20 Switzerland Geneva Graduate Institute 2.33 21 UK King's College London 2.14 21 UK University of Cambridge 2.14 21 USA University of Michigan (Ford) 2.14 24 USA New York University 1.75 25 USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1.55

Policymakers Rank Country School Percent 1 USA Georgetown University (Walsh) 67.39 2 USA Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) 61.59 3 USA Harvard University (Kennedy) 58.7 4 USA Tufts University 39.13 5 USA Princeton University (SPIA) 34.78 6 USA Columbia University (SIPA) 26.81 7 UK London School of Economics 20.29 8 USA George Washington University (Elliott) 17.39 9 USA Stanford University 14.49 10 USA American University 12.32 10 USA Yale University 12.32 12 UK University of Oxford 11.59 13 USA University of Chicago 5.8 14 France Sciences Po-Paris 4.35 15 UK King's College London 3.62 16 USA National War College 2.9 16 USA University of California, Berkeley 2.9 18 USA National Defense University 2.17 18 UK University of Cambridge 2.17 18 USA University of Denver 2.17 18 USA University of Pennsylvania 2.17 18 USA University of Texas at Austin (LBJ) 2.17 18 USA University of Virginia (Batten) 2.17 24 USA Duke University (Sanford) 1.45 24 USA George Mason University 1.45 24 USA Liberty University 1.45 24 USA Naval Postgraduate School 1.45 24 China Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University 1.45 24 USA University of Michigan (Ford) 1.45 24 USA University of Pittsburgh (GSPIA) 1.45 24 USA College of William & Mary 1.45

Think Tank Staffers Rank Country School Percent 1 USA Georgetown University (Walsh) 73.17 2 USA Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) 65.85 3 USA Harvard University (Kennedy) 52.03 4 USA Columbia University (SIPA) 42.28 5 USA Tufts University 39.84 6 USA Princeton University (SPIA) 38.21 7 USA George Washington University (Elliott) 21.14 8 UK London School of Economics 17.07 9 UK University of Oxford 16.26 10 USA Stanford University 13.01 11 USA Yale University 8.94 12 USA American University 8.13 13 USA University of California, San Diego 6.5 13 France Sciences Po-Paris 6.5 15 USA University of Chicago 5.69 16 UK King's College London 3.25 16 USA New York University 3.25 16 USA University of California, Berkeley 3.25 19 UK University of Cambridge 2.44 20 Switzerland Geneva Graduate Institute 1.63 20 USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1.63 20 Singapore National University of Singapore 1.63 20 USA Texas A&M University (Bush) 1.63 20 UK University of London 1.63 20 USA University of Michigan (Ford) 1.63 20 USA University of Texas at Austin (LBJ) 1.63 20 USA University of Virginia (Batten) 1.63

PhD Programs - Academic

International Relations Faculty Rank Country School Percent 1 USA Harvard University 64.65 2 USA Princeton University 60.3 3 USA Stanford University 59.36 4 USA Columbia University 38 5 USA University of Chicago 27.6 6 USA Yale University 27.03 7 USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology 20.04 7 USA University of California, San Diego 20.04 9 USA University of Michigan 17.58 10 USA University of California, Berkeley 17.01 11 UK University of Oxford 12.85 12 USA Georgetown University 11.53 13 UK London School of Economics 7.94 14 USA Cornell University 6.24 15 USA Johns Hopkins University 6.05 16 UK University of Cambridge 5.86 17 USA Ohio State University 5.48 18 USA University of Pennsylvania 5.29 19 USA George Washington University 4.91 19 USA New York University 4.91 21 USA American University 4.16 22 USA University of California, Los Angeles 3.78 23 USA Duke University 2.65 24 USA Tufts University 1.89 24 USA University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 1.89

Policymakers Rank Country School Percent 1 USA Harvard University 85.53 2 USA Stanford University 56.58 3 USA Princeton University 51.32 4 USA Yale University 42.11 5 UK University of Oxford 34.21 6 USA Georgetown University 31.58 7 USA Columbia University 27.63 8 USA Johns Hopkins University 25 9 USA University of Chicago 19.74 10 UK London School of Economics 17.11 11 USA University of California, Berkeley 13.16 12 USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11.84 12 UK University of Cambridge 11.84 14 USA Tufts University 7.89 15 USA George Washington University 5.26 16 USA American University 3.95 16 USA Duke University 3.95 16 USA University of Michigan 3.95 19 UK King's College London 2.63 19 USA New York University 2.63 19 France Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University 2.63 22 USA Dartmouth College 1.32 22 France Sciences Po 1.32 22 USA University of California, Los Angeles 1.32 22 USA University of Denver 1.32 22 USA University of Notre Dame 1.32 22 USA University of Pennsylvania 1.32 22 USA University of Texas at Austin 1.32

Think Tank Staffers Rank Country School Percent 1 USA Harvard University 77.08 2 USA Princeton University 55.21 2 USA Stanford University 55.21 4 USA Columbia University 46.88 5 USA Yale University 33.33 6 UK University of Oxford 25 7 USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology 23.96 8 USA Georgetown University 22.92 9 USA University of Chicago 19.79 10 USA Johns Hopkins University 16.67 11 USA University of California, Berkeley 13.54 12 USA Tufts University 11.46 13 UK University of Cambridge 8.33 14 USA University of California, San Diego 7.29 14 USA University of Michigan 7.29 16 UK London School of Economics 6.25 17 France Sciences Po 5.21 18 USA George Washington University 4.17 19 USA Cornell University 3.12 20 USA American University 2.08 20 USA Duke University 2.08 20 USA Ohio State University 2.08 20 USA University of California, Los Angeles 2.08 24 Australia Australian National University 1.04 24 UK King's College London 1.04 24 Singapore National University of Singapore 1.04 24 USA New York University 1.04 24 USA Northwestern University 1.04 24 USA Pennsylvania State University 1.04 24 USA University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 1.04 24 UK University of London 1.04 24 USA University of Pennsylvania 1.04 24 UK University of St. Andrews 1.04 24 USA University of Virginia 1.04 24 USA University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 1.04

PhD Programs - Policymakers

International Relations Faculty Rank Country School Percent 1 USA Harvard University 64.27 2 USA Georgetown University 58.24 3 USA Princeton University 38.75 4 USA Johns Hopkins University 36.43 5 USA Columbia University 35.03 6 USA Stanford University 23.9 7 USA George Washington University 23.67 8 USA Tufts University 20.65 9 USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology 19.26 10 UK London School of Economics 18.1 11 USA American University 17.4 12 UK University of Oxford 15.55 13 USA University of Chicago 12.3 14 USA Yale University 11.37 15 UK University of Cambridge 7.42 16 USA University of California, San Diego 4.41 17 USA University of California, Berkeley 4.18 17 USA University of Michigan 4.18 19 France Sciences Po 3.94 20 Switzerland Geneva Graduate Institute 3.25 21 UK King's College London 2.55 21 USA University of Denver 2.55 23 USA New York University 2.09 24 USA Duke University 1.86 25 USA University of Maryland, College Park 1.62

Policymakers Rank Country School Percent 1 USA Harvard University 72.92 2 USA Georgetown University 44.79 2 USA Princeton University 44.79 4 USA Stanford University 43.75 5 USA Johns Hopkins University 33.33 6 USA Columbia University 26.04 7 USA Yale University 25 8 UK University of Oxford 21.88 9 USA Tufts University 19.79 10 UK London School of Economics 17.71 11 USA University of Chicago 14.58 12 USA American University 13.54 13 USA University of California, Berkeley 9.38 14 USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology 8.33 15 USA George Washington University 7.29 16 UK King's College London 6.25 16 UK University of Cambridge 6.25 18 USA University of Michigan 5.21 19 France Sciences Po 4.17 20 USA Duke University 3.12 20 USA University of Pennsylvania 3.12 22 USA Northwestern University 2.08 23 USA Boston University 1.04 23 USA Florida International University 1.04 23 USA Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School 1.04 23 Switzerland Geneva Graduate Institute 1.04 23 USA George Mason University 1.04 23 UK Imperial College London 1.04 23 USA Liberty University 1.04 23 USA Missouri State University 1.04 23 USA New York University 1.04 23 USA Syracuse University 1.04 23 USA Texas A&M University 1.04 23 USA Ohio State University 1.04 23 China Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University 1.04 23 USA University of California, San Diego 1.04 23 USA University of Denver 1.04 23 USA University of Miami 1.04 23 France Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University 1.04 23 UK University of Sussex 1.04 23 USA University of Virginia 1.04 23 USA University of Washington 1.04 23 USA Wake Forest University 1.04

Think Tank Staffers Rank Country School Percent 1 USA Harvard University 66.67 2 USA Georgetown University 49.43 3 USA Johns Hopkins University 44.83 4 USA Columbia University 41.38 5 USA Princeton University 33.33 6 USA Stanford University 31.03 7 UK University of Oxford 27.59 8 USA Tufts University 24.14 9 USA George Washington University 19.54 10 UK London School of Economics 17.24 11 USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology 16.09 12 USA Yale University 13.79 13 USA American University 9.2 13 USA University of Chicago 9.2 15 UK University of Cambridge 8.05 16 UK King's College London 5.75 17 France Sciences Po 4.6 18 USA University of California, Berkeley 3.45 18 USA University of California, San Diego 3.45 18 UK University of London 3.45 21 USA George Mason University 2.3 21 UK University College London 2.3 21 USA University of Notre Dame 2.3 21 USA University of Texas at Austin 2.3 21 USA University of Virginia 2.3

2018 Rankings

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

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

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

2014 Rankings

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

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

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

2012 Rankings

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

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

Ph.D. programs Rank Country School Percent 1 USA Harvard University (Govt Dept) 70 2 USA Princeton University (Wilson) 62 3 USA Stanford University 54 4 USA Columbia University 44 5 USA Yale University 27 6 USA University of Chicago 27 7 USA University of California, San Diego 21 8 USA University of California, Berkeley 19 9 USA University of Michigan 18 9 USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology 18 11 USA Cornell University 11 12 UK University of Oxford 10 13 UK London School of Economics 9 14 USA Georgetown University 7 15 USA George Washington University 7 16 USA Johns Hopkins University 7 17 UK University of Cambridge 7 18 USA The Ohio State University 6 19 USA University of Rochester 5 20 USA 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 Country School Percent 1 USA Harvard University 59 2 USA Princeton University 42 3 USA Stanford University 34 4 USA Columbia University 31 5 USA Yale University 20 6 UK London School of Economics 19 7 USA University of Chicago 18 8 USA University of Carlifonia-Berkeley 14 8 UK Oxford University 14 10 USA University of Michigan 11 11 USA University of California, San Diego 10 12 USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10 13 USA Cornell University 9 14 UK University of Wales, Aberystwyth 7 15 UK Cambridge University 7 16 USA Johns Hopkins University 6 17 USA Georgetown University 5 18 USA New York University 3 19 USA University of California, Los Angeles 3 20 USA University of Minnesota 3 21 USA The Ohio State University 3 22 USA University of Rochester 3 23 USA Duke University 3 24 USA Tufts University 3 25 Australia Australian National University 3

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

References

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External links

• Foreign Policy's 2024 Top International Relations Schools
• Foreign Policy's 2018 Ivory Tower Rankings
• Foreign Policy's 2012 Ivory Tower homepage and link to rankings
• 2009 Rankings
• 2007 Ivory Tower Rankings
• 2005 Ivory Tower Rankings
• TRIP Faculty Survey Archived 2017-10-26 at the Wayback Machine