A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. This program frequently includes in depth instruction in political philosophy, comparative government and politics, political theory, public opinion, studies of the government and politics of specific countries, political parties and interest groups, political research methods, and studies of specific political institutions and processes.
The directory below includes regionally and/or nationally accredited Political Science and Government schools, colleges and universities.
Abilene Christian University
Phone Number: | (325) 674-2000 |
Website: | www.acu.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – other |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 5,265 (4,202 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
Adelphi University
Phone Number: | (516) 877-3000 |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large suburb |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 11,266 (5,977 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
Adrian College
Phone Number: | (517) 265-5161 |
Website: | www.adrian.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree |
Campus setting: | Distant town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 1,506 (1,506 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
Agnes Scott College
Phone Number: | (404) 471-6000 |
Website: | www.agnesscott.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large suburb |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 948 (906 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 9 to 1 |
Alabama A & M University
Phone Number: | (256) 372-5000 |
Website: | www.aamu.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 6,149 (4,978 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 17 to 1 |
Alabama State University
Phone Number: | (334) 229-4400 |
Website: | www.alasu.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 6,806 (5,455 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 17 to 1 |
Albany State University
Phone Number: | (229) 430-4600 |
Website: | www.asurams.edu/ |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 4,832 (4,242 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 19 to 1 |
Albertus Magnus College
Phone Number: | (203) 773-8550 |
Website: | www.albertus.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 2,943 (2,312 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 15 to 1 |
Albion College
Phone Number: | (517) 629-1000 |
Website: | www.albion.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Distant town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 1,878 (1,878 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Albright College
Phone Number: | (610) 921-2381 |
Website: | www.albright.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 2,601 (2,505 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
Alcorn State University
Phone Number: | (601) 877-6100 |
Website: | www.alcorn.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate |
Campus setting: | Distant rural community |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 3,861 (3,053 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
Alderson Broaddus College
Phone Number: | (304) 457-1700 |
Website: | www.ab.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree |
Campus setting: | Distant town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 803 (660 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Alfred University
Phone Number: | (607) 871-2111 |
Website: | www.alfred.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
Campus setting: | Remote town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 2,670 (2,015 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 14 to 1 |
Allegheny College
Phone Number: | (814) 332-3100 |
Website: | www.allegheny.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Distant town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 2,204 (2,204 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Alma College
Phone Number: | (989) 463-7111 |
Website: | www.alma.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Distant town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 1,419 (1,419 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Alpena Community College
Phone Number: | (989) 356-9021 |
Website: | www.alpenacc.edu |
School Type: | 2-year public |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree |
Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
Campus housing: | No |
Student Population: | 2,604 (2,604 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 17 to 1 |
Alvernia University
Phone Number: | (610) 796-8200 |
Website: | www.alvernia.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 4,216 (3,032 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 16 to 1 |
Alverno College
Phone Number: | (414) 382-6000 |
Website: | www.alverno.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 3,124 (2,644 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
American International College
Phone Number: | (413) 737-7000 |
Website: | www.aic.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 3,869 (1,845 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
American Jewish University
Phone Number: | 310E12 |
Website: | www.ajula.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 241 (97 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 3 to 1 |
Our Lady of the Lake University-San Antonio
Phone Number: | (210) 434-6711 |
Website: | www.ollusa.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 2,937 (1,705 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
Peace College
Phone Number: | (919) 508-2000 |
Website: | www.peace.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 806 (806 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Admissions: | admissions.peace.edu/ |
Financial Aid: | admissions.peace.edu/financial.html |
Online Application: | www.ncmentor.org/Applications/NC_Independents_C… |
Pitzer College
Phone Number: | (909) 621-8000 |
Website: | www.pitzer.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large suburb |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 1,060 (1,060 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.pitzer.edu/admission/ |
Financial Aid: | www.pitzer.edu/admission/financial_aid/index.asp |
Online Application: | www.pitzer.edu/admission/applying/forms_applica… |
Regis College
Phone Number: | (781) 768-7000 |
Website: | www.regiscollege.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – professional practice |
Campus setting: | Large suburb |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 2,092 (1,157 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.regiscollege.edu/undergraduate programs/adm… |
Financial Aid: | www.regiscollege.edu/costs financialaid/index.cfm |
Online Application: | www.regiscollege.edu/undergraduate programs/app… |
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Phone Number: | (507) 457-1600 |
Website: | www.smumn.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Distant town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 8,267 (2,416 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 15 to 1 |
Sojourner-Douglass College
Phone Number: | (410) 276-0306 |
Website: | www.sdc.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate 4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | No |
Student Population: | 1,777 (1,655 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
Swarthmore College
Phone Number: | (610) 328-8000 |
Website: | www.swarthmore.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large suburb |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 1,513 (1,513 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 7 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.swarthmore.edu/admissions |
Financial Aid: | www.swarthmore.edu/financialaid.xml |
Online Application: | www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Default.aspx |
Thomas College
Phone Number: | (207) 859-1111 |
Website: | www.thomas.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree |
Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 1,148 (854 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 20 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.thomas.edu/admiss/ |
Financial Aid: | www.thomas.edu/fa/ |
Online Application: | www.thomas.edu/infonet/app.asp |
Trevecca Nazarene University
Phone Number: | (615) 248-1200 |
Website: | www.trevecca.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 3,233 (1,613 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 15 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.trevecca.edu/admissions |
University of Akron Main Campus
Phone Number: | (330) 972-7111 |
Website: | www.uakron.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Midsize city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 29,090 (23,110 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.uakron.edu/admissions/ |
Financial Aid: | www.uakron.edu/finaid/ |
Online Application: | www.uakron.edu/admissions/onLineApplInst.php |
University of California-Davis
Phone Number: | (530) 752-1011 |
Website: | www.ucdavis.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Small suburb |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 33,069 (26,478 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 14 to 1 |
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Phone Number: | (513) 556-6000 |
Website: | www.uc.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree 4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 35,005 (24,117 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Admissions: | admissions.uc.edu/ |
Financial Aid: | financialaid.uc.edu/ |
Online Application: | admissions.uc.edu/apply.html |
University of Connecticut
Phone Number: | (860) 486-2000 |
Website: | www.uconn.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Finge town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 27,011 (17,830 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 15 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.admissions.uconn.edu/ |
Financial Aid: | financialaid.uconn.edu/ |
Online Application: | www.admissions.uconn.edu/apply/survey.php |
University of Hartford
Phone Number: | (860) 768-4100 |
Website: | www.hartford.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 8,760 (6,334 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
Admissions: | admission.hartford.edu |
Financial Aid: | admission.hartford.edu\finaid |
Online Application: | admission.hartford.edu\apply |
University of Maryland-University College
Phone Number: | (301) 985-7000 |
Website: | www.umuc.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree 4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – professional practice |
Campus setting: | Large suburb |
Campus housing: | No |
Student Population: | 50,697 (33,953 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 26 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.umuc.edu/students/admissions.shtml |
Financial Aid: | www.umuc.edu/financialaid/homepage.shtml |
Online Application: | www.umuc.edu/students/admissions.shtml |
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Phone Number: | (218) 726-8000 |
Website: | www.d.umn.edu/ |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – professional practice |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 12,575 (11,239 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 24 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.d.umn.edu/admissions/ |
Financial Aid: | www.d.umn.edu/fareg/ |
Online Application: | www.d.umn.edu/admissions/online.html |
University of New Haven
Phone Number: | (203) 932-7000 |
Website: | www.newhaven.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
Campus setting: | Large suburb |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 6,361 (4,074 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.newhaven.edu/admissions/ugrad/ |
Financial Aid: | www.newhaven.edu/admissions/ugrad/affordable/ |
Online Application: | www.newhaven.edu/prospective/15183/ |
University of Northern Iowa
Phone Number: | (319) 273-2311 |
Website: | www.uni.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – other |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 16,310 (13,134 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 22 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.uni.edu/admissions/ |
Financial Aid: | www.uni.edu/finaid/ |
Online Application: | www.uni.edu/admissions/apply/documents/undergra… |
University of Pennsylvania
Phone Number: | (215) 898-5000 |
Website: | www.upenn.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree 4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree Doctor’s degree – other |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 27,135 (12,981 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
University of Saint Francis-Ft Wayne
Phone Number: | (260) 399-7700 |
Website: | www.sf.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 2,425 (1,979 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 20 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.sf.edu/sf/admissions |
Financial Aid: | www.sf.edu/sf/admissions/financial-aid |
Online Application: | www.sf.edu/sf/apply |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Phone Number: | (206) 543-2100 |
Website: | www.washington.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 49,323 (35,420 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Admissions: | admit.washington.edu/admission/ |
Financial Aid: | www.washington.edu/students/osfa/ |
Online Application: | admit.washington.edu/admission/ |
Ursuline College
Phone Number: | (440) 449-4200 |
Website: | www.ursuline.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – professional practice |
Campus setting: | Large suburb |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 1,836 (1,264 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 9 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.ursuline.edu |
Financial Aid: | www.ursuline.edu |
Online Application: | www.ursuline.edu |
Western Michigan University
Phone Number: | (269) 387-3530 |
Website: | www.wmich.edu |
School Type: | 4-year public |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Small city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 28,448 (21,611 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
Western Oklahoma State College
Phone Number: | (580) 477-2000 |
Website: | www.wosc.edu |
School Type: | 2-year public |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate’s degree |
Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 3,315 (3,315 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 33 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.wosc.edu/admissions |
Financial Aid: | www.wosc.edu/finaid |
Online Application: | www.wosc.edu/apply |
Whitman College
Phone Number: | (509) 527-5111 |
Website: | www.whitman.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree |
Campus setting: | Remote town |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 1,606 (1,606 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.whitman.edu/admission/ |
Financial Aid: | www.whitman.edu/content/financial_aid/ |
Online Application: | www.whitman.edu/content/admission/apply-to-whitman |
Xavier University
Phone Number: | (513) 745-3000 |
Website: | www.xavier.edu |
School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – professional practice |
Campus setting: | Large city |
Campus housing: | Yes |
Student Population: | 8,354 (4,534 undergraduate) |
Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 14 to 1 |
Admissions: | www.xavier.edu/admission |
Financial Aid: | www.xavier.edu/financial-aid |
Online Application: | www.xavier.edu/admission/apply.cfm |
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