Last year, 107,511 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best Political Science Colleges. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of 16,141, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, University of California-Los Angeles had the most completers of 9,017. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of Master's (11,542) and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor had the most completers of Doctor's (1,625) degree.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 10,251 | 1,898 | 5,748 | 1,529 | 1,453 | - | 63 |
| 2 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 2,344 | 1,284 | 661 | 445 | - | - | - |
| 3 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 4,725 | 1,546 | 2,475 | 1,069 | 3 | - | - |
| 4 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 15,308 | 7,931 | 5,800 | 1,625 | 362 | - | - |
| 5 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 4,886 | 1,449 | 2,617 | 795 | 97 | - | - |
| 6 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 14,064 | 8,849 | 3,977 | 1,245 | 91 | - | - |
| 7 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 16,141 | 2,416 | 11,542 | 1,478 | 1,366 | - | - |
| 8 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | 3,726 | 1,146 | 1,936 | 684 | - | - | - |
| 9 | University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | 12,039 | 8,534 | 2,775 | 761 | - | - | - |
| 10 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | 7,117 | 2,275 | 3,734 | 1,009 | 477 | - | - |
| 11 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 14,326 | 9,017 | 3,947 | 1,401 | - | - | - |
| - | Average | 107,511 | 4,213 | 4,110 | 1,095 | 550 | - | 63 |