Inside the Ivory Tower
"Inside the Ivory Tower" is a ranking of the top university graduate and undergraduate programs in international relations. The ranking is produced by the Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) Project at the College of William & Mary and is published periodically by the magazine Foreign Policy. The TRIP project attempts to interview "international relations faculty from every four-year college and university in the United States, as identified by U.S. News & World Report," although the methodology has changed over the years.[1][2][3] The survey design and compilation of results are done by the College of William & Mary's Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations.[4]
The survey began in 2005 as a survey of International Relations Scholars in the United States. One of the questions asked respondents to rank International Relations graduate schools in the U.S. The survey has since been expanded to include undergraduate programs.[5] The survey began including universities outside of the U.S. in 2009.[1] The survey was last conducted in 2014.
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 |
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 |
Graduate Inst. of Int'l and Dev. Studies |
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
2009 rankings
Methodology note for 2009 rankings: Undergraduate programs were ranked by individual country in this particular survey.[6] 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 |
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.[3]
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 |
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.[7]
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 |
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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