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Largest political science and government programs in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania political science and government programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania State University | University Park | Public, 4-year | 210 |
| 2 | Temple University | Philadelphia | Public, 4-year | 129 |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 112 |
| 4 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Public, 4-year | 105 |
| 5 | Villanova University | Villanova | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 92 |
| 6 | Gettysburg College | Gettysburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 64 |
| 7 | Bucknell University | Lewisburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 62 |
| 8 | Lafayette College | Easton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 43 |
| 9 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 38 |
| 10 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester | Public, 4-year | 38 |
| 11 | Franklin and Marshall College | Lancaster | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 37 |
| 12 | Dickinson College | Carlisle | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 29 |
| 13 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | Bloomsburg | Public, 4-year | 23 |
| 14 | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 22 |
| 15 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Kutztown | Public, 4-year | 22 |
| 16 | Swarthmore College | Swarthmore | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 22 |
| 17 | Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 21 |
| 18 | Drexel University | Philadelphia | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 20 |
| 19 | Haverford College | Haverford | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 20 |
| 20 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | Indiana | Public, 4-year | 19 |
| 21 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | East Stroudsburg | Public, 4-year | 17 |
| 22 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Millersville | Public, 4-year | 17 |
| 23 | University of Scranton | Scranton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 17 |
| 24 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | Shippensburg | Public, 4-year | 17 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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