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Largest political science and government programs in Rhode Island
Rhode Island 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 | Brown University | Providence | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 54 |
| 2 | University of Rhode Island | Kingston | Public, 4-year | 48 |
| 3 | Providence College | Providence | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 47 |
| 4 | Rhode Island College | Providence | Public, 4-year | 21 |
| 5 | Roger Williams University | Bristol | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 20 |
| 6 | Bryant University | Smithfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 7 | Johnson & Wales University | Providence | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 9 |
| 8 | Salve Regina University | Newport | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 6 |
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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