Political Science Best Colleges Financial Aid Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, at the best colleges in Political Science program, total 106,796 undergraduate students have awarded grant aid from federal, state, local, and/or institutes. The average amount of the awarded grant aid is $41,806 where the 2024 average tuition & fees is $57,749. For full-time first time undergraduate students (freshmen), 55%% of students (21,868 students) have awarded federal, state, local and/or institutional grant aid.
- For all undergraduate students, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 77% and Harvard University has the lowest graduation rate of 46%.
- For all undergraduate students, Princeton University has the highest amount of grant aid of $62,079 and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the lowest amount of grant aid of $16,599.
- For first-time full-time students, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 71% and Duke University has the lowest graduation rate of 42%.
- For first-time full-time students, Yale University has the highest amount of grant aid of $63,523 and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the lowest amount of grant aid of $15,121.
Political Science Best Colleges Financial Aid Comparison
The following table lists the best colleges in Political Science programs. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| Rank | College name | Tuition & Fees | All Undergraduate | Full-time First-Time Undergraduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | |||
| 4 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA Private, 4 years four-years | $59,076 ($48,949) | 4,422 | 46% | $55,433 | 1,094 | 56% | $61,801 |
| 3 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $59,710 ($47,140) | 3,221 | 61% | $62,079 | 786 | 61% | $59,792 |
| 2 | Stanford University Stanford, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $62,484 ($49,617) | 4,827 | 63% | $56,737 | 1,120 | 53% | $60,619 |
| 57 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public, 4 years four-years | $58,072 ($17,228) | 22,636 | 70% | $16,599 | 4,824 | 67% | $15,121 |
| 8 | Yale University New Haven, CT Private, 4 years four-years | $64,700 ($51,400) | 3,728 | 57% | $60,487 | 920 | 52% | $63,523 |
| 59 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $45,627 ($14,850) | 18,864 | 59% | $22,200 | 3,572 | 52% | $21,669 |
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Private, 4 years four-years | $69,045 ($51,640) | 5,002 | 57% | $49,638 | 824 | 52% | $61,061 |
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Private, 4 years four-years | $60,156 | 3,557 | 77% | $44,422 | 832 | 71% | $45,591 |
| 174 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $46,042 ($15,265) | 19,359 | 58% | $20,811 | 4,143 | 55% | $20,782 |
| 10 | Duke University Durham, NC Private, 4 years four-years | $65,805 ($53,500) | 3,643 | 53% | $50,142 | 741 | 42% | $57,444 |
| 56 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $44,524 ($13,747) | 17,537 | 55% | $21,322 | 3,012 | 46% | $21,766 |
| Average | $57,749 | 106,796 | 60% | $41,806 | 21,868 | 55% | $44,470 | |