Inside the Ivory Tower

*Inside the Ivory Tower*
Categories	Higher education
Frequency	Biannual
Publisher	Foreign Policy and College of William & Mary
First issue	2005; 19 years ago
Final issue	2018; 6 years ago
Country	United States
Language	English

Inside the Ivory Tower is a ranking of the world's best university programs in international relations. The ranking is published by the Foreign Policy magazine in collaboration with the Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) Project at the College of William & Mary. The survey is based on input from "all international relations scholars employed at a college or university who have an affiliation with a political science department or school of public policy and who teach or conduct research on issues that cross international borders."^[1]

The first TRIP Faculty Survey was conducted in 2004.^[2] One of the questions asked respondents to rank International Relations graduate schools in the U.S. The survey has since expanded to include undergraduate programs.^[3] The survey began including universities outside of the U.S. in 2009.^[4] The survey was last conducted in 2018,^[5] and asks the respondents to rank the top five international relations programs by degree level. The rankings are determined by the percentage of respondents who list a particular school.^[6]

2018 rankings[edit]

Undergraduate programs
Rank	Country	School	Percent
1	USA	Harvard University	51.10
2	USA	Princeton University	49.14
3	USA	Stanford University	41.67
4	USA	Georgetown University (Walsh)	39.46
5	USA	Columbia University	32.97
6	USA	Yale University	21.08
7	USA	University of Chicago	20.96
8	USA	George Washington University (Elliott)	17.40
9	USA	American University	15.20
10	USA	University of California, Berkeley	11.64
11	USA	University of California, San Diego	9.68
12	USA	Dartmouth College	9.56
13	USA	Tufts University	9.07
14	USA	University of Michigan	8.58
15	USA	Johns Hopkins University	7.23
16	USA	College of William & Mar	6.86
17	USA	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	6.37
18	USA	Cornell University	5.76
19	USA	University of Pennsylvania	4.53
19	USA	Ohio State University	4.53
21	USA	Williams College	3.68
22	USA	Brown University (Watson)	3.31
23	USA	University of Virginia	3.19
24	USA	Swarthmore College	3.06
24	USA	University of California, Los Angeles	3.06

Master's programs
Rank	Country	School	Percent
1	USA	Georgetown University (Walsh)	60.53
2	USA	Harvard University (Kennedy)	49.43
3	USA	Johns Hopkins University (SAIS)	48.30
4	USA	Princeton University (Wilson)	37.58
5	USA	Columbia University (SIPA)	37.45
6	USA	Tufts University (Fletcher)	30.90
7	USA	George Washington University (Elliott)	29.38
8	USA	American University	21.06
9	UK	London School of Economics	18.16
10	USA	University of Chicago (CIR)	13.75
11	USA	Stanford University (Dorsey)	9.08
12	UK	University of Oxford	8.07
13	USA	Yale University	7.82
14	USA	University of Denver	7.31
15	USA	University of California, San Diego	5.42
16	USA	Syracuse University (Maxwell)	4.67
17	UK	University of Cambridge	3.78
18	USA	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	3.28
18	USA	University of Michigan	3.28
20	USA	University of California, Berkeley	2.40
20	USA	University of Pittsburgh	2.40
22	USA	New York University (Center for Global Affairs)	2.14
22	France	Sciences Po-Paris	2.14
24	USA	Duke University (Sanford)	1.77
25	UK	School of Oriental and African Studies	1.53

Ph.D. programs
Rank	Country	School	Percent
1	USA	Harvard University	62.51
2	USA	Princeton University	53.17
3	USA	Stanford University	48.76
4	USA	Columbia University	32.44
5	USA	Yale University	21.80
6	USA	University of Chicago	21.37
7	USA	University of California, San Diego	16.00
8	USA	University of Michigan	15.68
9	USA	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	13.43
10	USA	University of California, Berkeley	12.03
11	UK	University of Oxford	8.59
12	USA	Cornell University	7.30
13	UK	London School of Economics	6.66
14	USA	The Ohio State University	5.48
15	USA	Georgetown University	5.37
16	UK	University of Cambridge	4.51
17	USA	Johns Hopkins University	4.08
18	USA	George Washington University	3.22
19	USA	New York University (Center for Global Affairs)	2.69
19	USA	University of Wisconsin–Madison	2.69
21	USA	University of Minnesota	2.26
22	USA	American University	2.15
22	USA	Duke University	2.15
22	USA	University of Rochester	2.15
25	USA	University of California, Los Angeles	2.04

2014 rankings[edit]

Undergraduate programs
Rank	Country	School	Percent
1	USA	Harvard University	46.20
2	USA	Princeton University	39.14
3	USA	Stanford University	33.02
4	USA	Georgetown University	28.06
5	USA	Columbia University	24.37
6	USA	University of Chicago	19.62
7	USA	Yale University	18.67
8	USA	George Washington University	11.39
9	USA	American University	9.92
10	USA	University of Michigan	9.49
11	USA	University of California, Berkeley	8.54
12	USA	Dartmouth College	8.23
13	USA	University of California, San Diego	7.70
14	USA	Tufts University	7.07
15	USA	Cornell University	6.43
16	USA	Johns Hopkins University	6.12
17	USA	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	5.06
18	USA	College of William & Mary	4.54
19	USA	Swarthmore College	3.48
20	USA	Williams College	2.95
21	USA	University of California, Los Angeles	2.85
22	USA	Brown University	2.74
22	USA	University of Virginia	2.74
24	USA	Ohio State University	2.64
25	USA	Duke University	2.22

Master's programs
Rank	Country	School	Percent
1	USA	Georgetown University	58.61
2	USA	Johns Hopkins University	47.76
3	USA	Harvard University	46.31
4	USA	Princeton University	33.33
5	USA	Columbia University	31.21
6	USA	Tufts University	29.08
7	USA	George Washington University	26.06
8	USA	American University	17.11
9	UK	London School of Economics	13.42
10	USA	Stanford University	5.37
11	USA	University of Denver	5.15
12	USA	University of Chicago	5.03
13	USA	University of California, San Diego	4.70
14	UK	University of Oxford	4.47
15	USA	Yale University	3.91
16	USA	Syracuse University (Maxwell)	3.13
17	USA	University of California, Berkeley	2.57
18	USA	University of Cambridge	2.35
19	USA	University of Pittsburgh	1.79
20	USA	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1.68
21	USA	Monterey Institute of Int'l Studies	1.45
21	France	Sciences Po—Paris	1.45
21	USA	University of Michigan	1.45
24	Switzerland	Geneva Graduate Institute	1.12
24	USA	New York University	1.12
24	USA	Texas A&M University	1.12

Ph.D. programs
Rank	Country	School	Percent
1	USA	Harvard University	62.51
2	USA	Princeton University	53.17
3	USA	Stanford University	48.76
4	USA	Columbia University	32.44
5	USA	Yale University	21.80
6	USA	University of Chicago	21.37
7	USA	University of California, San Diego	16.00
8	USA	University of Michigan	15.68
9	USA	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	13.43
10	USA	University of California, Berkeley	12.03
11	UK	University of Oxford	8.59
12	USA	Cornell University	7.30
13	UK	London School of Economics	6.66
14	USA	Ohio State University	5.48
15	USA	Georgetown University	5.37
16	UK	University of Cambridge	4.51
17	USA	Johns Hopkins University	4.08
18	USA	George Washington University	3.22
19	USA	New York University	2.69
19	USA	University of Wisconsin—Madison	2.69
21	USA	University of Minnesota	2.26
22	USA	American University	2.15
22	USA	Duke University	2.15
22	USA	University of Rochester	2.15
25	USA	University of California, Los Angeles	2.04

2012 rankings[edit]

Undergraduate programs
Rank	Country	School	Percent
1	USA	Harvard University	58
2	USA	Princeton University (Wilson)	53
3	USA	Stanford University	39
4	USA	Columbia University	34
5	USA	Georgetown University (Walsh)	33
6	USA	Yale University (Jackson)	28
7	USA	University of Chicago	21
8	USA	Dartmouth College	15
9	USA	George Washington University (Elliott)	13
10	USA	American University (SIS)	11
11	USA	University of California, Berkeley	10
12	USA	Cornell University	9
13	USA	University of Michigan (Ford)	8
14	USA	Tufts University	7
14	USA	Williams College	7
14	USA	Johns Hopkins University	7
14	USA	Swarthmore College	7
18	USA	Duke University	6
19	USA	Brown University	6
20	USA	University of California, San Diego	5

Master's programs
Rank	Country	School	Percent
1	USA	Georgetown University (Walsh)	69
2	USA	Johns Hopkins University (SAIS)	60
3	USA	Harvard University (Kennedy)	57
4	USA	Princeton University (Wilson)	44
5	USA	Tufts University (Fletcher)	41
6	USA	Columbia University (SIPA)	40
7	USA	George Washington University (Elliott)	38
8	USA	American University (SIS)	20
9	UK	London School of Economics	12
10	USA	University of Chicago (CIR)	8
11	USA	University of Denver (Korbel)	7
12	USA	Stanford University (Dorsey)	6
13	USA	Yale University (Jackson)	6
14	USA	Syracuse University (Maxwell)	5
15	USA	University of California, San Diego	4
16	USA	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	4
16	UK	Oxford University	4
18	USA	University of California, Berkeley (Goldman)	3
19	USA	New York University (PoliSci Dept)	2
19	USA	University of Michigan (Ford)	2

Ph.D. programs
Rank	Country	School	Percent
1	USA	Harvard University (Govt Dept)	70
2	USA	Princeton University (Wilson)	62
3	USA	Stanford University	54
4	USA	Columbia University	44
5	USA	Yale University	27
6	USA	University of Chicago	27
7	USA	University of California, San Diego	21
8	USA	University of California, Berkeley	19
9	USA	University of Michigan	18
9	USA	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	18
11	USA	Cornell University	11
12	UK	University of Oxford	10
13	UK	London School of Economics	9
14	USA	Georgetown University	7
15	USA	George Washington University	7
16	USA	Johns Hopkins University	7
17	UK	University of Cambridge	7
18	USA	The Ohio State University	6
19	USA	University of Rochester	5
20	USA	New York University	4

2009 rankings[edit]

Methodology note for 2009 rankings: Undergraduate programs were ranked by individual country in this particular survey.^[7] For full undergraduate listings, see the original survey.

Ph.D. programs

Rank	Country	School	Percent
1	USA	Harvard University	59
2	USA	Princeton University	42
3	USA	Stanford University	34
4	USA	Columbia University	31
5	USA	Yale University	20
6	UK	London School of Economics	19
7	USA	University of Chicago	18
8	USA	University of Carlifonia-Berkeley	14
8	UK	Oxford University	14
10	USA	University of Michigan	11
11	USA	University of California, San Diego	10
12	USA	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	10
13	USA	Cornell University	9
14	UK	University of Wales, Aberystwyth	7
15	UK	Cambridge University	7
16	USA	Johns Hopkins University	6
17	USA	Georgetown University	5
18	USA	New York University	3
19	USA	University of California, Los Angeles	3
20	USA	University of Minnesota	3
21	USA	The Ohio State University	3
22	USA	University of Rochester	3
23	USA	Duke University	3
24	USA	Tufts University	3
25	Australia	Australian National University	3

Master's programs

Rank	Country	School	Percent
1	USA	Georgetown University (SFS)	48
2	USA	Johns Hopkins University (SAIS)	44
3	USA	Harvard University (HKS)	43
4	USA	Tufts University (Fletcher)	29
4	USA	Columbia University (SIPA)	29
6	USA	Princeton University (WWS)	25
7	UK	London School of Economics	22
8	USA	George Washington University (Elliott)	16
9	USA	American University (SIS)	9
10	UK	Oxford University	9
11	USA	University of Chicago (CIR)	5
12	USA	Yale University (Jackson)	4
13	USA	Syracuse University (Maxwell)	4
14	Canada	Carleton University (Paterson)	4
15	USA	Stanford University	4
16	UK	Cambridge University	4
17	UK	King's College London	3
18	USA	University of California, San Diego	2
19	USA	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	2
19	UK	University of Wales, Aberystwyth	2
21	USA	University of Denver (Korbel)	2
22	USA	University of California, Berkeley	1
23	USA	New York University	1
24	USA	University of Pittsburgh (GSPIA)	1
24	USA	University of Kentucky	1

2007 rankings[edit]

Methodology note for 2007 rankings: Only schools based in the United States were ranked in this particular survey.^[8]

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	The 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[edit]

Methodology note for 2005 rankings: Only the graduate programs of schools based in the United States were ranked in this particular survey.^[9]

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	The 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

References[edit]

^ "Faculty Survey". TRIP. 2014. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
^ Peterson, Susan; Maliniak, Dan; Tierney, Michael. "Inside the Ivory Tower". Foreign Policy.
^ "Academic Publications". Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations, TRIP. College of William & Mary. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
^ Daniel Maliniak; Amy Oakes; Susan Peterson; Michael J. Tierney (March–April 2009). "Inside the Ivory Tower". Foreign Policy. The Slate Group. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
^ "The Best International Relations Schools in the World". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
^ "The Best International Relations Schools in the World".
^ "One Discipline or Many? TRIP Survey of International Relations Faculty in Ten Countries" (PDF). Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) Project - The Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations. College of William & Mary. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
^ "Inside the Ivory Tower". Foreign Policy. Foreign Policy magazine and the College of William & Mary. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
^ "Inside the Ivory Tower (2005)" (PDF). Foreign Policy. Foreign Policy magazine and the College of William & Mary. Archived from 2005 the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

External links[edit]

[1] "Faculty Survey". TRIP. 2014. Retrieved 2017-12-20.

[2] Peterson, Susan; Maliniak, Dan; Tierney, Michael. "Inside the Ivory Tower". Foreign Policy.

[AllPubs-3] "Academic Publications". Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations, TRIP. College of William & Mary. Retrieved 12 December 2017.

[ivorytower-4] Daniel Maliniak; Amy Oakes; Susan Peterson; Michael J. Tierney (March–April 2009). "Inside the Ivory Tower". Foreign Policy. The Slate Group. Retrieved 20 December 2017.

[5] "The Best International Relations Schools in the World". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2018-06-12.

[6] "The Best International Relations Schools in the World".

[7] "One Discipline or Many? TRIP Survey of International Relations Faculty in Ten Countries" (PDF). Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) Project - The Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations. College of William & Mary. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

[2007ranks-8] "Inside the Ivory Tower". Foreign Policy. Foreign Policy magazine and the College of William & Mary. Retrieved 20 December 2017.

[2005ranks-9] "Inside the Ivory Tower (2005)" (PDF). Foreign Policy. Foreign Policy magazine and the College of William & Mary. Archived from 2005 the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

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