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45_Percenter
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:28:08 +0000

For what it’s worth, UCLA’s poli sci department is ranked WAY above Georgetown’s in rankings of graduate programs (there really aren’t any widely respected rankings of undergraduate programs). For example, the last National Research Council (NRC) ranking, the most widely respected of these types of rankings, ranked UCLA’s poli sci department #8 in the country and Georgetown’s #37:

[NRC Rankings in Political Science](NRC Rankings in Political Science)

Similarly, US News recently ranked UCLA’s poli sci department #10 in the country and Georgetown’s #41:

[Search - Political Science - Best Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report](http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/pol/search)

This doesn’t necessarily mean that one school is a better fit for you, but don’t assume that Georgetown is better for poli sci just because it’s in DC (although it may be better for DC connections, etc.). In the academic world, UCLA’s poli sci department is much more highly regarded than Georgetown’s.