How is the Political Science Program?

parent2noles
Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:27:52 +0000

Florida State’s polisci program was rated #24 in the world for scholarly production. UF’s program came in second in Florida at #153. The study was conducted in 2004 by Simon Hix at the London School of Economics.

Source: http://personal.lse.ac.uk/HIX/Working_Papers/Hix-PolStudiesReview-2004.pdf

and: [fsu.edu | News](http://polisci.fsu.edu/news/index.htm)

Our Department is a Top Ranked Political Science Program

Simon Hix at the London School of Economics and Political Science recently published a world-wide ranking of political science departments in the Political Studies Review. Based on publications in 63 political science journals, the ranking incorporates the quantity of publications, journal prestige and size of the department faculty. Over the five year period from 1998 to 2002 (the most recent data available), the Department of Political Science at Florida State ranks 9th among American public universities, 17th among all US universities (public and private) and 24th in the world.

Our Department is Top Ranked in Placing Ph.D. Students in Academic Positions

FSU’s department has been ranked 22nd among all U.S. universities and 8th among public universities based on the success of its Ph.D. graduates in the academic job market. The study by Schmidt and Chingos was published in the July 2007 issue of PS, Political Science & Politics. The rankings looked at the overall percentage of new Ph.D.s who hold tenure-track positions in political science as well as the influence of the universities where they were employed.