<p>It’s hard to answer these questions definitively. There are no rankings for undergrad programs, for the most part (if anyone even believes in rankings). I would suggest you spend some time on the websites to see what courses are offered in those areas. I also suggest you look at the courses in Applied Economics and Management in CALS (the Dyson Business program), which has many courses with an international focus, which would be open to you and might supplement the other subjects you’re interested in. Cornell has extensive foreign language offerings and they are both highly regarded and challenging. It is well respected for IR, but IR is a very complicated subject with various areas of focus. One school might be better than another for the area you plan to pursue. Economics is such a core subject for any university that it’s probably a wash.</p>
<p>One thing I am sure about is that Cornell is better known internationally. It has a long history of educating international students (Ratan Tata, more than 50 years ago, a former president of Taiwan, also many years ago are two that spring to mind), and the nature of research in the ag school alone ensures that Cornell professors, when not in Ithaca, are often consulting around the world.</p>
<p>BTW, the Johnson School is an MBA program, so not particularly relevant here.</p>