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<p>Agreed, but with a minor quibble that this should specifically say for UNDERGRAD. For grad, Columbia would be on top for IR (largely by default–Penn’s IR program is undergrad only…which is quite nice as 100% of the resources are devoted to undergrads)</p>
<p>Penn IR also has the advantage of accessing courses in Penn’s other undergraduate and graduate schools. The two most immediately apparent benefits of this are being able to enrich your IR education with courses in the Law School (international law comes to mind) and the Wharton School (courses in international finance, multinational management, and BPUB [Business & Public Policy] in particular).</p>
<p>By comparison, Columbia doesn’t allow access to their business or law schools, and Brown doesn’t even have them.</p>
<p>That said, they’re all phenomenal places for undergrads and grads to do just about anything :)</p>