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<p>Spiffystars, Princeton’s programs in international studies and foreign policy at the Wilson School are very strong. Each year Foreign Policy Magazine ranks undergraduate and PhD programs in this area. Here are the results of their 2007 survey.</p>

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<p>Scholars in the field were asked to select the top five programs in the country. The rankings were compiled from those responses with the scores indicating the percentage of scholars who felt each program was one of the top five nationally.</p>

<p>In undergraduate programs Harvard edged Princeton just very slightly and both were significantly ahead of the third through tenth ranked institutions. In PhD programs, Harvard clearly led the pack with Princeton noticeably behind at second while Columbia and Stanford tied for third. </p>

<p>2007 Top Undergraduate Programs in International Relations</p>

<p>Rank % Score </p>

<p>1----------48%----------Harvard
2----------46%----------Princeton
3----------30%----------Stanford
4----------28%----------Georgetown
5----------28%----------Columbia
6----------23%----------Yale
7----------21%----------U. of Chicago
8----------12%----------Berkeley
9----------11%----------Dartmouth
10--------10%----------George Washington U.</p>

<p>2007 Top PhD Programs in International Relations</p>

<p>Rank % Score </p>

<p>1----------65%----------Harvard
2----------52%----------Princeton
3----------45%----------Columbia
4----------45%----------Stanford
5----------30%----------U. of Chicago
6----------26%----------Yale
7----------25%----------Berkeley
8----------22%----------U. of Michigan
9----------20%----------U.C. San Diego
10--------12%----------Cornell</p>