How these universities are ranked
Only one university here holds a QS World position — Harvard University at #5 — so it heads the list. The rest are ordered by research impact. Harvard University has the largest research record in this group, with 146,463,495 citations and an h-index of 2,807. 3 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
Public, private and where they are
The split is 0 public to 8 private institutions. By location, Puerto Rico (2), Massachusetts (1) and District of Columbia (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Harvard University, founded in 1636. Harvard University is the largest, with 21,000 students.
Levels, lengths and start dates
Within the subject, the largest areas are Social Sciences & Psychology (17), International Relations (1) and Anthropology (1). The usual length is 4 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Quinnipiac University offers the widest choice, with 6 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 7 of these universities. Universidad del Sagrado Corazon is the least expensive at USD 6,410 a year and St Olaf College the most at USD 59,760; the middle of the range is about USD 55,480. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
