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07.04.2022

2022 QS rankings: Sciences Po Named 3rd Best University in the World for “Politics and International Studies”

This year, Sciences Po was ranked third in the world for Politics and International Studies, just ahead of the London School of Economics and Political Studies, Princeton University, Stanford University, and the University of Cambridge.

Sciences Po was also named first in the European Union in this field.

For the past 10 years, the QS ranking by discipline, which compares more than 1,500 universities around the world, has consistently confirmed Sciences Po’s status as a leading university in the social sciences. In 2022, Sciences Po was named within the top 50 in the world in four fields:

  • 3rd place in Politics and International Studies
  • 20th place in Public Policy
  • 31st place in Sociology
  • 34th place in Development Studies

Sciences Po also scored remarkably well in the following areas:

  • 51st best university in the world in Law
  • 82nd in Economics and Econometrics;

In France, Sciences Po is ranked:

  • 1st in Public Policy, Sociology and Development Studies
  • 2nd in Law
  • 4th in Economics/Econometrics and History. 

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