Last year, 214,721 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best Political Theory Colleges. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of 15,311, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, University of California-Los Angeles had the most completers of 9,615. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of Master's and Doctor's degrees, 10,592 and 1,602 respectively.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 2,336 | 1,337 | 653 | 463 | - | - | - |
| 2 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 10,200 | 1,912 | 5,652 | 1,556 | 1,341 | 126 | 35 |
| 3 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 6,208 | 2,085 | 3,677 | 748 | 85 | - | - |
| 4 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 4,971 | 1,860 | 2,623 | 751 | 82 | - | - |
| 5 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD | 11,377 | 1,337 | 8,588 | 988 | 996 | - | - |
| 6 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 13,647 | 9,339 | 3,853 | 1,279 | 67 | - | - |
| 7 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | 6,848 | 2,128 | 3,549 | 1,057 | 402 | - | - |
| 8 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 7,945 | 2,116 | 4,914 | 1,050 | 208 | - | - |
| 9 | University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN | 4,004 | 2,357 | 1,204 | 443 | - | - | - |
| 10 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 15,311 | 2,433 | 10,592 | 1,591 | 1,256 | - | - |
| 11 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 4,928 | 1,794 | 2,634 | 1,000 | 4 | - | - |
| 12 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 14,664 | 9,433 | 3,828 | 1,456 | 1 | - | - |
| - | Average | 214,721 | 3,173 | 4,315 | 1,022 | 501 | 85 | 51 |