Overview

The University of Iowa Political Science Department ranks among the best in the country in terms of scholarly quality as measured by faculty publications in the leading professional journals.

Key Features

Students receive graduate training through seminars, through collaborative work with other faculty, and through daily interaction with other students.

The result is that graduates from the University of Iowa frequently enter the job market with publications in hand. According to our past experience, after obtaining the doctoral degree, graduates can expect to find employment in high quality colleges and universities.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Political Analysis

Intermediate Methodology

Field Required Seminar

Advanced Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-07 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

120

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Iowa City, United States

Disciplines

Political Science View 95 other PhDs in Political Science in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.3

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

120

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Other requirements

General requirements

academic transcripts,

letters of recommendation from three persons familiar with their past academic work, and

a statement of purpose

one or more samples of original writing that show their ability to pursue graduate work in Political Science (an honors thesis, term paper, seminar paper, or other course papers) is highly recommended.

International students must also submit TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo scores according to the English Proficiency Requirements of the Graduate College.

GRE scores are NOT required. If you wish for your GRE scores to be considered, you may include them. The University of Iowa's school code is 6681.

An undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.3 on a four point scale (or its equivalent for foreign applicants) is required. For applicants who have done graduate work elsewhere, we require a graduate grade point average of at least 3.5.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

34390 USD / year

≈ 34390 USD / year
Out-of-State

32776 USD / year

≈ 32776 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13829 USD / year

≈ 13829 USD / year

Living costs

Iowa City

United States

1187 - 1841 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Key information

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Living costs

Iowa City

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