International & Area Studies

Foreign service, security studies, regional languages and global economics.

Ranked campuses teaching international & area studies

Universities teaching International & Area Studies
#	Institution	City	Control	Students	Admitted	Tuition	Score
1	Columbia	New York, NY	private	36,000	3.9%	$63,000	90
2	Hopkins	Baltimore, MD	private	29,500	6%	$63,000	87
3	NYU	New York, NY	private	53,000	13%	$60,000	80
4	Georgetown	Washington, DC	private	7,500	12%	$60,000	79
5	Claremont McKenna	Claremont, CA	private	1,400	—	$60,000	78
6	USC	Los Angeles, CA	private	49,500	10%	$62,000	77
7	Middlebury	Middlebury, VT	private	2,700	—	$60,000	76
8	Tufts	Medford, MA	private	12,500	—	$62,000	74
9	GW	Washington, DC	private	11,500	41%	$57,000	68
10	UGA	Athens, GA	public	40,000	37%	$12,000 / $32,000	67
11	Lehigh	Bethlehem, PA	private	5,500	29%	$56,000	66
12	American	Washington, DC	private	5,500	43%	$55,000	62

Doctoral programs in this field

12 indexed campuses award research doctorates here. Funding normally arrives through assistantships tied to faculty grants.

Columbia University

New York, NY · private · doctorate

The Manhattan Ivy: journalism, international affairs, law and medicine plugged into the city media and finance pipelines.

Score 9036k students4% admitted$63k tuition

computer data scienceengineeringbusinesshealth medicine

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · private · doctorate

Repeatedly the top recipient of federal biomedical research funding; public health, biotechnology, engineering and international studies are its signature programs.

Score 8730k students6% admitted$63k tuition

computer data scienceengineeringbusinesshealth medicine

New York University

New York, NY · private · doctorate

A city without gates: Tisch arts, Stern business, law and a growing STEM footprint in Manhattan plus degree campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai.

Score 8053k students13% admitted$60k tuition

computer data scienceengineeringbusinesshealth medicine

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · private · doctorate

International affairs and policy in the shadow of the federal government, with the Walsh School of Foreign Service as its flagship.

Score 797.5k students12% admitted$60k tuition

computer data sciencebusinesshealth medicinelaw public policy

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · private · doctorate

Large private research university next to Hollywood: film, business, engineering and diplomacy with a huge alumni network in entertainment and tech.

Score 7750k students10% admitted$62k tuition

computer data scienceengineeringbusinesshealth medicine

Tufts University

Medford, MA · private · doctorate

International relations, veterinary medicine and health policy across the Boston area.

Score 7413k students$62k tuition

computer data scienceengineeringbusinesslaw public policy

George Washington University

Washington, DC · private · doctorate

Political science, health policy and media studies with Capitol Hill access.

Score 6812k students41% admitted$57k tuition

computer data sciencebusinesshealth medicinelaw public policy

University of Georgia

Athens, GA · public · doctorate

The state land-grant with respected business, journalism, agriculture and international education programs.

Score 6740k students37% admitted$12k in-state

computer data scienceengineeringbusinesshealth medicine

Enrolment, tuition and acceptance figures are rounded planning values compiled in 2025/26 for orientation. Verify exact numbers with each university's official fact sheet before you apply.