The Department of Political Science at Penn State provides a select group of students pursuing doctoral degrees with opportunities to develop their expertise as researchers and as teachers. The department is an intellectual community of approximately 50 graduate students and 30 full-time faculty members.
Our excellent faculty-to-student ratio and our notable success in securing funding from sources such as the National Science Foundation and Russell Sage Foundation, means that students have the opportunity to work closely with faculty on major research projects in a variety of specialties.
In addition, Ph.D. students have been hired at leading colleges and universities, as well as by public and private sector employers.