Welcome to the Department of Political Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. We are proud to be among the best political science departments in the country. Our faculty are active researchers whose publications have appeared in the most prestigious outlets in the profession. The faculty is also highly devoted to graduate training and undergraduate education and can boast of numerous teaching awards. We offer research and teaching in American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Methods, Policy, and Political Theory. We pride ourselves in the diversity and rigor with which our faculty and students ask questions that challenge all of us to think more clearly about politics, government, and citizenship. Our graduates are found at the highest levels of government, in politics and law, and across the business world.

You can use this website to explore in more detail the interests and activities of the faculty and students in the department. Prospective undergraduate and graduate students will find useful information about application and enrollment, and current students can find catalogs and lists of courses offered.

The Political Science Graduation Ceremony will be held Friday, May 10 at 3pm in the Glenn Miller Ballroom. Tickets are not required for entry. Doors to the Glenn Miller Ballroom will open at 2:45pm. Reception to follow on the UMC terrace.