| Top 20 Political Science Departments (ranked by APSR authors and articles, 1954-1994) |
| Source: Arthur H. Miller, Charles Tien and Andrew A. Peebler. 1996. "Department Rankings: An Alternative Approach." PS Political Science, 704-717.. |
| 1. Michigan | 11. North Carolina | 21. Rochester |
| 2. UCLA | 12. Maryland | 22. SUNY Stony Brook |
| 3. Harvard | 13. Texas A&M | 23. Texas |
| 4. Ohio State | 14. Minnesota | 24. Duke |
| 5. U.C. Berkeley | 15. Wisconsin | 25. Georgetown |
| 6. U.C. San Diego | 16. Princeton | 26. Florida State |
| 7. Indiana | 17. Iowa | 27. Illinois |
| 8. Michigan State | 18. Arizona | 28. Houston |
| 9.Stanford | 19. Chicago | 29. Pittsburgh |
| 10. Yale | 20. Colorado | 30. Cornell |