| Top 20 Political Science Departments (ranked by "productivity") 1998 |
| Source: Michael J. Ballard and Neil J. Mitchell. 1998. "The Good, the Better and the Best in Political Science." PS: Political Science. Vol. 31, p. 826-28. |
| 1. Cal. Tech | 8. Stanford | 15. Rice |
| 2. SUNY (Stony Brook) | 9. Georgia | 16. North Texas |
| 3. Rochester | 10. Ohio State | 17. Florida State |
| 4. Iowa | 11. New Mexico | 18. Minnesota |
| 5. Houston | 12. U.C. Irvine | 19. Indiana |
| 6. Carnegie Mellon | 13. U.C. Riverside | 20. U.C. Davis |
| 7. Michigan State | 14. Emory | |