What are the mean grade point averages and examination scores for admitted students?
The Department received 316 applications for entry into the program in the fall of 2009. Of those, 28 were accepted. 15 were enrolled and their mean GRE scores were 661 verbal, 738 quantitative and 5.3 writing. The University of Michigan has made a commitment to create a diverse intellectual community. As a result, the Department of Political Science has no strict cutoffs for either GPA or GRE scores. We are looking for intelligent and motivated scholars. We tend to admit students with good grades in challenging courses, who have solid test scores and the ability to do both qualitative and quantitative research.
