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The main objective of our graduate program is to train professional political scientists. Most of our Ph.D. graduates pursue careers in research and teaching; others go into careers in government, international organizations, business, and other callings outside the academic world. Our graduates are represented in virtually every leading political science department in the United States as well as in many outside the United States.
The department offers graduate students the opportunity to work with and learn from leading scholars working in nearly every area of the political science discipline. Yale is an energetic learning community focused on identifying and answering a wide array of important questions about politics. Faculty and students engage these problems using a variety of methodologies and approaches but share a commitment to innovation and excellence in research.
About eighteen students enter the Ph.D. program each year. The total number of students in residence at any one time, including students working on their dissertations, is approximately 100, of whom about 40 are taking courses. Consequently, almost all courses are of seminar size and are conducted as seminars. Members of the faculty are freely available for advice and supervision of individual work is maintained at a personal level. At Yale, graduate students become a central part of a lively intellectual environment, develop skills to become outstanding researchers and teachers, and enjoy fantastic institutional support for their research in terms of stipend support, research grants, travel funds, and other financial resources.
This web site contains material describing our Ph.D. program in greater detail including admissions information, degree requirements, recent course offerings, regular research seminars, a listing of our current graduate students, a description of our students on the job market, research and travel funds for students, and teaching resources. This web page also includes further administrative information for current students such as a listing of important deadlines, field examination readings, and commonly used forms.
To learn about life in the program from the perspective of graduate students, please see A Graduate Student’s Guide to Political Science at Yale. For further information about the Graduate School's rules and regulations, please see the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Bulletin of Yale University.
If you have questions about our graduate program, please contact Colleen Amaro, the Graduate Registrar, or Ken Scheve, the Director of Graduate Studies.