Data on the Profession
Chart of the Month: Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and the Tenure Track (Interactive Dashboard)
Chart of the Month: Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and the Tenure Track from the updated P-WAM Dashboard The Project on Women and Minorities Dashboard (P-WAM) has been updated with data from 2018-2019 academic year and has been […]
Chart of the Month: Political Science in the 2020s
What was the past decade like for political science undergraduate completions? Political science undergraduate degree completions were in decline from 2012-2016. 2016 to 2018 saw slight positive growth, propelled by the number of women completing […]
Chart of the Month: Contributions in the 2019 Financial Year
At the close of 2019, we reflect on a tremendous financial year of giving at APSA. From October 2018-September 2019, APSA received gifts and grants to power 41 Association programs, funds, and activities. These contributions […]
Chart of the Month: 2017-18 Incoming Graduate Students: Funding Status
In the recent 2017-18 Incoming Graduate Students Report, we find that the overwhelming majority of incoming political science PhD students are offered full funding at the start of their programs, with 17 in 20 students […]
Chart of the Month: Who is driving the rise in political science degree completions? Women.
Over the last decade, the gap in all undergraduate degrees completed by women over men has continued to grow modestly. Since 2015, the gap in all undergraduate degrees completed in political science by men over women began to shrink modestly. Starting in 2016, this gender gap […]
Chart of the Month: Where in the United States are Political Science Jobs
During the 2018-2019 academic year, 1,220 jobs were posted to APSA’s eJobs service. Positions were located across the globe and the United States, spanning 32 countries outside the US and 45 US States. With 119 […]