Institute of World Politics
Washington, District of Columbia · Website
Institute of World Politics is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Washington, District of Columbia.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Admission and students
- Graduate students
- 173
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 3
- Endowment
- $3.40M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | DC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $23,697 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $19,530 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 62% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 51% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $20,224 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $42,956 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $53,804 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
3 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Relations and National Security StudiesMaster's | Master's | 36 | $60,843 | $77,008 | $97,002 | $95,627 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesDoctoral | Doctoral | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
What are the most popular majors at Institute of World Politics?
International Relations and National Security Studies (36 master's graduates), International Relations and National Security Studies (7 graduate certificate graduates), International Relations and National Security Studies (4 doctoral graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 3 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.