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Institute of World Politics

Washington, District of Columbia Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Institute of World Politics is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Washington, the District of Columbia. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 173 students.

Institute of World Politics offers certificates, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 9 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are National Security Policy Studies, Strategic Intelligence, and International Relations and Affairs. It awarded 43 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

Key figures

173
Students enrolled
43
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
9
Programs and majors

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 9

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Social Sciences 4
Military Technologies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Master's degrees
33
Other doctoral degrees
1
Postbaccalaureate certificates
9

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
173
Graduate students, fall 2024
173
Full-time, fall 2024
52%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
250
Graduate students, 2024-25
250
Full-time, 2024-25
38%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
31%
Men
69%
White
60%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
40%
Students taking some online courses
8%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions
President
Cristopher Glass
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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