The Department of Politics at a glance 

As one of Princeton University's largest departments, Politics brings together the diverse perspectives of nearly 60 faculty, 150 undergraduate concentrators and 140 graduate students. The department maintains small class sizes and emphasizes the importance of the faculty-student relationship at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. A wide offering of seminars and colloquia make for a vibrant intellectual community.

The Department of Politics boasts thousands of undergraduate and graduate alumni, many of whom are leaders in their respective fields, including:

Notable UNDERGRADUATE Alumni

• Gabriel Debenedetti '12, National Correspondent, New York Magazine
• David E. Kelley '79, Television writer and producer
• Gen. Mark Milley '80, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Robert Mueller III '66, Former U.S. Attorney and Director of the FBI
• Sheila Patel '91, CEO of International Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• Jared Polis '96, Governor of Colorado
• Jerome Powell '75, Chair of the Federal Reserve
• Karen Richardson '93, Dean of Admission, Princeton University

Notable Graduate Alumni

• Lauren D. Davenport *12, Associate Professor of Political Science, Stanford University

• Michael Jones-Correa *94, President's Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania

• Tony Marx *90, President and CEO, New York Public Library

• Deborah Schildkraut *00, Professor of Political Science, Tufts University

• Dustin Tingley *10, Deputy Vice Provost for Advances in Learning and Professor of Government, Harvard University

• George Will *68, Pulitzer Prize-winning political commentator