While there is some truth in the old adage that it's sometimes who you know and not what you know – we know this to be true:

At Ohio State, our students benefit from both sides of this isle.

Our students – because of what they learn and who they learn from while studying at Ohio State – quickly find career and graduate study opportunities awaiting them upon graduation.

The first step to a career in political science begins with an internship, and many students translate their experience into careers.

However, the Department of Political Science might best be credited with honing the critical thinking of its students, when you consider:

• 90 percent of OSU political science undergraduates go on to top graduate and law schools in the country (50 percent to law schools and 40 percent to graduate schools).

And from a graduate school perspective, our students don't have to travel far:

The Department of Political Science also has earned impressive national rankings for its graduate programs:

• American Politics is ranked 5th in the nation
• Political Methodology - 10th in the nation
• International Relations - 12th in the nation

Whether it's an immediate jump to the marketplace of ideas, or mulling over those ideas at the next level, the Department of Political Science will have you well prepared.

And that's a campaign promise we can deliver on...year after year.