| Top 20 Political Science Departments (ranked by "productivity") 1979 |
| Source: John S. Roby. 1979. "Political Science Departments: Reputations Versus Productivity." PS: Political Science. Vol. 12, p. 205. |
| 1. Michigan | 8. Massachusetts | 15. U.C. Berkeley |
| 2. Kentucky | 9. Ohio State | 16. Rochester |
| 3. Florida State | 10. Indiana | 17. Houston |
| 4. Michigan State | 11. Minnesota | 18. North Carolina |
| 5. Georgia | 12. Texas | 19. U.C. Los Angeles |
| 6. Iowa | 13. Arizona | 20. Yale |
| 7. Wisconsin | 14. Harvard | |