Best Public Affairs Programs
Ranked in 2025 |
| rank |
school |
| 1 |
Syracuse University |
| 2 |
Indiana University--Bloomington |
| 3 |
Harvard University |
| 3 |
University of California--Berkeley |
| 3 |
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor |
| 3 |
University of Southern California |
| 7 |
University of Georgia |
| 7 |
University of Washington |
| 9 |
American University |
| 9 |
University of Chicago |
| 11 |
Arizona State University |
| 11 |
New York University |
| 11 |
Princeton University |
| 11 |
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities |
| 11 |
University of Texas--Austin |
| 16 |
Georgetown University |
| 16 |
George Washington University |
| 16 |
Georgia State University |
| 16 |
Ohio State University |
| 16 |
University of California--Los Angeles |
| 21 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
| 21 |
Columbia University |
| 21 |
Duke University |
| 21 |
Rutgers University--Newark |
| 21 |
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill |
| 21 |
University of Wisconsin--Madison |
| 27 |
Texas A&M University--College Station |
| 27 |
University at Albany--SUNY |
| 27 |
University of Colorado--Denver |
| 27 |
University of Delaware |
| 27 |
University of Kansas |
| 27 |
University of Kentucky |
| 27 |
University of Maryland--College Park |
| 34 |
University of Nebraska--Omaha |
| 34 |
University of Pittsburgh |
| 36 |
Cornell University |
| 36 |
George Mason University |
| 36 |
Indiana University Indianapolis |
| 36 |
University of Arizona |
| 36 |
University of Connecticut |
| 36 |
University of Illinois--Chicago |
| 36 |
University of Missouri |
| 36 |
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill (MPP School of Public Policy) |
| 36 |
University of Virginia |
| 36 |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 46 |
Florida State University |
| 46 |
The Johns Hopkins University |
| 46 |
University of Central Florida |
| 49 |
CUNY--John Jay College |
| 49 |
Florida International University |
| 49 |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 49 |
Rutgers University--New Brunswick |
| 49 |
University of North Carolina--Charlotte |
| 56 |
Brown University |
