World's best Public Policy / Administration universities [Rankings] (2024)

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1. London School of Economics and Political Science 2. University of California - Berkeley 3. University of Oxford 4. Stanford University 5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 6. Harvard University 7. University of Toronto 8. Australian National University 9. University of Manchester 10. University of Birmingham 11. Yale University 12. University College London 13. Columbia University 14. University of South Carolina - Columbia 15. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 16. University of Washington - Seattle 17. University of Chicago 18. Johns Hopkins University 19. University of Wisconsin - Madison 20. Washington University in St Louis 21. Cornell University 22. King's College London 23. Ohio State University 24. University of California - Los Angeles 25. New York University 26. Arizona State University - Tempe 27. University of Pennsylvania 28. University of Melbourne 29. University of Edinburgh 30. University of Glasgow 31. University of Southern California 32. George Washington University 33. Medical University of South Carolina 34. Michigan State University 35. University of Sydney 36. University of Cambridge 37. Cardiff University 38. University of British Columbia 39. Pennsylvania State University 40. University of London 41. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 42. Rutgers University - New Brunswick 43. University of Warwick 44. Catholic University of Leuven 45. North Carolina State University at Raleigh 46. University of Pittsburgh 47. George Mason University 48. Duke University 49. University of Queensland 50. Georgetown University 51. University of Sheffield 52. Utrecht University 53. University of Leeds 54. Indiana University - Bloomington 55. University of California-San Diego 56. University of New South Wales 57. University of Maryland - College Park 58. University of Arizona 59. Monash University 60. Erasmus University Rotterdam 61. University of Virginia 62. University of Ottawa 63. University of Florida 64. University of Sussex 65. University of Oslo 66. Education University of Hong Kong 67. Florida State University 68. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 69. University of Amsterdam 70. Syracuse University 71. Princeton University 72. American University in Washington 73. Dublin Institute of Technology 74. University of Texas at Austin 75. University of Bristol 76. Georgia State University 77. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign 78. National University of Singapore 79. University of Illinois at Chicago 80. University of California - Davis 81. University of York 82. University of Nottingham 83. McGill University 84. Leiden University 85. Simon Fraser University 86. Texas A&M University - College Station 87. University of Gothenburg 88. Aarhus University 89. Vanderbilt University 90. Griffith University 91. University of Georgia 92. York University 93. SUNY at Albany 94. Boston University 95. University of Alberta 96. Lund University 97. University of Strathclyde 98. Newcastle University 99. University of Copenhagen 100. University of Hong Kong Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in the World

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Public Policy / Administration. A graph of 7.67M citations received by 542K academic papers made by 1,677 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Public Policy / Administration

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate
8%

Enrollment
9,218

Founded
1895

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
11%

Receiving Aid
60%

Average Aid
$21,669

Enrollment
45,307

3. University of Oxford

For Public Policy / Administration

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate
22%

Founded
1096

4. Stanford University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
4%

Average SAT
1540

Average ACT
34

Net Price
$18,279

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
18%

Average SAT
1440

Average ACT
33

Receiving Aid
74%

6. Harvard University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
3%

Average SAT
1535

Average ACT
35

Net Price
$19,491

7. University of Toronto

For Public Policy / Administration

#1 in Canada

Enrollment
27,651

Founded
1827

8. Australian National University

For Public Policy / Administration

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate
71%

Founded
1946

11. Yale University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
5%

Average SAT
1540

Average ACT
34

Net Price
$18,647

12. University College London

For Public Policy / Administration

#5 in Europe

Enrollment
42,000

Founded
1826

13. Columbia University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
4%

Average SAT
1535

Average ACT
35

Net Price
$22,058

14. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
64%

Average SAT
1280

Average ACT
30

Receiving Aid
98%

15. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
17%

Average SAT
1440

Average ACT
32

Receiving Aid
59%

16. University of Washington - Seattle

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
48%

Receiving Aid
58%

Average Aid
$14,731

Enrollment
52,319

17. University of Chicago

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
5%

Average SAT
1540

Average ACT
35

Net Price
$36,991

18. Johns Hopkins University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
7%

Average SAT
1545

Average ACT
35

Net Price
$24,034

19. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
49%

Average SAT
1425

Average ACT
29

Receiving Aid
58%

20. Washington University in St Louis

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
12%

Average SAT
1535

Average ACT
34

Net Price
$23,432

21. Cornell University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
7%

Average SAT
1520

Average ACT
34

Net Price
$26,060

23. Ohio State University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
53%

Average SAT
1395

Average ACT
31

Receiving Aid
83%

24. University of California - Los Angeles

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
9%

Receiving Aid
57%

Average Aid
$21,766

Enrollment
46,430

26. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
90%

Receiving Aid
93%

Average Aid
$12,381

Enrollment
80,065

27. University of Pennsylvania

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
7%

Average SAT
1535

Average ACT
35

Net Price
$26,123

28. University of Melbourne

For Public Policy / Administration

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate
77%

Enrollment
49,000

Founded
1853

29. University of Edinburgh

For Public Policy / Administration

#7 in Europe

Acceptance Rate
51%

Founded
1583

31. University of Southern California

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
12%

Average SAT
1500

Average ACT
34

Net Price
$36,808

32. George Washington University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
49%

Average SAT
1410

Average ACT
33

Net Price
$42,723

33. Medical University of South Carolina

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
56%

Enrollment
3,175

Male:Female
29:71

Founded
1824

34. Michigan State University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
88%

Average SAT
1260

Average ACT
28

Receiving Aid
94%

35. University of Sydney

For Public Policy / Administration

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Enrollment
63,602

Founded
1850

36. University of Cambridge

For Public Policy / Administration

#9 in Europe

Acceptance Rate
21%

Founded
1209

37. Cardiff University

For Public Policy / Administration

#10 in Europe

Founded
1997

38. University of British Columbia

For Public Policy / Administration

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate
52%

Enrollment
20,893

Founded
1908

39. Pennsylvania State University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
55%

Average SAT
1300

Average ACT
29

Receiving Aid
68%

40. University of London

For Public Policy / Administration

#11 in Europe

Enrollment
50,000

Founded
1836

41. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
75%

Average SAT
1395

Average ACT
30

Receiving Aid
82%

42. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
66%

Average SAT
1375

Average ACT
31

Receiving Aid
70%

43. University of Warwick

For Public Policy / Administration

#12 in Europe

Enrollment
27,278

Founded
1965

44. Catholic University of Leuven

For Public Policy / Administration

#13 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment
62,693

Founded
1425

45. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
47%

Average SAT
1370

Average ACT
31

Receiving Aid
80%

46. University of Pittsburgh

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
49%

Average SAT
1375

Average ACT
31

Receiving Aid
87%

47. George Mason University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
90%

Average SAT
1245

Average ACT
28

Receiving Aid
80%

48. Duke University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
6%

Average SAT
1530

Average ACT
35

Net Price
$23,694

49. University of Queensland

For Public Policy / Administration

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Enrollment
48,771

Founded
1909

50. Georgetown University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
12%

Average SAT
1485

Average ACT
34

Net Price
$35,566

54. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
82%

Average SAT
1290

Average ACT
30

Receiving Aid
83%

55. University of California-San Diego

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
24%

Receiving Aid
61%

Average Aid
$20,782

Enrollment
42,006

56. University of New South Wales

For Public Policy / Administration

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate
60%

Founded
1949

57. University of Maryland - College Park

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
45%

Average SAT
1440

Average ACT
32

Receiving Aid
63%

58. University of Arizona

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
87%

Average SAT
1255

Average ACT
25

Receiving Aid
98%

59. Monash University

For Public Policy / Administration

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate
73%

Enrollment
78,000

Founded
1958

60. Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Public Policy / Administration

#17 in Europe

Acceptance Rate
53%

Founded
1913

61. University of Virginia

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
19%

Average SAT
1470

Average ACT
33

Receiving Aid
54%

62. University of Ottawa

For Public Policy / Administration

#3 in Canada

Enrollment
42,027

Founded
1848

63. University of Florida

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
23%

Average SAT
1395

Average ACT
31

Receiving Aid
94%

64. University of Sussex

For Public Policy / Administration

#18 in Europe

Enrollment
17,319

Male:Female
44:56

Founded
1961

65. University of Oslo

For Public Policy / Administration

#19 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment
26,650

Founded
1811

66. Education University of Hong Kong

For Public Policy / Administration

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate
10%

Founded
1994

67. Florida State University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
25%

Average SAT
1290

Average ACT
29

Receiving Aid
93%

68. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
4%

Average SAT
1555

Average ACT
36

Net Price
$20,232

69. University of Amsterdam

For Public Policy / Administration

#20 in Europe

Acceptance Rate
51%

Enrollment
41,000

Founded
1632

70. Syracuse University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
52%

Average SAT
1345

Average ACT
30

Net Price
$43,651

71. Princeton University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
6%

Average SAT
1535

Average ACT
34

Net Price
$18,698

72. American University in Washington

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
41%

Average SAT
1360

Average ACT
31

Net Price
$41,369

73. Dublin Institute of Technology

For Public Policy / Administration

#21 in Europe

#1 in Ireland

Enrollment
20,000

Founded
1992

74. University of Texas at Austin

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
31%

Average SAT
1365

Average ACT
30

Receiving Aid
89%

75. University of Bristol

For Public Policy / Administration

#22 in Europe

Acceptance Rate
63%

Enrollment
27,513

Founded
1909

76. Georgia State University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
67%

Average SAT
1135

Average ACT
23

Receiving Aid
95%

77. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
45%

Average SAT
1415

Average ACT
32

Receiving Aid
64%

78. National University of Singapore

For Public Policy / Administration

#2 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment
30,098

Founded
1905

79. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
79%

Average SAT
1225

Average ACT
27

Receiving Aid
81%

80. University of California - Davis

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
37%

Receiving Aid
63%

Average Aid
$20,548

Enrollment
39,679

81. University of York

For Public Policy / Administration

#23 in Europe

Acceptance Rate
20%

Founded
1963

83. McGill University

For Public Policy / Administration

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate
46%

Enrollment
37,888

Founded
1821

84. Leiden University

For Public Policy / Administration

#25 in Europe

Acceptance Rate
30%

Enrollment
27,713

Founded
1575

85. Simon Fraser University

For Public Policy / Administration

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate
77%

Founded
1965

86. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
63%

Average SAT
1270

Average ACT
28

Receiving Aid
74%

87. University of Gothenburg

For Public Policy / Administration

#26 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment
36,003

Founded
1891

88. Aarhus University

For Public Policy / Administration

#27 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate
42%

Enrollment
33,020

Founded
1928

89. Vanderbilt University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
7%

Average SAT
1530

Average ACT
35

Net Price
$25,606

90. Griffith University

For Public Policy / Administration

#7 in Oceania

#7 in Australia

Founded
1971

91. University of Georgia

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
43%

Average SAT
1320

Average ACT
30

Receiving Aid
94%

92. York University

For Public Policy / Administration

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate
32%

Enrollment
53,000

Founded
1959

93. SUNY at Albany

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
68%

Average SAT
1220

Average ACT
27

Receiving Aid
97%

94. Boston University

For Public Policy / Administration

Acceptance Rate
14%

Average SAT
1425

Average ACT
33

Net Price
$27,829

95. University of Alberta

For Public Policy / Administration

#7 in Canada

Enrollment
31,185

Founded
1908

96. Lund University

For Public Policy / Administration

#28 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment
40,000

Founded
1666

99. University of Copenhagen

For Public Policy / Administration

#31 in Europe

#2 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate
37%

Founded
1479

100. University of Hong Kong

For Public Policy / Administration

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate
17%

Enrollment
21,652

Founded
1911

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