Washington, DC's best Public Policy / Administration schools [Rankings]

Below is the list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Public Policy / Administration. A graph of 62.8K citations received by 2.52K academic papers made by 5 universities in Washington 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. George Washington University

For Public Policy / Administration

#1 in District of Columbia

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $40,308

2. Georgetown University

For Public Policy / Administration

#2 in District of Columbia

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,710

3. American University in Washington

For Public Policy / Administration

#3 in District of Columbia

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $37,319

4. Catholic University of America

For Public Policy / Administration

#4 in District of Columbia

#138 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $36,228
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $29,725

5. Howard University

For Public Policy / Administration

#5 in District of Columbia

#227 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,233

Universities for Public Policy / Administration near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
13	University of Maryland - College Park	23	College Park, Maryland
25	George Mason University	31	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	160	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	151	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	20	Baltimore, Maryland
141	University of Delaware	102	Newark, Delaware
153	University of Richmond	130	Richmond, Virginia
154	Virginia Commonwealth University	112	Richmond, Virginia
159	University of Virginia	40	Charlottesville, Virginia
183	College of William and Mary	118	Williamsburg, Virginia