North America's best Public Policy / Administration universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Public Policy / Administration. A graph of 5.92M citations received by 242K academic papers made by 539 universities in North America 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. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Public Policy / Administration

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

2. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Public Policy / Administration

#2 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

3. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Public Policy / Administration

#3 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Public Policy / Administration

#4 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

5. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Public Policy / Administration

#1 in Canada

#7 in the World

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

6. Stanford University

United States | California

For Public Policy / Administration

#5 in the United States

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

7. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Public Policy / Administration

#6 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

8. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Public Policy / Administration

#7 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

9. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Public Policy / Administration

#8 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

10. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Public Policy / Administration

#9 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

11. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Public Policy / Administration

#10 in the United States

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 94%

12. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Public Policy / Administration

#11 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

13. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Public Policy / Administration

#12 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

14. New York University

United States | New York State

For Public Policy / Administration

#13 in the United States

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

15. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Public Policy / Administration

#14 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

16. Medical University of South Carolina

United States | South Carolina

For Public Policy / Administration

#15 in the United States

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 3,246
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1824

17. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Public Policy / Administration

#16 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

18. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Public Policy / Administration

#17 in the United States

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

19. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Public Policy / Administration

#18 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

20. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Public Policy / Administration

#19 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

21. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Public Policy / Administration

#20 in the United States

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

22. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Public Policy / Administration

#21 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

23. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Public Policy / Administration

#22 in the United States

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

24. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Public Policy / Administration

#23 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

25. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Public Policy / Administration

#24 in the United States

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

26. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Public Policy / Administration

#25 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

27. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Public Policy / Administration

#26 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

28. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Public Policy / Administration

#2 in Canada

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

29. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Public Policy / Administration

#27 in the United States

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

30. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Public Policy / Administration

#28 in the United States

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

31. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Public Policy / Administration

#29 in the United States

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,083

32. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Public Policy / Administration

#30 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

33. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Public Policy / Administration

#31 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 79%

34. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Public Policy / Administration

#32 in the United States

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

35. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Public Policy / Administration

#33 in the United States

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

36. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Public Policy / Administration

#34 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

37. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Public Policy / Administration

#35 in the United States

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 57%

38. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Public Policy / Administration

#3 in Canada

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

39. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Public Policy / Administration

#36 in the United States

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

40. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Public Policy / Administration

#37 in the United States

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

41. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Public Policy / Administration

#38 in the United States

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

42. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Public Policy / Administration

#39 in the United States

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

43. American University in Washington

United States | District of Columbia

For Public Policy / Administration

#40 in the United States

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,676

44. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Public Policy / Administration

#41 in the United States

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

45. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Public Policy / Administration

#42 in the United States

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

46. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Public Policy / Administration

#43 in the United States

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

47. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Public Policy / Administration

#4 in Canada

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

48. Syracuse University

United States | New York State

For Public Policy / Administration

#44 in the United States

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $48,215

49. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Public Policy / Administration

#45 in the United States

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,186

50. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Public Policy / Administration

#46 in the United States

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

51. Georgia State University

United States | Georgia

For Public Policy / Administration

#47 in the United States

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

52. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Public Policy / Administration

#48 in the United States

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

53. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Public Policy / Administration

#49 in the United States

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

54. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Public Policy / Administration

#50 in the United States

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

55. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Public Policy / Administration

#5 in Canada

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

56. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Public Policy / Administration

#51 in the United States

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

57. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Public Policy / Administration

#6 in Canada

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

58. York University

Canada | Ontario

For Public Policy / Administration

#7 in Canada

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

59. SUNY at Albany

United States | New York State

For Public Policy / Administration

#52 in the United States

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $11,210
Enrollment: 17,560

60. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Public Policy / Administration

#53 in the United States

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

61. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Public Policy / Administration

#54 in the United States

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

62. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Public Policy / Administration

#55 in the United States

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,303

63. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Public Policy / Administration

#56 in the United States

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

64. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Public Policy / Administration

#57 in the United States

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

65. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States | Colorado

For Public Policy / Administration

#58 in the United States

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

66. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Public Policy / Administration

#59 in the United States

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

67. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Public Policy / Administration

#60 in the United States

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

68. Boston College

United States | Massachusetts

For Public Policy / Administration

#61 in the United States

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,519

69. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Public Policy / Administration

#62 in the United States

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 89%

70. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Public Policy / Administration

#63 in the United States

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

71. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Public Policy / Administration

#8 in Canada

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

72. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Public Policy / Administration

#9 in Canada

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

73. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Public Policy / Administration

#64 in the United States

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1508
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,300

74. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Public Policy / Administration

#10 in Canada

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

75. Carleton University

Canada | Ontario

For Public Policy / Administration

#11 in Canada

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,109
Founded: 1942

76. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Public Policy / Administration

#65 in the United States

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

77. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Public Policy / Administration

#66 in the United States

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

78. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Public Policy / Administration

#67 in the United States

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

79. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Public Policy / Administration

#68 in the United States

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

80. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Public Policy / Administration

#12 in Canada

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

81. University of Massachusetts - Boston

United States | Massachusetts

For Public Policy / Administration

#69 in the United States

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

82. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Public Policy / Administration

#13 in Canada

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 35,612
Founded: 1841

83. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Public Policy / Administration

#70 in the United States

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

84. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

United States | Indiana

For Public Policy / Administration

#71 in the United States

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

85. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Public Policy / Administration

#72 in the United States

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

86. Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Public Policy / Administration

#73 in the United States

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

87. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Public Policy / Administration

#74 in the United States

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

88. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Public Policy / Administration

#75 in the United States

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

89. University of Oklahoma - Norman

United States | Oklahoma State

For Public Policy / Administration

#76 in the United States

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

90. East Carolina University

United States | North Carolina

For Public Policy / Administration

#77 in the United States

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 77%

91. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

United States | Wisconsin

For Public Policy / Administration

#78 in the United States

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,347

92. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Public Policy / Administration

#79 in the United States

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1214
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

93. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Public Policy / Administration

#80 in the United States

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,322

94. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Public Policy / Administration

#81 in the United States

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

95. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For Public Policy / Administration

#82 in the United States

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

96. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Public Policy / Administration

#83 in the United States

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

97. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Public Policy / Administration

#84 in the United States

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $16,694

98. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Public Policy / Administration

#85 in the United States

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,462

99. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Public Policy / Administration

#86 in the United States

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

100. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Public Policy / Administration

#87 in the United States

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,397

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