Best Universities for Public Policy / Administration in North America

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Public Policy / Administration. A graph of 2.28M citations received by 91.2K academic papers made by 333 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.

Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Public Policy / Administration

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,037

University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Public Policy / Administration

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 63%

Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Public Policy / Administration

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Public Policy / Administration

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Public Policy / Administration

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,126

Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Public Policy / Administration

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,511

University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Public Policy / Administration

#7 in North America

#1 in Canada

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Public Policy / Administration

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,167

Stanford University

United States | California

For Public Policy / Administration

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $20,023

University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Public Policy / Administration

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1327
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 56%

Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Public Policy / Administration

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Public Policy / Administration

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 58%

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Public Policy / Administration

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 66%

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Public Policy / Administration

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 64%

University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Public Policy / Administration

#15 in North America

#2 in Canada

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Public Policy / Administration

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

#27 in the World

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

University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Public Policy / Administration

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $15,461
Enrollment: 44,589

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Public Policy / Administration

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

New York University

United States | New York State

For Public Policy / Administration

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,417

University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Public Policy / Administration

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,584

Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Public Policy / Administration

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 94%

Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Public Policy / Administration

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,241

Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Public Policy / Administration

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,522

Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Public Policy / Administration

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 71%

University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Public Policy / Administration

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 67%

Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Public Policy / Administration

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

University of Southern California

United States | California

For Public Policy / Administration

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,759

University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Public Policy / Administration

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Public Policy / Administration

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,998

Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Public Policy / Administration

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,932

Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Public Policy / Administration

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 96%

Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Public Policy / Administration

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Public Policy / Administration

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 75%

University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Public Policy / Administration

#34 in North America

#32 in the United States

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Public Policy / Administration

#35 in North America

#33 in the United States

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,685

University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Public Policy / Administration

#36 in North America

#34 in the United States

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1332
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 78%

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Public Policy / Administration

#37 in North America

#35 in the United States

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 70%

Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Public Policy / Administration

#38 in North America

#36 in the United States

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,233

Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Public Policy / Administration

#39 in North America

#37 in the United States

#68 in the World

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

University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Public Policy / Administration

#40 in North America

#38 in the United States

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Public Policy / Administration

#41 in North America

#39 in the United States

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 74%

University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Public Policy / Administration

#42 in North America

#40 in the United States

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 60%

York University

Canada | Ontario

For Public Policy / Administration

#43 in North America

#3 in Canada

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

Boston College

United States | Massachusetts

For Public Policy / Administration

#44 in North America

#41 in the United States

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,192

Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Public Policy / Administration

#45 in North America

#42 in the United States

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,344

Syracuse University

United States | New York State

For Public Policy / Administration

#46 in North America

#43 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $47,177
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $25,864

University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Public Policy / Administration

#47 in North America

#4 in Canada

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Public Policy / Administration

#48 in North America

#44 in the United States

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 67%

University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Public Policy / Administration

#49 in North America

#45 in the United States

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 85%

Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Public Policy / Administration

#50 in North America

#5 in Canada

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1965

American University in Washington

United States | District of Columbia

For Public Policy / Administration

#51 in North America

#46 in the United States

#85 in the World

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

University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Public Policy / Administration

#52 in North America

#47 in the United States

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

Georgia State University

United States | Georgia

For Public Policy / Administration

#53 in North America

#48 in the United States

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Public Policy / Administration

#54 in North America

#6 in Canada

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Public Policy / Administration

#55 in North America

#49 in the United States

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

McGill University

Canada | Quebec

For Public Policy / Administration

#56 in North America

#7 in Canada

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

University of Kansas

United States | Kansas

For Public Policy / Administration

#57 in North America

#50 in the United States

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Public Policy / Administration

#58 in North America

#51 in the United States

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Public Policy / Administration

#59 in North America

#8 in Canada

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1908

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Public Policy / Administration

#60 in North America

#52 in the United States

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 66%

Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Public Policy / Administration

#61 in North America

#53 in the United States

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,804

University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Public Policy / Administration

#62 in North America

#54 in the United States

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,981

University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Public Policy / Administration

#63 in North America

#55 in the United States

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 93%

University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Public Policy / Administration

#64 in North America

#56 in the United States

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Public Policy / Administration

#65 in North America

#9 in Canada

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Public Policy / Administration

#66 in North America

#57 in the United States

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $29,154

University of Iowa

United States | Iowa

For Public Policy / Administration

#67 in North America

#58 in the United States

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Public Policy / Administration

#68 in North America

#59 in the United States

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,659

University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Public Policy / Administration

#69 in North America

#60 in the United States

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Public Policy / Administration

#70 in North America

#61 in the United States

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $11,161
Enrollment: 37,236

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Public Policy / Administration

#71 in North America

#62 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 90%

University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec

For Public Policy / Administration

#72 in North America

#10 in Canada

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,360
Founded: 1878

Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Public Policy / Administration

#73 in North America

#63 in the United States

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,983

Portland State University

United States | Oregon

For Public Policy / Administration

#74 in North America

#64 in the United States

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 84%

McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Public Policy / Administration

#75 in North America

#11 in Canada

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Public Policy / Administration

#76 in North America

#65 in the United States

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,201
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

Iowa State University

United States | Iowa

For Public Policy / Administration

#77 in North America

#66 in the United States

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Public Policy / Administration

#78 in North America

#67 in the United States

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,254

University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Public Policy / Administration

#79 in North America

#68 in the United States

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 77%

Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Public Policy / Administration

#80 in North America

#12 in Canada

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Public Policy / Administration

#81 in North America

#69 in the United States

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,672

University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Public Policy / Administration

#82 in North America

#70 in the United States

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Public Policy / Administration

#83 in North America

#71 in the United States

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Public Policy / Administration

#84 in North America

#72 in the United States

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 61%

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Public Policy / Administration

#85 in North America

#73 in the United States

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Public Policy / Administration

#86 in North America

#74 in the United States

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,525

Carleton University

Canada | Ontario

For Public Policy / Administration

#87 in North America

#13 in Canada

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 27,823
Founded: 1942

Fordham University

United States | New York State

For Public Policy / Administration

#88 in North America

#75 in the United States

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $41,569

Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Public Policy / Administration

#89 in North America

#14 in Canada

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 18,500
Founded: 1818

Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Public Policy / Administration

#90 in North America

#76 in the United States

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $36,002

University of Oklahoma - Norman

United States | Oklahoma

For Public Policy / Administration

#91 in North America

#77 in the United States

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Public Policy / Administration

#92 in North America

#78 in the United States

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,726

University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Public Policy / Administration

#93 in North America

#79 in the United States

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1222
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

University of Victoria

Canada | British Columbia

For Public Policy / Administration

#94 in North America

#15 in Canada

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1963

University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Public Policy / Administration

#95 in North America

#80 in the United States

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

University of Massachusetts - Boston

United States | Massachusetts

For Public Policy / Administration

#96 in North America

#81 in the United States

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,905
Enrollment: 16,259

SUNY at Albany

United States | New York State

For Public Policy / Administration

#97 in North America

#82 in the United States

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 87%

University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Public Policy / Administration

#98 in North America

#83 in the United States

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Public Policy / Administration

#99 in North America

#84 in the United States

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Public Policy / Administration

#100 in North America

#85 in the United States

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 94%

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in North America

Anthropology446

Broadcast Journalism363

Classics and Ancient History428

Communications and Public Relations494

Criminology and Criminal Justice490

Early Childhood Education431

Education Majors493

Forensic Science240

Gender Studies429

Human Rights Law289

Intellectual Property and Patent Law289

International Law305

International Relations and Diplomacy350

Journalism and Digital Media293

Law Enforcement404

Library and Information science332

Media Studies431

Military science444

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution318

Occupational Safety and Health361

Political Economy372

Political Science730

Radio and Television broadcasting296

Special Education377

Sports / Exercise science286

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies508

Urban and Regional planning197