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SPA By the Numbers

External Funding $6.3M 2015-16 | Up from $4.2m in 2013-14

Media Mentions 5,000 Projected mentions, 2016-17

Undergraduate Research Presentations 120 2016-17 | Up from 45 presentations given in 2015-16

Current Students 1,800 2016-17

Alumni 23,000 as of 2016-17

Average Class Size 17 2016-17

Notable Rankings

Institutional Impact in the Field of Public Administration number 1 in Washington, D.C.

Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2014

Institutional Impact in the Field of Public Administration number 3 in the United States

Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2014

Institutional Impact in the Field of Public Administration number 5 in the World

Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2014

Public Administration number 3 Rankings by Students

GraduatePrograms.com, 2015

Public Policy number 13 Rankings by Students

GraduatePrograms.com, 2015

Masters in Terrorism and Homeland Security number 10

ForensicOutreach.com, 2015