External Funding $6.3M 2015-16 | Up from $4.2m in 2013-14
Contact Us
Phone: (202) 885-2940 Graduate programs: spagrad@american.edu Undergraduate programs: aupublicaffairs@american.edu
Public Affairs, School of
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
United States
SPA By the Numbers
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 Admininistration 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