External Funding $6.3M
2015-16 | Up from $4.2m in 2013-14Contact Us
Phone: (202) 885-2940
Graduate programs: spagrad@american.edu
Undergraduate programs: aupublicaffairs@american.edu
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SPA By the Numbers
Media Mentions 5,000
Projected mentions, 2016-17Undergraduate Research Presentations 120
2016-17 | Up from 45 presentations given in 2015-16Current Students 1,800
2016-17Alumni 23,000
as of 2016-17Average Class Size 17
2016-17Notable 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 StatesJournal of Public Affairs Education, 2014
Institutional Impact in the Field of Public Administration number 5
in the WorldJournal of Public Affairs Education, 2014
Public Administration number 3
Rankings by StudentsGraduatePrograms.com, 2015
Public Policy number 13
Rankings by StudentsGraduatePrograms.com, 2015
Masters in Terrorism and Homeland Security number 10
ForensicOutreach.com, 2015