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Best Public Affairs Schools Comparison

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Institutional Characteristics

The following table compares the basic academic information between best Public Affairs schools. By school type, there are 13 public and 12 private schools in best Public Affairs schools. By school level, all 25 schools are 4 years or high institutes.
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Academic Comparison - Best Public Affairs Schools
RankNameLocationType/LevelHighest DegreeOffered Degree
1 Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, INPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
2 Syracuse University Syracuse, NYPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
3 Harvard University Cambridge, MAPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
4 University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
5 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
6 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CAPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
6 University of Georgia Athens, GAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
6 University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
9 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
9 American University Washington, DCPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
9 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
12 Georgetown University Washington, DCPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
13 George Washington University Washington, DCPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
14 New York University New York, NYPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeAssociate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
15 Princeton University Princeton, NJPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate
16 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
17 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MNPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
18 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
19 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
20 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OHPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
21 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
22 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NYPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
23 Duke University Durham, NCPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
24 Georgia State University Atlanta, GAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
25 University of Kansas Lawrence, KSPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
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Key Facts Comparison

The average tuition & fees of best Public Affairs schools is $31,015 for State residents and $50,635 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 33.78% and graduation rate is 86.40%. The following table compares key facts for each schools including acceptance rate, graduation rate, tuition, student to faculty ratio, and student population.
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Key Facts Comparison Between Best Public Affairs Schools
RankNameTuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent Faculty RatioStudent Population
1 Indiana University-Bloomington $11,790 / $40,482 82.41% 81% 17:147,005
2 Syracuse University $63,061 51.75% 83% 15:122,698
3 Harvard University $59,076 3.24% 97% 7:130,631
4 University of California-Berkeley $14,850 / $45,627 11.33% 94% 19:145,307
5 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $17,228 / $58,072 17.69% 93% 12:151,225
6 University of Southern California $68,237 12.02% 92% 9:148,945
6 University of Georgia $11,180 / $30,220 42.55% 88% 17:140,607
6 University of Chicago $66,939 5.43% 95% 5:118,339
9 University of Washington-Seattle Campus $12,643 / $41,997 47.52% 84% 21:152,319
9 American University $56,543 40.63% 79% 11:113,885
9 Arizona State University Campus Immersion $12,051 / $32,193 89.75% 66% 19:180,065
12 Georgetown University $65,081 12.23% 95% 11:120,984
13 George Washington University $64,990 48.98% 84% 12:125,939
14 New York University $60,438 12.46% 87% 8:159,144
15 Princeton University $59,710 5.70% 97% 5:18,842
16 University of California-Los Angeles $13,747 / $44,524 8.57% 92% 18:146,430
17 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities $16,488 / $36,402 74.91% 84% 16:154,955
18 The University of Texas at Austin $11,678 / $42,778 31.35% 87% 18:152,384
19 Carnegie Mellon University $63,829 11.30% 91% 5:116,002
20 Ohio State University-Main Campus $12,859 / $38,365 52.72% 88% 17:160,540
21 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $8,989 / $39,330 17.11% 91% 17:131,705
22 Columbia University in the City of New York $69,045 3.95% 95% 6:134,782
23 Duke University $65,805 6.35% 96% 6:118,023
24 Georgia State University $8,478 / $23,709 66.78% 54% 26:136,516
25 University of Kansas $11,700 / $29,412 87.84% 67% 17:126,708
Average$31,015 / $50,63533.78%86.40%13.36:137,759
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