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A National Leader in Public Affairs Education

Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at the University at Albany is proud to be recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top schools in the country. Talented students come to Rockefeller for the knowledge and tools to make a difference in the world. 

Offering undergraduate, master's and doctoral level degree programs in public administration, political science, criminal justice, and international affairs, as well as graduate certificate programs, we pride ourselves on preparing dynamic leaders who will shape the public policies of the future.

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Rockefeller College Celebrates 75th Anniversary
95%
of MPA graduates in the class of 2023 secured full-time employment within nine months of graduation.
80%
of MPA internships are paid and have an average payrate of $20.03/hour.
83%
of NYS Assembly Graduate Interns were Rockefeller College students in 2024.
#5
Information & Technology Management graduate specialization in the nation.
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Nationally Ranked MPA

U.S. News & World Report ranks the MPA program at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy 26th in the country out of 271 public affairs programs.
 

Within the field of public affairs, Rockefeller is ranked in the following specialties:

  • 5th in Information and Technology Management 
  • 7th in Homeland Security and Emergency Management
  • 17th in Public Management and Leadership
  • 18th in Local Government Management
  • 21st in Nonprofit Management
  • 31st in Public Policy Analysis
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UAlbany Researchers Make Top 2% Worldwide List
More than 40 researchers from the University at Albany have been ranked among the world’s top researchers, according to a Stanford University study published annually through Elsevier.
Rockefeller College Election Series
Rockefeller College Election Series
Leading up to the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, the University at Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy hosted a series of events, covering a range of topics impacting the election and future of the nation. Recordings of the events are now available.
A man speaks to an audience from a podium, standing in front of a purple cloth reading "research and entrepreneurship week" and next to a screen with the words "strategic and dual-use technologies"
PISCES Passes $25M in Funding While Working to Secure Global Trade
The Project on International Security, Commerce and Economic Statecraft (PISCES), originally founded to help prevent the proliferation of missiles and nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, has expanded into protecting a whole range of newer technologies from being misused.
Rudra Sil
Russia and the West En Route to the Ukraine War: From 'Great Expectations' to Cold War Redux?
Join us on Thursday, November 21st at 1:30pm in Milne 215 for a talk by Rudra Sil, professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania.
SUNY SA leaders stand on the grass in front of the SUNY System Administration Building.
UAlbany Students Lead SUNY Student Assembly
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the State University of New York’s Student Assembly (SUNY SA), a group of representative students who advocate for the interests of their campuses.

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