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Top 25% Public Policy Schools, as of January 2026

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The rankings

Top 25% Public Policy Schools, all authors, all publication years

All institutions in this category.
RankInstitutionScoreAuthorsAuthor shares
1Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)

1.228945.65
2Hoover Institution on War Revolution & Peace

Stanford, California (USA)

2.631911.53
3Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois (USA)

3.883531.03
4School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University

New York City, New York (USA)

4.333522.78
5DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung)

Berlin, Germany

4.6814097.57
6Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Canberra, Australia

5.6188104.75
7Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia (USA)

5.617869.08
8Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell University

Ithaca, New York (USA)

10.482115.49
9Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford University

Stanford, California (USA)

10.572311.1
10Economic Analysis & Policy Group (EAP), Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, California (USA)

12.4674.68
11National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

Tokyo, Japan

12.974033.61
12Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB)

Nürnberg, Germany

13.467256.76
13H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA)

13.972320.2
14McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia (USA)

14.452014.72
15Centre de recherche en Économie (OFCE), Sciences économiques, Sciences Po

Paris, France

15.435230.39
16Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia (USA)

17.072117.39
17ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

London, United Kingdom

18.263412.47
18Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER, CEPS/INSTEAD)

Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

18.474738.54
19Institute for Policy Research (IPR), Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois (USA)

19.6652.74
20School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California-San Diego (UCSD)

La Jolla, California (USA)

20.42118.3
21Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University

Arlington, Virginia (USA)

21.061815.13
22Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

Durham, North Carolina (USA)

21.231513.97
23Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA)

22.99138.76
24Department of Business Economics and Public Policy, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University

Bloomington, Indiana (USA)

25.561514.27
25Experimental Economics Center, Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia (USA)

27.3264.34
26Centre of Policy Studies and Impact Project (COPS), Victoria University

Melbourne, Australia

27.353027.56
27International Center for Public Policy, Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia (USA)

27.732012.78
28Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, Department of Economics, Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey (USA)

28.1820.84
29Department of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Questrom School of Business, Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts (USA)

28.6298.36
30Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin (USA)

29.5496.98
31Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles, California (USA)

30.1364.57
32Équipe de Recherche sur l'Utilisation des Données Individuelles en lien avec la Théorie Économique (ERUDITE), Université Paris-Est

Créteil, France

31.56047.7
33Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)

32.38137.29
34School of Public Policy, University of Maryland

College Park, Maryland (USA)

37.7797.47
35Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka University

Osaka, Japan

38.072119.43
36Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Social- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz

Graz, Austria

39.811110.5
37Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California (USA)

39.961910.11
38School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University

Phoenix, Arizona (USA)

40.5922
39Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR), Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom

41.321914.74
40Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

41.7485.8
41Department of Business Economics and Public Policy, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)

41.83107.71
42School of Public Policy, London School of Economics (LSE)

London, United Kingdom

42.1321.46
43Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts (USA)

43.0943.9
44School of Public Policy, University of Calgary

Calgary, Canada

43.261513.45
45School of Public Policy, University of California-Riverside

Riverside, California (USA)

43.2776.5
46Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium

44.651712.61
47TEPP Fédération de Recherche Théorie et Évaluation des Poliques Publiques

Noisy le Grand, France

44.943612.07
48Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (NUS)

Singapore, Singapore

46.61010
49Escuela de Gobierno, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

48.3354.5
50Escola de Políticas Públicas e Governo (EPPG), Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)

Brasília, Brazil

49.191412.07
51Center for Business and Public Policy, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia (USA)

49.6131.75
52Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas (USA)

50.465.23
53James W. Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky (USA)

52.4686.52
54Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

52.76149.44
55Indonesia Project, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Canberra, Australia

57.0263.84

The rankings

Top 25% institutions in Public Policy Schools, 10 best authors in each, 10 last publication years

All institutions in this category.
RankInstitutionScoreAuthorsAuthor shares
1Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)

1.357939.24
2DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung)

Berlin, Germany

4.0811778.3
3Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois (USA)

4.213329.03
4Hoover Institution on War Revolution & Peace

Stanford, California (USA)

4.351811.03
5School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University

New York City, New York (USA)

5.833018.29
6Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Canberra, Australia

6.0915073.98
7Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia (USA)

6.36760.02
8Centre de recherche en Économie (OFCE), Sciences économiques, Sciences Po

Paris, France

8.684927.39
9School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California-San Diego (UCSD)

La Jolla, California (USA)

10.08107.3
10Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB)

Nürnberg, Germany

10.946549.81
11Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell University

Ithaca, New York (USA)

12.781711.99
12Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER, CEPS/INSTEAD)

Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

13.324334.87
13H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA)

13.922118.2
14McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia (USA)

16.061612.22
15Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford University

Stanford, California (USA)

16.13219.6
16National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

Tokyo, Japan

16.233529.58
17Department of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Questrom School of Business, Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts (USA)

18.498.36
18Institute for Policy Research (IPR), Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois (USA)

20.2152.74
19Department of Business Economics and Public Policy, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)

23.7886.7
20Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

Durham, North Carolina (USA)

24.12109.49
21School of Public Finance, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

24.6943
22Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia (USA)

24.841814.39
23ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

London, United Kingdom

25.15299.73
24Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles, California (USA)

28.343.47
25Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University

Arlington, Virginia (USA)

28.971512.13
26Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (NUS)

Singapore, Singapore

29.5899
27Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

30.2274.8
28Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA)

30.43128.26
29Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin (USA)

32.0986.97
30Centre of Policy Studies and Impact Project (COPS), Victoria University

Melbourne, Australia

33.282423.01
31Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium

33.44139.6
32Équipe de Recherche sur l'Utilisation des Données Individuelles en lien avec la Théorie Économique (ERUDITE), Université Paris-Est

Créteil, France

35.375039.86
33Economic Analysis & Policy Group (EAP), Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, California (USA)

35.5974.68
34Instytut Badań Strukturalnych

Warszawa, Poland

35.762220.34
35Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California (USA)

38.32178.11
36Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)

41.04105.54
37Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

41.66127.45
38Escola de Políticas Públicas e Governo (EPPG), Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)

Brasília, Brazil

41.791311.07
39Center for Business and Public Policy, College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (USA)

43.0310.86
40International Center for Public Policy, Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia (USA)

43.371811.31
41Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Social- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz

Graz, Austria

44.2198.5
42Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka University

Osaka, Japan

44.431412.48
43TEPP Fédération de Recherche Théorie et Évaluation des Poliques Publiques

Noisy le Grand, France

45.393310.43
44Bennett School for Public Policy, University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom

46.0964.76
45Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR), Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom

47.561412.23
46Department of Public Administration and Policy, University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia (USA)

51.6432.5
47Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)

51.8642.6
48School of Public Policy, University of Maryland

College Park, Maryland (USA)

52.0475.97
49Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey (USA)

57.4444
50SMERU Research Institute

Jakarta, Indonesia

57.9988
51Escuela de Gobierno, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

60.0554.5
52Mathematica Policy Research

Princeton, New Jersey (USA)

61.7198.18
53Center for Business and Public Policy, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia (USA)

61.9231.75
54Indonesia Project, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Canberra, Australia

62.1163.84
55Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas (USA)

62.5265.23

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