Top Public Policy Schools, as of September 2026

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All publications, all authors

Rank	Institution	Score	Authors	Author Shares
1	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	1.48	1032	186.70
2	Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	1.53	92	47.71
-	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) → IZA@LISER Network, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	2.91	989	145.27
3	Hoover Institution on War Revolution & Peace, Stanford, California (United States)	2.94	21	14.38
4	University of Chicago → Harris School of Public Policy, Chicago, Illinois (United States)	4.49	34	30.03
5	DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung), Berlin, Germany	5.16	141	100.71
6	Columbia University → School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), New York City, New York (United States)	5.19	36	24.42
7	Australian National University → Crawford School of Public Policy, Canberra, Australia	6.08	183	103.66
8	Georgia State University → Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	8.94	65	53.45
9	Stanford University → Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford, California (United States)	9.83	25	12.60
10	Cornell University → Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, Ithaca, New York (United States)	9.90	22	16.49
-	Georgia State University → Andrew Young School of Policy Studies → Department of Economics, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	10.17	57	41.68
11	University of California-Berkeley → Walter A. Haas School of Business → Economic Analysis & Policy Group (EAP), Berkeley, California (United States)	10.76	8	5.68
12	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg, Germany	11.46	77	61.73
13	National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan	11.69	41	35.22
14	Georgetown University → McCourt School of Public Policy, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	13.08	21	15.72
15	Carnegie Mellon University → H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)	13.47	23	20.20
16	Sciences Po → Sciences économiques → Centre de recherche en Économie (OFCE), Paris, France	13.84	50	29.32
-	Australian National University → Crawford School of Public Policy → Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Canberra, Australia	14.80	39	28.52
17	University of Virginia → Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, Charlottesville, Virginia (United States)	16.05	23	18.72
-	Australian National University → Crawford School of Public Policy → Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), Canberra, Australia	16.80	85	24.07
-	Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School → Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	16.95	8	4.34
18	Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) → ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), London, United Kingdom	17.08	36	14.21
19	Northwestern University → Institute for Policy Research (IPR), Evanston, Illinois (United States)	17.72	5	2.74
-	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) → LISER Resident Research Staff, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	17.83	47	38.83
20	Duke University → Sanford School of Public Policy, Durham, North Carolina (United States)	17.86	16	15.47
21	University of Michigan → Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Ann Arbor, Michigan (United States)	18.32	14	9.10
22	University of California-San Diego (UCSD) → School of Global Policy and Strategy, La Jolla, California (United States)	18.65	13	10.29
23	George Mason University → Schar School of Policy and Government, Arlington, Virginia (United States)	19.23	19	15.73
24	Georgia State University → Andrew Young School of Policy Studies → Department of Economics → Experimental Economics Center, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	19.73	7	5.25
25	Princeton University → Department of Economics → Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)	21.40	3	1.34
26	University of Wisconsin-Madison → Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, Madison, Wisconsin (United States)	22.12	10	7.98
27	Georgia State University → Andrew Young School of Policy Studies → Department of Economics → International Center for Public Policy, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	22.48	24	16.28
28	Indiana University → Kelley School of Business → Department of Business Economics and Public Policy, Bloomington, Indiana (United States)	22.77	15	14.27
29	Victoria University → Centre of Policy Studies and Impact Project (COPS), Melbourne, Australia	23.75	31	28.57
-	DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) → Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung "Sozio-oekonomisches Panel (SOEP)", Berlin, Germany	24.04	23	17.32
30	University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Luskin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, California (United States)	24.43	6	4.57
31	Boston University → Questrom School of Business → Department of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)	24.85	9	8.37
-	Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School → Center for International Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	25.97	21	10.49
32	Harvard University → Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	26.61	14	7.79
33	Université Paris-Est → Équipe de Recherche sur l'Utilisation des Données Individuelles en lien avec la Théorie Économique (ERUDITE), Créteil, France	26.63	61	48.70
34	Texas A&M University → Bush School of Government and Public Service, College Station, Texas (United States)	28.68	7	6.23
35	University of Southern California → Sol Price School of Public Policy, Los Angeles, California (United States)	29.79	19	10.11
36	University of Maryland → School of Public Policy, College Park, Maryland (United States)	31.01	8	6.57
-	University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Luskin School of Public Affairs → Public Policy Department, Los Angeles, California (United States)	31.09	1	1
37	London School of Economics (LSE) → School of Public Policy, London, United Kingdom	31.31	4	2.96
38	Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz → Social- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät → Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Graz, Austria	32.47	11	10.50
39	Arizona State University → School of Public Affairs, Phoenix, Arizona (United States)	32.61	2	2
40	Osaka University → Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka, Japan	32.63	19	17.43
41	Georgetown University → McDonough School of Business → Center for Business and Public Policy, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	33.16	3	2.25
42	University of Pennsylvania → Wharton School of Business → Department of Business Economics and Public Policy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)	33.64	10	7.71
43	University of Manchester → Alliance Manchester Business School → Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR), Manchester, United Kingdom	33.84	19	14.74
44	Tufts University → Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, Massachusetts (United States)	34.29	4	3.90
45	University of Calgary → School of Public Policy, Calgary, Canada	34.98	15	13.45
46	University of California-Riverside → School of Public Policy, Riverside, California (United States)	35.84	7	7
47	University of Toronto → Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Toronto, Canada	36.49	7	5.60
48	Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium	36.64	17	12.61
-	Stanford University → Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) → Stanford Center for International Development (SCID), Stanford, California (United States)	37.73	4	3
49	Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) → Escuela de Gobierno y Transformación Pública (EGOByTP), Monterrey, Mexico	38.15	20	19.25
50	National University of Singapore (NUS) → Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore, Singapore	38.60	10	10
51	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile → Escuela de Gobierno, Santiago, Chile	39.17	5	4.50
52	Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) → Escola de Políticas Públicas e Governo (EPPG), Brasília, Brazil	39.52	15	13.07
53	University of Tokyo → Graduate School of Public Policy, Tokyo, Japan	39.76	14	10.25
54	TEPP Fédération de Recherche Théorie et Évaluation des Poliques Publiques, Noisy le Grand, France	40.21	38	14.58
55	Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro" → Dipartimento di Politiche Pubbliche e Scelte Collettive (POLIS), Alessandria, Italy	41.68	19	17.63
56	University of Kentucky → James W. Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, Lexington, Kentucky (United States)	42.01	9	7.02
57	Johns Hopkins University → School of Government and Policy, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	42.07	1	0.75
-	University of Michigan → Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy → Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), Ann Arbor, Michigan (United States)	42.61	1	1
-	Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School → Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	43.85	2	0.58
-	Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School → Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	45.57	17	0.77
58	University of Georgia → Department of Public Administration and Policy, Athens, Georgia (United States)	46.14	4	3.50
59	Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)	49.04	16	14.68
60	Universität Hamburg → Fachbereich Volkswirtschaftslehre → Institut für Makroökonomie und Wirtschaftspolitik, Hamburg, Germany	49.35	5	5
61	Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)	50.69	4	4
62	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign → College of Business → Center for Business and Public Policy, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (United States)	50.80	1	0.86
63	Australian National University → Crawford School of Public Policy → Arndt-Corden Department of Economics → Indonesia Project, Canberra, Australia	50.85	5	3.75
64	SMERU Research Institute, Jakarta, Indonesia	51.17	17	16.50

10 best authors in each, 10 last publication years

Rank	Institution	Score	Authors	Author Shares
1	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	1.34	1032	10
2	Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	1.68	92	10
-	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) → IZA@LISER Network, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	2.61	989	10
3	DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung), Berlin, Germany	2.97	141	10
4	University of Chicago → Harris School of Public Policy, Chicago, Illinois (United States)	5.02	34	10
5	Hoover Institution on War Revolution & Peace, Stanford, California (United States)	5.27	21	10
6	Australian National University → Crawford School of Public Policy, Canberra, Australia	5.77	183	10
7	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg, Germany	6.51	77	10
8	Georgia State University → Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	7.13	65	10
9	Columbia University → School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), New York City, New York (United States)	8.12	36	10
-	Georgia State University → Andrew Young School of Policy Studies → Department of Economics, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	8.27	57	10
10	Sciences Po → Sciences économiques → Centre de recherche en Économie (OFCE), Paris, France	9.49	50	10
11	University of California-San Diego (UCSD) → School of Global Policy and Strategy, La Jolla, California (United States)	10.08	13	10
-	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) → LISER Resident Research Staff, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	10.72	47	10
12	National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan	11.86	41	10
13	Carnegie Mellon University → H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)	12.56	23	10
14	Cornell University → Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, Ithaca, New York (United States)	12.78	22	10
15	Stanford University → Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford, California (United States)	13.69	25	10
-	Australian National University → Crawford School of Public Policy → Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Canberra, Australia	13.89	39	10
16	Georgetown University → McCourt School of Public Policy, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	15.28	21	10
-	DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) → Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung "Sozio-oekonomisches Panel (SOEP)", Berlin, Germany	15.67	23	10
17	Boston University → Questrom School of Business → Department of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)	16.52	9	8.37
18	Duke University → Sanford School of Public Policy, Durham, North Carolina (United States)	17.50	16	10
19	Northwestern University → Institute for Policy Research (IPR), Evanston, Illinois (United States)	18.47	5	2.74
20	University of Virginia → Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, Charlottesville, Virginia (United States)	18.52	23	10
-	Australian National University → Crawford School of Public Policy → Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), Canberra, Australia	18.82	85	10
21	University of Pennsylvania → Wharton School of Business → Department of Business Economics and Public Policy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)	20.61	10	7.71
22	Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) → ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), London, United Kingdom	21.73	36	10
23	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City → School of Public Finance, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam	21.90	4	3
24	University of Michigan → Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Ann Arbor, Michigan (United States)	22.03	14	9.10
25	University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Luskin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, California (United States)	22.28	6	4.57
26	National University of Singapore (NUS) → Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore, Singapore	22.60	10	10
27	Université Paris-Est → Équipe de Recherche sur l'Utilisation des Données Individuelles en lien avec la Théorie Économique (ERUDITE), Créteil, France	23.04	61	10
28	George Mason University → Schar School of Policy and Government, Arlington, Virginia (United States)	23.25	19	10
-	Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School → Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	24.31	8	4.34
29	Victoria University → Centre of Policy Studies and Impact Project (COPS), Melbourne, Australia	24.38	31	10
30	University of Wisconsin-Madison → Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, Madison, Wisconsin (United States)	24.59	10	7.98
31	Instytut Badań Strukturalnych, Warszawa, Poland	24.92	23	10
32	University of California-Berkeley → Walter A. Haas School of Business → Economic Analysis & Policy Group (EAP), Berkeley, California (United States)	26.61	8	5.68
33	Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium	26.63	17	10
34	University of Toronto → Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Toronto, Canada	27.07	7	5.60
-	University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Luskin School of Public Affairs → Public Policy Department, Los Angeles, California (United States)	27.35	1	1
35	University of Southern California → Sol Price School of Public Policy, Los Angeles, California (United States)	27.97	19	10
36	University of Tokyo → Graduate School of Public Policy, Tokyo, Japan	29.64	14	10
37	Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) → Escola de Políticas Públicas e Governo (EPPG), Brasília, Brazil	31.21	15	10
38	Harvard University → Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	31.91	14	7.79
-	Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School → Center for International Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	32.39	21	10
39	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign → College of Business → Center for Business and Public Policy, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (United States)	33.20	1	0.86
40	Georgia State University → Andrew Young School of Policy Studies → Department of Economics → International Center for Public Policy, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	34.33	24	10
41	Johns Hopkins University → School of Government and Policy, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	34.54	1	0.75
42	Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz → Social- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät → Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Graz, Austria	34.75	11	10
43	University of Cambridge → Bennett School for Public Policy, Cambridge, United Kingdom	35.35	8	5.17
44	University of Manchester → Alliance Manchester Business School → Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR), Manchester, United Kingdom	36.70	19	10
45	Texas A&M University → Bush School of Government and Public Service, College Station, Texas (United States)	36.93	7	6.23
46	Georgia State University → Andrew Young School of Policy Studies → Department of Economics → Experimental Economics Center, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	37.07	7	5.25
47	TEPP Fédération de Recherche Théorie et Évaluation des Poliques Publiques, Noisy le Grand, France	37.74	38	10
48	University of Georgia → Department of Public Administration and Policy, Athens, Georgia (United States)	39.58	4	3.50
49	University of Minnesota → Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States)	40.06	6	4.60
50	Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) → Escuela de Gobierno y Transformación Pública (EGOByTP), Monterrey, Mexico	40.32	20	10
51	Osaka University → Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka, Japan	40.80	19	10
-	Australian National University → Crawford School of Public Policy → Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Canberra, Australia	42.32	7	2.57
-	Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School → Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	43.48	17	0.77
52	Rutgers University-New Brunswick → Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)	43.65	4	4
53	London School of Economics (LSE) → School of Public Policy, London, United Kingdom	44.23	4	2.96
54	SMERU Research Institute, Jakarta, Indonesia	44.41	17	10
55	Georgetown University → McDonough School of Business → Center for Business and Public Policy, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	44.85	3	2.25
56	University of Maryland → School of Public Policy, College Park, Maryland (United States)	45.37	8	6.57
57	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile → Escuela de Gobierno, Santiago, Chile	46.22	5	4.50
-	Stanford University → Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) → Stanford Center for International Development (SCID), Stanford, California (United States)	46.38	4	3
58	Tufts University → Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, Massachusetts (United States)	47.55	4	3.90
59	Sichuan University → School of Public Administration, Chengdu, China	47.69	1	1
60	University of California-Riverside → School of Public Policy, Riverside, California (United States)	47.82	7	7
61	Princeton University → Department of Economics → Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)	47.83	3	1.34
62	Universitat de Barcelona → School of Economics → Institut de Recerca en Economia Aplicada (IREA) → Grup de Recerca en Governs i Mercats (GiM), Barcelona, Spain	48.03	6	4.73
63	Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)	48.27	16	10
64	Australian National University → Crawford School of Public Policy → Arndt-Corden Department of Economics → Indonesia Project, Canberra, Australia	49.15	5	3.75

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