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USC Price School Ranked Among Nation’s Top 5 Public Affairs Schools      

An exterior shot of a brick building at USC campus campus, with a graphic saying USC Price was ranked No. 4 among public affairs schools

USC Price School was ranked No. 4 among the nation’s public affairs schools for the 2024-2025 period by U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News and World Report Ranks the School
No. 4 in Nation

April 9, 2024 – U.S. News & World Report has ranked the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy No. 4 among the nation’s public affairs schools for the 2024-2025 period, the school announced today.  The USC Price School has been ranked among the top 5 public affairs schools since 2016 and among the top 10 since 2008.

The USC Price School ranked No. 4 among 271 schools for its graduate programs in public affairs and administration. USC Price tied for No. 4 with programs at UC Berkeley, University of Georgia, and University of Michigan — Ann Arbor.

This is the second consecutive year in which the USC Price School has been ranked No. 4.

“This ranking is a testament to our faculty, students, graduates and staff and the work they do to make a positive impact in communities worldwide,” said Dana Goldman, the school’s dean and C. Erwin & Ione L. Piper Chair. “We are grateful for this recognition and congratulate our peers at other schools of public policy who are pursuing similar mission-driven work.”

The USC Price School also received top-10 placements in several specialty programs:

#2 – Urban Planning and Policy
#6 – Health Policy and Management
#7 – Homeland Security and Emergency Management
#10 – International Global Policy and Administration

The rankings are based on assessments by deans, directors and department chairs and peer institutions. To see the full list of USNWR rankings, please visit: www.usnews.com/grad

About University of Southern California (USC) Sol Price School of Public Policy

Founded nearly 100 years ago, the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy combines evidence-based research and rigorous education to improve the quality of life in communities worldwide.