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    For three quarters of a century, Rockefeller College has been educating the leaders who make a difference locally, nationally, and abroad.

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    A National Leader in Public Affairs Education

    Preparing dynamic leaders to shape the future of public policy. 

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Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy

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, masters 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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96%
of MPA graduates in the class of 2021 secured full-time employment within 9 months post-graduation.
#1
Public Affairs graduate program among public institutions in the Northeast.
#5
Information & Technology Management graduate specialization in the nation.
63%
of NYS Senate interns were Rockefeller College students in 2021-22.
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Nationally Ranked MPA

U.S. News & World Report ranks the MPA program at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy 23rd in the country out of 270 public affairs programs.
 

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

  • 5th in Information and Technology Management
  • 9th in Homeland Security and Emergency Management 
  • 14th in Nonprofit Management 
  • 16th in Public Management and Leadership
  • 20th in Public Finance and Budgeting 
  • 22nd in Local Government Management
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Office of Diversity and Inclusion Announces 2023 Diversity Transformation Award Winners
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) has announced the winners of the 2023 Diversity Transformation Awards. Among this year’s recipients are projects aiming to support UAlbany’s BILPOC faculty, undocumented students and members of the LGBTQ+ community, as well as efforts to increase presence of historically underrepresented groups in UAlbany curricula and STEM departments.
Study: Community Violence Interventionists Face On-the-Job Violence, Secondary Trauma
Two new articles by researchers at the University at Albany and Northwestern University show the extent to which civilians working to intervene in and de-escalate street violence face job-related violence themselves, as well as secondary trauma from that violence.
Government and Accountability: 5Q with Fulbright Scholar Aira Azhari
A Malaysian scholar is using her Fulbright grant to study anti-corruption and government accountability through Rockefeller College.
UAlbany Study: Perceptions of Fairness a Critical Component of Telework Arrangements
A new study by researchers at the University at Albany points to a gap in perceptions about telework among employees who telecommute and those who work only in-person.
Doctoral Student Studies Role of AI in Government
Tzuhao Chen, a PhD student at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy is studying how AI can be applied to a host of issues in the public sector, with the goal of transforming public services for the betterment of society.

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