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Admissions

The first step to joining the SIPA community is to apply to one of our programs

Prepare for the rigors of studying at the worlds foremost global public policy school by learning more about what the Admissions Committee values in candidates, the application process, what our current students are like, and more.

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Admitted Student Welcome Portal

Find out more about the next steps at SIPA as a newly admitted MIA, MPA, or MPA-DP student.

 

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For questions concerning applying to SIPA, please contact our:

Admissions Office

Columbia University

School of International and Public Affairs

514 West 113th Street 

New York, NY 10025

+1 212-854-6216

[email protected] 

For questions concerning Financial Aid, please contact our:

Financial Aid Office

Columbia University

School of International and Public Affairs

514 West 113th Street 

New York, NY 10025

+1 212-854-6216

[email protected]

Yifan Li MPA ’22

I noticed when I came to SIPA that it is even more of a fit for me than I expected.

Yifan Li MPA ’22

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SIPA’s Financial Aid Office is dedicated to helping its students explore all available means to finance their education

For over 70 years, Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs has been educating professionals who work in public, private, and nonprofit organizations to make a difference in the world.

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