Experience SIPA

Significant communications from Dean Merit E. Janow to SIPA community

For more than 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.

Be part of a distinctive community of students and scholars from around the globe. Take advantage of the resources of a premier urban university in the world's most exciting city. Enjoy hands-on learning opportunities both inside and outside the classroom.

Meet the people who exemplify the SIPA difference. Our extraordinary faculty, alumni, and students are devoted to addressing the critical public policy challenges of today and tomorrow.

At SIPA and throughout Columbia University, matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion are central and critical components of our enduring commitment to academic excellence and global engagement.

Our hometown gives you access to incomparable career opportunities alongside a flourishing cultural and commercial life. Come and experience for yourself what makes Manhattan "the island at the center of the world."

SIPA is the world’s most global public policy school. Our scholars, students, and alumni focus on issues of critical importance around the world. We prepare future leaders to handle transnational challenges of global finance, public health, climate change, energy, development, sustainability, and other issues that demand collective action.

Embrace life beyond the classroom! We have dozens of student organizations that provide social, professional, and educational activities to meet your diverse interests.