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Welcome to the School of Public Affairs at ASU
Mission
The School of Public Affairs lives the ASU Charter by preparing students and professionals for ethical, inclusive and effective public service; conducting cutting-edge research of public value; and engaging locally, nationally and internationally with the communities we serve.
ASU Charter
ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom we exclude, but rather by whom we include and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.
Public Affairs school in the nation
Listed as one of the best MPA programs
2nd
in Homeland Security and Emergency Management
3rd
in Information, Technology Management and Local Government Management
5th
in Nonprofit Management, Public Management and Leadership
9th
in Urban Policy
10th
in Environmental Policy and Management
16th
in Public Finance and Budgeting
17th
in Public Policy Analysis