Name	City	Tuition (In-State)	Accept Rate	Grad Rate	Students
Southern New Hampshire University	Manchester	$17,200	100%	44%	163,164
University of Phoenix-Arizona	Phoenix	$9,552	N/A	20%	85,991
University of Central Florida	Orlando	$6,368	40%	77%	59,146
Liberty University	Lynchburg	$22,465	99%	64%	50,012
University of Maryland Global Campus	Adelphi	$8,136	N/A	31%	49,664
Ohio State University-Main Campus	Columbus	$13,244	61%	88%	45,638
University of Arizona	Tucson	$13,926	86%	67%	42,537
Michigan State University	East Lansing	$16,458	85%	81%	40,922
Florida International University	Miami	$6,565	55%	74%	39,508
California State University-Fullerton	Fullerton	$7,470	91%	70%	38,546
Indiana University-Bloomington	Bloomington	$12,144	78%	81%	37,806
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Brunswick	$17,929	58%	84%	37,751
Texas State University	San Marcos	$11,450	89%	56%	36,177
San Diego State University	San Diego	$8,728	36%	77%	35,377
California State University-Northridge	Northridge	$7,458	93%	57%	32,691
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Baton Rouge	$11,954	73%	70%	30,594
The University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio	$9,011	87%	52%	30,580
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Knoxville	$13,812	42%	74%	30,418
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg	$9,987	94%	50%	28,666
George Mason University	Fairfax	$14,220	87%	69%	27,752
Auburn University	Auburn	$12,890	46%	81%	26,816
Iowa State University	Ames	$10,787	89%	75%	25,367
University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Las Vegas	$9,748	96%	50%	24,622
University of Missouri-Columbia	Columbia	$14,837	78%	76%	23,929
Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton	$4,879	66%	63%	23,757
Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff	$13,009	90%	59%	22,903
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Norman	$9,797	77%	75%	22,734
University of California-Riverside	Riverside	$15,606	76%	76%	22,593
The University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson	$14,644	65%	75%	21,751
California State University-Fresno	Fresno	$7,350	95%	56%	21,605
University of Kansas	Lawrence	$12,102	93%	69%	21,217
James Madison University	Harrisonburg	$14,250	72%	80%	20,888
University of Oregon	Eugene	$16,137	88%	72%	20,497
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pittsburgh	$21,926	58%	85%	20,370
Ashford University	San Diego	$11,960	N/A	10%	20,152
St Petersburg College	St. Petersburg	$2,682	N/A	38%	18,950
Grand Valley State University	Allendale	$15,140	83%	68%	18,854
Mississippi State University	Mississippi State	$10,202	78%	65%	18,397
Capella University	Minneapolis	$14,400	N/A	27%	18,364
Miami University-Oxford	Oxford	$18,161	75%	81%	16,656
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York	$7,464	48%	72%	16,154
Wayne State University	Detroit	$15,190	81%	58%	15,587
Syracuse University	Syracuse	$65,528	46%	82%	15,477
California State University-San Bernardino	San Bernardino	$8,093	94%	55%	15,023
Indiana University-Indianapolis	Indianapolis	$10,762	76%	54%	13,830
California State University-Chico	Chico	$8,472	93%	63%	13,631
University of Miami	Coral Gables	$62,616	19%	84%	12,913
Tarleton State University	Stephenville	$8,302	90%	50%	12,673
University at Albany	Albany	$10,866	69%	63%	12,564
California State University-Dominguez Hills	Carson	$7,449	93%	45%	12,538
Oakland University	Rochester Hills	$15,262	88%	57%	12,351
Indian River State College	Fort Pierce	$2,764	N/A	44%	11,822
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice	New York	$7,470	57%	56%	11,590
Kean University	Union	$14,299	76%	45%	11,433
National University	San Diego	$13,284	N/A	42%	10,794
Bellevue University	Bellevue	$9,903	N/A	39%	10,220
University of Central Oklahoma	Edmond	$8,818	78%	37%	10,170
Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti	$16,240	80%	46%	10,055
Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant	$14,760	90%	60%	10,035
Western Carolina University	Cullowhee	$4,630	82%	60%	10,024
University of North Dakota	Grand Forks	$10,951	77%	62%	9,981
St. John's University-New York	Queens	$53,020	83%	67%	9,477
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	Whitewater	$8,616	86%	62%	9,405
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	La Crosse	$10,070	76%	71%	9,277
Walden University	Minneapolis	$12,762	N/A	N/A	9,136
Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	$71,845	4%	96%	8,973
Cleveland State University	Cleveland	$12,988	91%	50%	8,969
Stephen F Austin State University	Nacogdoches	$11,128	94%	53%	8,728
California State University-Bakersfield	Bakersfield	$8,090	94%	50%	8,577
California Baptist University	Riverside	$41,228	85%	61%	8,179
Youngstown State University	Youngstown	$11,113	84%	52%	7,961
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus	Gurabo	$7,750	N/A	31%	7,868
University of Central Arkansas	Conway	$10,523	89%	53%	7,762
Rutgers University-Newark	Newark	$17,250	71%	66%	7,709
University of Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls	$9,936	93%	68%	7,529
Chapman University	Orange	$64,984	65%	81%	7,478
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	Stevens Point	$9,488	92%	53%	7,306
Villanova University	Villanova	$67,776	27%	92%	6,938
West Texas A & M University	Canyon	$9,101	99%	51%	6,917
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Oshkosh	$8,532	87%	51%	6,877
Texas Southern University	Houston	$9,173	97%	21%	6,844
Colorado State University Global	Denver	$9,000	98%	N/A	6,563
Northern Michigan University	Marquette	$14,277	84%	52%	6,556
Elon University	Elon	$46,958	66%	84%	6,452
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	Green Bay	$8,700	89%	50%	6,341
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Kutztown	$11,314	91%	54%	6,180
University of Houston-Clear Lake	Houston	$7,770	91%	51%	6,078
Saginaw Valley State University	University Center	$12,930	72%	51%	5,989
Fayetteville State University	Fayetteville	$4,353	82%	37%	5,762
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore	$65,230	6%	94%	5,693
Augusta University	Augusta	$8,414	86%	49%	5,613
Franklin University	Columbus	$9,577	N/A	21%	5,562
Long Island University	Brookville	$42,432	86%	56%	5,520
Purdue University Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne	$9,532	84%	34%	5,484
University of San Francisco	San Francisco	$60,492	62%	71%	5,287
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	North Dartmouth	$15,612	91%	51%	5,221
Winona State University	Winona	$10,576	75%	59%	5,144
Rhode Island College	Providence	$11,300	92%	47%	5,049
University of Missouri-St Louis	Saint Louis	$14,112	63%	57%	5,024
Columbia College	Columbia	$25,826	N/A	44%	4,950
University of New Haven	West Haven	$47,332	60%	61%	4,841
Lindenwood University	Saint Charles	$21,600	57%	50%	4,624
Washburn University	Topeka	$9,945	N/A	53%	4,562
Park University	Parkville	$17,500	N/A	34%	4,555
University of the Incarnate Word	San Antonio	$37,090	98%	51%	4,440
University of Michigan-Flint	Flint	$14,704	70%	42%	4,411
Delaware State University	Dover	$10,670	47%	39%	4,398
Northwest Missouri State University	Maryville	$10,611	86%	56%	4,378
Samford University	Birmingham	$40,150	82%	78%	4,206
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg	$13,720	87%	54%	4,086
Seattle University	Seattle	$56,721	77%	74%	4,062
Lewis University	Romeoville	$39,200	71%	65%	4,015
Roger Williams University	Bristol	$44,418	88%	68%	3,946
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce	Ponce	$6,650	98%	48%	3,874
Hampton University	Hampton	$30,592	62%	56%	3,727
Harding University	Searcy	$26,262	71%	70%	3,382
CUNY Graduate School and University Center	New York	$7,235	68%	N/A	3,254
CUNY Medgar Evers College	Brooklyn	$7,352	86%	21%	3,233
Point Loma Nazarene University	San Diego	$46,250	84%	76%	3,188
Plymouth State University	Plymouth	$14,626	88%	50%	3,153
Saint Xavier University	Chicago	$37,940	84%	58%	3,096
University of La Verne	La Verne	$49,470	71%	64%	3,050
Lipscomb University	Nashville	$40,572	68%	70%	2,997
Roosevelt University	Chicago	$21,315	97%	38%	2,849
Baldwin Wallace University	Berea	$39,832	76%	68%	2,842
Campbell University	Buies Creek	$41,600	87%	58%	2,680
Indiana University-Northwest	Gary	$8,424	73%	37%	2,661
University of Maine at Augusta	Augusta	$8,888	N/A	25%	2,659
Rogers State University	Claremore	$7,750	N/A	27%	2,657
Regis University	Denver	$46,340	86%	61%	2,627
Lee University	Cleveland	$23,790	71%	62%	2,617
University of Hawaii-West Oahu	Kapolei	$7,584	95%	48%	2,519
University of Guam	Mangilao	$6,110	N/A	39%	2,515
Saint Edward's University	Austin	$51,384	81%	63%	2,493
Hawaii Pacific University	Honolulu	$34,392	86%	38%	2,392
Flagler College	Saint Augustine	$29,900	81%	56%	2,391
Indiana University-Kokomo	Kokomo	$8,424	86%	45%	2,352
Point Park University	Pittsburgh	$39,570	97%	59%	2,331
University of Illinois Springfield	Springfield	$12,252	86%	57%	2,263
Barry University	Miami	$34,350	77%	37%	2,212
Eastern Oregon University	La Grande	$11,076	98%	40%	2,172
Otterbein University	Westerville	$35,548	85%	68%	2,157
Shenandoah University	Winchester	$36,950	77%	69%	2,116
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies	Fayette	$7,440	88%	N/A	2,092
Upper Iowa University	Fayette	$19,475	96%	38%	1,994
Saint Ambrose University	Davenport	$36,658	77%	62%	1,916
Wagner College	Staten Island	$53,200	88%	67%	1,651
Mississippi University for Women	Columbus	$8,492	90%	42%	1,605
Dordt University	Sioux Center	$37,050	68%	68%	1,597
Saint Francis University	Loretto	$44,000	77%	74%	1,557
Grand View University	Des Moines	$34,762	99%	55%	1,486
Newberry College	Newberry	$31,100	90%	45%	1,479
Henderson State University	Arkadelphia	$8,244	N/A	38%	1,456
Missouri Valley College	Marshall	$23,700	69%	23%	1,443
Lincoln University	Jefferson City	$9,796	N/A	22%	1,392
Muskingum University	New Concord	$32,665	82%	55%	1,376
Buena Vista University	Storm Lake	$41,798	78%	54%	1,366
Mount Vernon Nazarene University	Mount Vernon	$37,158	84%	66%	1,358
Immaculata University	Immaculata	$29,330	86%	68%	1,320
Kentucky State University	Frankfort	$9,387	96%	30%	1,309
Russell Sage College	Troy	$38,164	53%	59%	1,244
Southern University at New Orleans	New Orleans	$8,054	79%	16%	1,055
Mars Hill University	Mars Hill	$37,736	68%	43%	1,044
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Fayette	$28,260	57%	52%	1,040
MidAmerica Nazarene University	Olathe	$37,174	79%	49%	983
Doane University	Crete	$43,985	98%	56%	978
Centenary University	Hackettstown	$37,732	83%	56%	910
Anna Maria College	Paxton	$44,571	50%	44%	906
Shaw University	Raleigh	$17,538	80%	21%	875
Keystone College	La Plume	$18,300	85%	38%	771
Concordia University Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	$35,410	69%	49%	702
Talladega College	Talladega	$15,650	85%	43%	701
Louisiana Christian University	Pineville	$20,266	77%	42%	672
University of Maine at Fort Kent	Fort Kent	$9,420	98%	40%	599
Salish Kootenai College	Pablo	$4,311	N/A	32%	580
Universidad Central de Bayamon	Bayamón	$5,986	66%	37%	539
Calumet College of Saint Joseph	Whiting	$23,850	N/A	26%	529
Blackburn College	Carlinville	$28,149	63%	55%	471
Rust College	Holly Springs	$13,265	49%	17%	467
Manor College	Jenkintown	$21,780	95%	25%	443
Metropolitan College of New York	New York	$20,188	90%	28%	402
Arkansas Baptist College	Little Rock	$8,760	N/A	8%	342
Golden Gate University	San Francisco	N/A	N/A	N/A	259
Ottawa University-Online	Overland Park	$13,296	N/A	N/A	259
College of Menominee Nation	Keshena	$6,200	N/A	30%	258

Frequently Asked Questions

How many colleges offer Public Administration?

There are 185 colleges offering Public Administration programs in the United States as of 2024.

What is the best college for Public Administration?

Based on graduate earnings, Columbia University in the City of New York is among the top colleges for Public Administration with median earnings of $102,491.

What are the top 3 colleges for Public Administration?

The top colleges for Public Administration include Columbia University in the City of New York, Villanova University, University of San Francisco.