Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy

The Sanford School of Public Policy is among the nation’s leading public policy schools, and offers undergraduate, master’s and doctoral-level degrees in public policy and international development policy. Our faculty research pressing public policy issues and prepare students for lives of leadership, civic engagement and public service. Our alumni are part of an extensive Duke alumni network, making an impact worldwide. Our students pursue the Sanford approach of care and service, with rigor and analysis. They learn from the world’s best faculty, from one another and through internships. Since its founding in 1971, the Sanford School of Public Policy has been at the forefront of the movement that carved out public policy as a distinct field.