Current Students
Teaching and Engagement
Research
Faculty and Staff
Alumni
Community Engagement
Finances
The Humphrey School of Public Affairs
The Humphrey School of Public Affairs is a leader in advancing solutions to global challenges and equipping future changemakers to advance the common good. Through our rigorous curriculum, groundbreaking research, and connections to government and civic life, we demonstrate extraordinary dedication to the well-being of people and places across Minnesota, the nation, and the world.
The Humphrey School ranks 10 out of 269 policy schools*
NATIONAL RANKINGS
- #7 in Nonprofit Management
- #8 in Social Policy
- #25 in Urban Policy
- #26 in Public Policy Analysis
Students
Current Students
397
Master's
49% receive financial aid
33
Certificate
29
Ph.D.
100% receive financial aid
Scholarship Support
Allocated to students$2.2
million
Incoming Master's Students 2023
Current Masters and Ph.D. Students
Recent Graduate Employment By Sector
Countries Represented by Current Students
Afghanistan
Australia
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cote D'Ivoire
Egypt
Fiji
Georgia
Ghana
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Italy
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea, Republic of
Lebanon
Lithuania
Mexico
Mongolia
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Teaching and Engagement
166
Graduate courses offered
49%
Courses taught by full-time graduate faculty
284
Undergraduate students who took courses at the Humphrey School
86
People who participated in fellowship training or career development
37
Policy Fellows23
Junior Summer Institute12
International Fellows and Scholars18
Roy Wilkins FellowsResearch
Research and Outreach Centers
106
Externally funded contracts and grants supporting faculty research
Faculty publications **
Faculty and Staff
Faculty Demographics
Staff Demographics
42
Number of community-based professionals who teach in our programs
Alumni
Employment by region
Total alumni
6,126
Community Engagement
Alumni or community partners serving as mentors to Humphrey School students
71
Public events hosted by the Humphrey School
14
Total number of commentaries placed by faculty
234
Total number of faculty, staff and student media mentions
% of faculty serve on local, national or global public or nonprofit boards **
% of faculty provided congressional/legislative testimony or community guidance **
% of faculty provided expert analysis to local and national news media **
Student-led projects serving government and community organizations
Finances
FY 2023 Operating Budget
$25
Million
Million
Revenue
Expenditures
Total Endowment
$101.4
Million
Million
* U.S. News and World Report
** Calendar year 2022
Data presented are for fiscal year 2023, unless otherwise noted.