Best Colleges in Social Policy Program

This page introduces the top colleges in Social Policy program. Harvard University is ranked first in Social Policy program ranking and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is placed in second. Next describes the Social Policy program in general.

Social policy primarily refers to guidelines, principles, legislation and activities that affect the living conditions conducive to human welfare. The Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics defines social policy as "an interdisciplinary and applied subject concerned with the analysis of societies' responses to social need. It seeks to foster in its students a capacity to understand theory and evidence drawn from a wide range of social science disciplines, including economics, sociology, psychology, geography, history, law, philosophy and political science. (read more at wiki)

Academic Comparison Between Best Colleges in Social Policy Program

3 public and 7 private schools are ranked in the top Social Policy colleges. The average acceptance rate of the schools is 18.00% where Harvard University has the tightest acceptance rate of 5% and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the highest rate of 52%. Total 305,151 students are enrolled into the best Social Policy schools where New York University has the largest population with 51,123 students and Brandeis University is the smallest school with 5,721 students. The average graduation rate is 91.70% and the average students to faculty ratio is 9.90:1 at those colleges.

Next table shows the academic information and key facts of the best Social Policy colleges including acceptance rate, graduation rates, student population, and students to faculty ratio.

Table. Best Colleges in Social Policy Program

Rank	Name	Acceptance Rates	Graduation Rates	Population	Student-Faculty Ratio
1	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	5%	96%	31,120	7:1 (14.29 %)
1	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	23%	92%	46,002	11:1 (9.09 %)
3	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	52%	87%	42,977	18:1 (5.56 %)
4	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	7%	93%	16,227	5:1 (20.00 %)
5	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	5%	97%	8,273	5:1 (20.00 %)
6	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	15%	91%	41,891	18:1 (5.56 %)
7	Duke University Durham, NC	9%	95%	16,130	7:1 (14.29 %)
8	New York University New York, NY	20%	84%	51,123	9:1 (11.11 %)
9	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	31%	90%	5,721	10:1 (10.00 %)
9	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	13%	92%	45,687	9:1 (11.11 %)
	Average	18.00%	91.70%	305,151 (Total)	9.90:1 (10.10 %)

Best College In Social Policy 2019 Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2018-2019 tuition & fees and compares the costs between the best college in social policy. The 2018-2019 costs are officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education. The estimated costs for year 2019-2020 are calculated and estimated based on each school's tuition rates last year.

For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of the best college in social policy is $50,746 where University of Chicago has the most expensive costs with $58,230 and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest amount of tuition with $36,805. The average graduate tuition & fees of the best college in social policy is $45,533 where University of Chicago has the highest tuition with $58,968 and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest amount of graduate school tuition with $25,336.

UndergraduateGraduate Living Costs

Table. Best College In Social Policy 2019 Undergraduate Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2019 Tuition & Fees		2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	Harvard University	$50,420		$51,935
1	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$15,262	$49,350	$14,779	$49,559
3	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$10,555	$36,805	$10,577	$38,945
4	University of Chicago	$58,230		$61,846
5	Princeton University	$50,340		$53,757
6	University of California-Berkeley	$14,184	$43,176	$14,198	$44,191
7	Duke University	$55,695		$57,980
8	New York University	$51,828		$53,228
9	Brandeis University	$55,395		$57,700
9	University of Southern California	$56,225		$58,262
	Average	$13,334	$50,746	$13,185	$52,740

Table. Best College In Social Policy 2019 Graduate School Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2019 Tuition & Fees		2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	Harvard University	$47,562		$49,221
1	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$23,456	$47,006	$24,241	$48,579
3	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$12,010	$25,336	$12,032	$25,358
4	University of Chicago	$58,968		$61,003
5	Princeton University	$51,250		$53,669
6	University of California-Berkeley	$14,131	$29,233	$14,092	$29,194
7	Duke University	$54,712		$56,890
8	New York University	$45,426		$47,060
9	Brandeis University	$50,272		$51,779
9	University of Southern California	$45,561		$47,163
	Average	$16,532	$45,533	$16,789	$46,992

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