UMD Public Policy

Established in 1981, the University of Maryland School of Public Policy is one of the nation's leading graduate programs devoted to the study of public policy, management and international affairs. We are the only policy school in the Washington area embedded in a major research university. Located inside the Capitol Beltway, we are a short Metro ride from Congress, federal agencies, international organizations, think tanks, and numerous non-governmental and non-profit organizations.

As the flagship campus of the University of Maryland, we serve the State as well as the greater policy community through policy research and education at all levels—international, national, state and local.


We encourage you to share your comments and ideas. We value and respect diverse viewpoints and welcome productive dialogue within our Terp community. However, Facebook comments created by other users and not by the University do not reflect the opinions or views of the University or University employees. Furthermore, we retain the discretion to delete unacceptable comments including comments that:
-Contain discriminatory, obscene, unlawful, threatening, harassing or defamatory language, images, video or content;
-Contain commercial endorsements, advertisements, or are considered "spam" – repeated posting of identical or very similar content; or
-Disclose confidential information, or personally identifiable information, such as an e-mail address, home address, or phone number for yourself or others

This page is not monitored 24/7. If you have an emergency, please contact the appropriate authorities.