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Yale University

Jackson School of Global Affairs

Master in Public Policy — Global Affairs

📍New Haven, CT
💰≈ USD 66,000–70,000/year. Generous fellowship funding available.

First Deadline In

212

days

You have time

✅ Application Checklist

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📋 Admission Requirements

📝

GRE / Test Scores

Test-optional. GRE/GMAT accepted and reviewed if provided.

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English Proficiency

TOEFL iBT ≥ 100 or IELTS ≥ 7.0.

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GPA

No published minimum. Admitted cohort typically 3.7+.

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Tuition

≈ USD 66,000–70,000/year. Generous fellowship funding available.

✍️ Personal Statements & Essays

1

Statement of Purpose — Policy interests, experience, post-grad goals

≈ 1,000–1,500 words

2

Optional Additional Personal Context Statement

📨 Recommendation Letters

3 letters required. Academic and professional combination recommended.

💡 Program Notes

Cohort of ~35 is among the smallest of elite policy programs — highly collaborative, seminar-driven. Yale Law School and School of Management cross-enrollment available.

🗓️ Application Deadlines

Round 1

December 1, 2026(est.)

212 days away

Round 2

February 1, 2027(est.)

274 days away

🎯 Specializations

Policy Analysis & Quantitative Methods

Security & Conflict

International Trade & Economic Development

Human Rights & Global Governance

Environmental & Climate Policy

👨‍🏫 Notable Faculty

James Levinsohn

Director, Jackson School; Development Economics

Frances Rosenbluth

Comparative Politics & Gender

Jacob Hacker

Political Economy of Inequality