The heart of NYU Wagner's programs is our faculty. An amalgam of full-time, clinical/research/visiting, and adjunct professors, they are outstanding teachers, expert researchers and committed practitioners.
The heart of NYU Wagner's programs is our faculty. An amalgam of full-time, clinical/research/visiting, and adjunct professors, they are outstanding teachers, expert researchers and committed practitioners.
The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service is home to research and policy centers, institutes, and initiatives that focus on solving urban problems and strengthening public policy and public service nationally and around the world.
Ranked #6 in Public Affairs by U.S. News & World Report, the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service educates the future leaders of public, nonprofit, healthcare and private sector organizations addressing the world's critical issues.
Students arrive at NYU with the desire to serve the public. They leave with the skills and experience to bring about change. Combining coursework in management, finance and policy with cutting-edge research and work experience in urban communities, the NYU Wagner education will enable you to transform your personal commitment into public leadership.
Whether in their first or last semester, students at NYU Wagner have many resources to help them navigate their way to graduation.
NYU Wagner's Office of Career Services (OCS) provides students and alumni with the resources needed to build successful public service careers. Explore our resources for Job seekers and employers.
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Read about news and ideas from NYU Wagner faculty and alumni and keep in touch with interesting and useful events at the school.
During the application review process, NYU Wagner looks very carefully at the applicants’ academic history and assesses the applicants’ academic aptitude. The Admissions Review Committee primarily looks to the academic transcripts and academic recommendations to make this assessment. We also look favorably upon applicants who have extensive relevant research experience and have written for academic publications, especially for doctoral candidates.
NYU Wagner does not have a minimum GPA requirement as admissions decisions are based on multiple factors. We generally would like to see a recommended 3.0 cumulative GPA and we do also take into consideration applicants’ major GPA.
We also do not have any required relevant course work or majors prior to application or matriculation. Admitted students come from all undergraduate majors, such as English, Politics, Economics, Business, Fine Arts, Dance, Sociology, Psychology and many others. We do look for some demonstration of applicants’ aptitude in both quantitative and qualitative course work, so if your undergraduate curriculum did not include any quantitative course work, we strongly recommend that you consider taking the GRE or GMAT to demonstrate your quantitative abilities. See standardized test scores page for more information. NYU Wagner requires quantitative courses in the five schoolwide core courses.
Before submitting the online application, it is a requirement of admission that transcripts be scanned and uploaded into the online applcation. Transcripts submitted after the application deadline will not be accepted. Failure to complete this requirement may result in withdrawal of an application.
Official transcripts will be requested upon admission. All official transcripts must show proof of Bachelor’s degree received.
Submit scanned transcripts (with courses and grades noted) which also indicate your degree conferral. If your transcripts do not indicate the awarding of your degree, you should submit a scanned copy of your diploma along with your official transcripts. If your institution does not issue transcripts as defined above, you must submit a letter, in a sealed envelope, from the institution stating its policy.
Official transcripts will be requested upon admission. If you cannot obtain official transcripts directly from the institution and you possess an original transcript, you may submit copies which have been certified by an appropriate embassy or consulate in the institution's country.
Credit toward the degree for courses taken at other institutions may be awarded under certain conditions and must be approved by one's faculty advisor and the Office of Academic Services. Decisions regarding transfer credits are not made prior to matriculation. The courses must be considered appropriate to the degree sought, must not have been credited toward another degree, and must have been completed with a grade of B or better at an institution of established academic reputation. Coursework must have been taken within the last 5 years (except for doctoral students) in order to be considered for transfer.
A maximum of 28 credits can be transferred toward the MPA and MUP degrees; a maximum of 8 credits toward the EMPA degree; and a maximum of 40 credits toward the doctoral degree. Transfer credits will not be accepted toward the Advanced Professional Certificate.
Remember to upload scanned transcripts from all academic institutions you have attended. If you have transferred schools while completing a degree, we need to see the grades you received in all of the courses you took. If you participated in an exchange program and the grades of the courses you took abroad are listed on your home institution’s transcript, then you do not need to submit transcripts from the abroad institution.