The Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy is a

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composed of the Departments of Public Administration & Policy and Political Science at the

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, SUNY, United States. The department provides educational preparation for academic and public service careers, to undertake research on significant public problems and issues, and to assist in the continuing professional development of government executives. Rockefeller College has an enhanced interdisciplinary approach to its public policy mission. The College offers appropriate assistance to the governments of

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and the United States, and to foreign governments and international organizations in meeting the responsibilities of contemporary citizenship and governance through special courses and conferences; research and consultation; and publications for the dissemination of information. The college is located on the downtown campus of the

University at Albany, SUNY The State University of New York at Albany, commonly referred to as the University at Albany, UAlbany or SUNY Albany, is a public research university with campuses in Albany, Rensselaer, and Guilderland, New York. Founded in 1844, it is one ...

, at 135 Western Avenue,

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. In 2020, it was nationally ranked as the 19th Public Affairs graduate program (out of 276) in '' U.S. News & World Report'' magazine.

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* Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing Institutions founded by the Rockefeller family Public policy schools University at Albany, SUNY Universities and colleges in Albany County, New York Organizations based in Albany, New York {{NewYork-university-stub