Eligibility
- Program length: 2 Years
- Students with an undergraduate degree by matriculation
Application Deadlines
Round 1: November 14, 2025Round 2: January 16, 2026
Round 3: March 27, 2026
Admissions Contact
- Jeff ChidesterExecutive Director of External Affairs
The MPP Program:
Our two-year, full-time Master of Public Policy program offers more than the typical policy research and data analysis education found at other public policy schools. We focus on the result of policy — solving society’s most pressing problems. We stand distinguished by teaching and cultivating effective, value-based leadership so our graduates can make significant strides toward becoming the dynamic leaders the world demands.
"At UVA Batten, I learned how to be part of the solution, someone who not only recognized inequities, but also understood how to address them in meaningful and lasting ways.”
"Before Batten, I thought I was a problem solver, but didn’t have the experience to challenge the status quo; I had the desire to be a leader, but didn’t understand how to influence stakeholders. What I realize looking back is that there’s no other program at UVA, that could have provided an equivalent balance of (i) hands-on experience working on projects with public-sector and nonprofit clients, (ii) hard quantitative skills and soft people skills, and (iii) small cohort of like-minded and social impact-motivated individuals."
