The School of Public and International Affairs is consistently ranked as a top ten public affairs program by US News and World Report. In addition, SPIA faculty and students have been recognized with the top awards and accolades in their various fields of interest.

Faculty members in SPIA have won every teaching award that the University of Georgia has to offer, including:

• 7 recipients of the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship
• 6 recipients of the Richard B. Russell Undergraduate Teaching Award
• 3 recipients of the Honoratus Medal for Outstanding Teaching
• 8 Lilly Teaching Fellows

Our students’ accolades include:

• 7 Rhodes Scholars
• 6 Truman Scholars
• 3 Carnegie Junior Fellows
• 3 Pickering Fellows
• 3 Schwarzman Scholars
• 2 Marshall Scholars