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| Type | Private, public policy school |
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| Established | 1971 |
Parent institution | Duke University |
| Affiliations | APSIA |
| Dean | JR DeShazo, Dean |
| Named for | Terry Sanford |
| Location | , U.S. |
| Programs | Government, leadership, ethics, journalism, international development |
| Website | sanford.duke.edu |
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The Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy is the public policy school of Duke University, a private university in Durham, North Carolina.
The school was named after former Duke president and Governor of North Carolina Terry Sanford, who established the university's Institute for Policy Sciences and Public Affairs in 1971 as an interdisciplinary program geared toward training future leaders. When the School's current building on Duke's West Campus opened in 1994, the structure was named—and the Institute renamed—in honor of Sanford. The building was designed by Architectural Resources Cambridge, Inc. in a Modern Gothic style. The Sanford School offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs in Public Policy.
A second building, named for principal benefactor David Rubenstein, opened in August 2005. The building houses several of the school's centers including the Duke Center for Child and Family Policy and the Duke Center for International Development. Rubenstein Hall had its formal dedication, which included a speech by former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on November 4, 2005.
The Institute officially became Duke's tenth school on July 1, 2009, when it was renamed the Sanford School of Public Policy. JR DeShazo became Dean on July 1, 2026.
