Executive Master of Public Administration

Application Instructions

Deadline: For priority consideration of acceptance in this competitive program, all application materials must be postmarked or received online by May 1. Otherwise your application will only be reviewed on a space-available basis until July 1.

Step 1

Gather your required UW Graduate School and Evans School application materials

  • Application fee of $50 (U.S.) for completing the online application to the University of Washington (UW) Graduate School and Evans School.

  • Resume including:
    • Relevant academic, professional, volunteer, or military experience
    • Academic and/or professional honors, prizes, or scholarships
    • Leadership positions
    • Societies and clubs to which you belong

  • Statement of purpose describing in 750 words or less:
    • Yourself and your reason(s) for applying to your specific degree program
    • Your expectations of your specific degree program in furthering your career objectives
    • Your academic background, extracurricular activities, professional experiences, community and/or volunteer work, and any other factors relevant to your interest in public policy and management

  • Transcripts from each college or university you have attended. Ask them to mail, directly to you, two copies of your official, sealed transcripts. Do not open your transcripts because broken or tampered seals will make them invalid, and they are needed to prove completion of your bachelor’s and Masters degrees.

    Send one sealed copy of your transcripts to the Evans School. Once accepted to your program of choice you’ll be asked to send the other copy to the UW Graduate Admissions Office.

  • Three letters of reference to be submitted electronically by those writing the recommendations after you complete the UW Graduate School and Evans School online application. Three letters are required and up to five letters may be submitted. Letters of reference should come from people who are familiar with your professional and academic abilities.

  • TOEFL scores for international students. Please see our international applicant information for more information.

Step 2

Complete the UW Graduate School online application for the Evans School.

During this process you will be asked to identify which Evans School program you are applying to, and should choose the Public Affairs - Executive (M of Public Administration) option. You will then be directed to the appropriate Evans School portion of the application to submit the majority of your required application materials.

Step 3

Mail required Evans School application materials that are not collected online (i.e. transcripts) in one packet to:

The Evans School of Public Affairs
Admissions
Box 353055
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-3055

For questions and more information about the application process, contact our Executive MPA office at execmpa@u.washington.edu or 206.616.0778.