Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy

Name

Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy

Legal name

Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy

Website

https://publicpolicy.cornell.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

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Product category

Higher Education / Public Policy Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Sciences & Public Policy Research Universities (EDAHABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Policy, Public Administration & Nonprofit Management Schools (within Business Schools) (EDAHAHAK)

Keywords

• Public policy education
• Graduate education
• Policy research
• Executive education
• Public administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Ithaca

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

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B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue from undergraduate, graduate, and executive education programs through tuition and associated fees
2. External Research Grants: Significant external funding from federal agencies including NIH, NSF, and private foundations such as the Jain Family Institute for research activities
3. Philanthropic Donations: Support from alumni and donors through the 'Support the Brooks School' giving program

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Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy is an academic unit of Cornell University that delivers public policy education and research. It offers undergraduate, master\u2019s, doctoral, and executive education programs, and operates multiple research centers and institutes spanning health, environmental, social, and urban policy. The school was founded in fall 2021.

Product overview

Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy is an academic institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs and research centers. The school provides undergraduate majors (Public Policy, Health Care Policy) and minors, multiple master's degree programs (MS in Data Science for Public Policy, Master of Environmental and Sustainability Policy, Master of Public Administration, Sloan Master of Health Administration) in both residential and executive formats, a PhD in Public Policy, and executive education certificates. The school also operates research centers including the Cornell Brooks Center for Infrastructure, Cornell Center on Democracy, Cornell Health Policy Center, Cornell Population Center, Cornell Tech Policy Institute, and Institute of Politics and Global Affairs. These programs and centers collectively serve the school's mission to advance social well-being through research, teaching, and engagement on complex global policy issues.

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Cornell in Washington (CIW): Program allowing students to experience a semester in Washington D.C.
• DC Start
• State Policy Advocacy Clinic

Products and services

• Undergraduate Public Policy Program Undergraduate major/minor program in public policy for Cornell students, focused on policy analysis, governance, and applied research.
• Master\u2019s Degree Programs (Public Policy) Master\u2019s degree programs in public policy for graduate students seeking advanced policy training.
• Doctoral Program in Public Policy PhD/research-track doctoral program for scholars pursuing research-intensive public policy careers.
• Executive Education Programs Non-degree executive education and certificate programs for working professionals and senior leaders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Brooks School PhD student Gabrielle Sorresso received 2026 Horowitz Foundation Award for Most Outstanding Project

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jain Family InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022JFI-Brooks Fellowship Program launched in 2022 to advance research and public engagement on policy questions related to climate change, education, social policy, and digital ethics. First award recipients included research teams led by Sarah Kreps and Adi Rao, and Pauline Leung, Zhuan Pei, and Lexin Cai. The institute also supports the Brooks School Tech Policy Institute through grants.
• Maine People's AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrooks students, faculty, and staff supported MPA's efforts to advance tenant protections through national landscape analysis of housing and tenant laws, informing draft legislation and strengthening advocacy strategy.
• Food Bank of the Southern TierminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrooks teams evaluated the Food Bank's leadership and empowerment program for community members experiencing food insecurity through surveys, interviews, and thematic analysis, producing an evaluation report for program and advocacy planning.
• Refugee Resettlement Agencies (Upstate New York)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFour refugee resettlement agencies in upstate New York partner with Brooks through the Refugee Pathways & Resettlement Policy course, enabling students to observe frontline work and contribute to community-driven policy and program projects.
• Einhorn Center for Community EngagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Cornell's Einhorn Center for Community Engagement for community-engaged learning courses, the Community-Engaged Learning and Leadership Certificate Program, and broader community engagement opportunities for students.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Broad incumbents

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: A much larger, established school of public health that overlaps with Brooks' health policy research and training. Comparable on the health policy dimension, but broader in scope, including public health practice.

Direct peers

• Harvard Kennedy School: Harvard's graduate school of public policy offering MPA, MPP, and PhD programs. It is the most established direct competitor to Brooks in public policy graduate education and shares the Ivy League policy-school model.
• University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy: University of Chicago's policy school offering MPP, MPA, and PhD programs with a strong economics and data analytics orientation. Comparable to Brooks in offering data-driven policy training at a top research university.
• Princeton School of Public and International Affairs: Princeton's policy school offering MPA and PhD programs with a strong quantitative and international affairs focus. Directly comparable to Brooks in mission, program structure, and elite university affiliation.
• UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy: Berkeley's policy school offering MPP, MPA, and PhD programs with strength in social and environmental policy. A direct peer in public policy graduate education at a leading research university.
• Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy: Georgetown's policy school offering MPP, MPA, and executive programs with strong data and policy analytics orientation. Highly comparable as a peer institution competing for similar graduate applicants and policy research funding.
• Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy: Fletcher offers MALD, MIA, and PhD programs with a global policy and international affairs orientation. Comparable as a peer graduate policy school competing for internationally-oriented applicants.
• Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA): Columbia's graduate school offering MPA, MIA, and executive programs focused on international and domestic policy. A direct peer competing in the same NYC-adjacent and global policy graduate market.
• University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy: Michigan's public policy school offering MPP, MPA, MPA-Health, and PhD programs with strong quantitative and health policy tracks. Comparable as a peer policy school with health policy and data analytics offerings.

Emerging players

• Carnegie Mellon Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy: Heinz College offers MS and PhD programs combining data science, policy, and management. Comparable to Brooks' MSDSP program as a tech-and-policy-focused competitor for analytically-oriented graduate students.

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Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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