Click here to download a PDF of the information below (55KB). The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is a leading graduate school of international affairs, educating students for professional careers in government, business, journalism, international law and nonprofit organizations. Founded in 1943 by Paul Nitze and Christian Herter, SAIS has been a division of The Johns Hopkins University since 1950. The main campus is located on Massachusetts Avenue on Washington, D.C.'s Embassy Row in Dupont Circle. DEAN - Jessica P. Einhorn (since 2002)
GRADUATE STUDENTS
(2008 - 2009) - 600
- International students from about 70 countries comprise more than one-third of the Washington-based student body.
FACULTY - 65 full-time
- 150 part-time
DEGREES - Master of Arts in International Relations
- Master of International Public Policy (one-year program for mid-career professionals)
- Ph.D.
All M.A. graduates must pass a sequence of four to six international economics courses and achieve proficiency in at least one of 16 foreign languages in addition to completing coursework in their functional or regional program of concentration. DUAL-DEGREE PROGRAMS - M.A. - M.B.A.
with Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania - M.A. - M.B.A.
with Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College - M.A. - J.D.
with Stanford University Law School - M.A. - J.D.
with University of Virginia School of Law - M.A. - M.H.S.
with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - M.A. - M.P.A.
(concurrent) with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University
Students may also create ad hoc dual-degree programs with other prominent universities. ALUMNI - 15,000 working in approximately 140 countries
- More than 130 SAIS graduates have become ambassadors throughout the world.
RESEARCH CENTERS IN WASHINGTON - Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute
- Bernard L. Schwartz Forum on Constructive Capitalism
- Center for Canadian Studies
- Center for International Business and Public Policy
- Center for Transatlantic Relations
- Center on Politics and Foreign Relations
- Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- Cultural Conversations
- Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies
- Global Energy and Environment Initiative
- Global Health and Foreign Policy Initiative
- Grassroots China Initiative
- International Reporting Project
- Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies
- Protection Project
- U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS
OVERSEAS CAMPUSES - SAIS Bologna Center in Italy
(established 1955 / 190 students)
Approximately half of all SAIS M.A. students begin their studies at the center—the only American graduate institution of its kind in Europe—and most complete their second year at the Washington campus. The courses, which parallel the main campus’ offerings, are taught by mix of SAIS and adjunct faculty from Europe’s major academic institutions, providing students a complementary perspective to their Washington experience. - Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies in the People’s Republic of China
(established 1986 / 160 students)
The center is a partnership between SAIS and Nanjing University. American and international students are taught mainly in Mandarin by Chinese professors while Chinese students mostly study in English with international professors. The center offers a one-year certificate and a two-year M.A. in International Studies, awarded jointly by both universities.
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