The Institute of World Politics

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“I thoroughly enjoyed the curriculum, the small group environment, and the open dialogue between faculty and students at IWP. Moreover, the guest lecturers who appeared here make this institution all the more unique."

David Keefe, B.A., Fordham University;
former IWP student; Immigration and Naturalization Service; Major, U.S. Army Reserves

IWP History

Founded in 1990, the Institute began offering summer courses in 1992, and expanded to a year-round program in 1994. In 1998, the Institute began offering Certificates of Graduate Study, and in January 2000 the school launched its Master of Arts degree programs. The Institute’s first Master’s degree candidates received their diplomas at a commencement ceremony in late 2002.

In 2003, the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, which accredits degree-granting colleges and universities in the Middle States region of the United States, granted Candidate for Accreditation status to The Institute of World Politics. Candidacy status is the penultimate stage in the full accreditation process.

In June 2004, the accreditors invited IWP to begin its final stage toward accreditation.

Effective June 22, 2006, The Institute of World Politics became accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 215-662-5606.

The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

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Marlatt Mansion

Eight blocks north of the White House, the Institute is located in the historic Marlatt Mansion at 1521-1525 16th Street, NW, in downtown Washington, DC.

Favored School of Statecraft

Wall Street Journal on IWP

“In sharp contrast to a foreign-policy world that tends to elevate method and process.... The Institute of World Politics roots itself in American values....When the Institute started up in 1990, the Berlin Wall had fallen, people were talking about the end of history.... But in the 10 years since, we've had the Gulf War, Osama bin Laden, Kosovo, and the rise of China. The world will not always run in accord with American interests and ideals. All the more reason for a school of statecraft that does."

— The Wall Street Journal, Editorial, June 1, 2001