The School of Public and International Affairs, also referred to as SPIA, is a political science, international affairs and public policy school within The University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States.

It is the fourth ranked public affairs school in the United States.

Since then, the School has added two additional departments (international affairs and public administration and policy).

The Master of Public Administration program of SPIA which began in 1966 in Franklin College is currently ranked third in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, according to their 2023 rankings.

[2] The school boasts 50 full-time faculty members and has produced 11,000 alumni since its founding.