SIPA MIA/Sciences Po Paris Dual Degree Program

SIPA Tuition & Fees

Students pay tuition at the institution where they are in residence. Dual Degree students pay tuition to the partner school in their first year while enrolled. Once matriculated at SIPA in the second year students will pay tuition & fees to SIPA.  Additionally students must be enrolled in Columbia University health insurance plan or have comparable insurance coverage while attending Columbia in their second year.

Note: a one-time Document Fee and semesterly Health and Related Services Fee is charged to students by Columbia University during the first year at Sciences Po. 
SIPA Tuition & Fees 
Sciences Po Tuition & Fees

Financial Aid 

Students in the GPPN program will receive a financial aid application in February for review ahead of their second year at SIPA. Funding is extremely limited, and typically fewer than 10% of GPPN students are awarded support for their program of study. Students planning to apply for U.S. federal financial aid, should contact the SIPA Office of Financial Aid to initiate the process.

Students planning to apply for U.S. federal financial aid, should contact the SIPA Office of Financial Aid to initiate the process.
 

If you are interested in applying to the Sciences Po/SIPA dual degree program please click here for application and admission information. The application process is managed by LSE. Please address admissions related questions to the Sciences Po Office of Admission.

Students are required to complete the curriculum at Sciences Po in the first year.  For detailed information about the first-year curriculum, please refer to the Sciences Po site . 

Dual degree students completing their second year at SIPA must meet the following graduation requirements:

• Complete a minimum of 30 credits in residence
• Complete all core requirements
• Complete concentration requirements
• Attain a cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Complete all first year curricular requirements from the partner school.

Degrees from both institutions are awarded only upon completion of all requirements at both schools.  

Note: Select courses completed at the partner school may fulfill specific SIPA core requirements. Approved core equivalencies are listed in the table below. Students may also apply one course from their first year toward their SIPA concentration requirements subject to approval from the relevant concentration office. Direct any concentration related questions to the appropriate concentration office. 

New Curriculum Note
Due to the implementation of a new curriculum all course equivalencies are currently under review. The equivalency table below applies only to rising second year dual degree students matriculating at SIPA in Fall 2025. Students should have also confirmed which curriculum they will be pursuing in this coming year. 

Students beginning their first year at the partner school in Fall 2025 must complete the new curriculum.  There may also be changes to the current equivalency chart. However some course equivalencies approved below under the prior curriculum are expected to remain unchanged.  

An updated equivalency chart for newly admitted dual degree students will be available during the Fall 2025 semester.

Year One - Sciences Po
Curricular Requirements

Year Two - SIPA
Current Curriculum & Current Concentrations and Specializations 
OR
New Curriculum (Effective Fall 2025)