UAA currently has 611 members. Our membership is comprised of 64 institutional members, 473 individual members, and 74 student members. While a majority of our members reside in the United States, we have an international presence from additional countries including Belgium, Canada, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.

The Urban Affairs Association membership payment services are provided by Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc.

Our membership year runs from January through December of each calendar year.

Membership Categories and Benefits

The Urban Affairs Association has three membership categories: institutional, individual, and student.

Institutional

To be eligible for institutional membership, an urban unit must be broad in mission and scope of activity, multidisciplinary in staff competence and program approach, and formally recognized by its college or university.

Each institutional member will designate a representative that serves as the primary contact between UAA and the institution. That person (or a designee) is eligible for a discounted conference registration rate that is lower lower than the discounted rate offered to individual members.

Institutional members receive a copy of each issue of the Journal of Urban Affairs, the major UAA publication, which is published five times year. Institutional members have the option of linking their program/department website to UAA’s homepage to gain greater visibility, and recruit potential students. They can also place news articles and job ads in UAA's newsletter, Urban Affairs, published online in the spring and in the fall of each year.

Institutional members have the option to place job ads on the UAA website free of charge throughout the year. Institutional members can request one free rental per year of UAA's comprehensive postal mailing list. Institutional members also have the option of having free exhibit space at our conferences.

Institutional dues for UAA are $345.

Individual

To be eligible for individual membership, you must be involved in education, training, service, administration, or research in the field of urban affairs.

Individual members receive copies of all UAA publications. The major UAA publication is The Journal of Urban Affairs, which is published five times year.

They may also submit pieces for the UAA News from Our Members webpage.

Individual members are also eligible for reduced conference registration rates for the conference held each spring.

Individual dues are $60.

Student

A special student membership rate of $30 is available for undergraduates and graduate students with an interest in urban affairs. Please note that the student membership rate is normally offered to students for two years maximum. At the end of two years, any student wishing to extend his or her student membership must provide documentation verifying his or her continued student status. Please call Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc. at 800-835-6770 for details.

Student members receive the same benefits as regular individual members.

To join the Urban Affairs Association, please visit Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc. You will have the option to pay your membership fee using check or credit card.