The Schaefer Center for Public Policy is Maryland's preeminent applied research and policy analysis center.
Many of the Schaefer Center’s reports are provided directly to clients to inform management decisions and thus are not made generally available. Included below are those reports that have been released publicly.
- Howard County Quality of Life Survey, September 2026
- Qualitative Evaluation of Hire Up and Train Up Programs Interim Report 2022–2025 Activities, May 2026
- Resident Survey Rural Maryland Council, March 2026
- Maryland Nursery, Landscape, and Greenhouse Association Industry Survey, January 2026
- Maryland Municipal League Municipal Service Delivery in Maryland, December 2025
- Maryland Department of Labor Evaluation of the Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors, October 2025
- Maryland Department of Legislative Services Apprenticeship 2030 Commission, March 2025
- Baltimore Aerial Investigation Research Project-Findings from Wave 2 Survey and Comparison to Early Launch Survey September 2021
- Aerial Investigation Research Project Interim Findings from the Early Launch Community Survey June 2020 (Summary Report)
- Aerial Investigation Research Project Interim Findings from the Early Launch Community Survey June 2020 (Full Report)
- Maryland Health Insurance Market Study of Low-Income, Rural, and Medically Underserved Areas
- Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services: Parole and Probation Agent Workload Study
- Maryland Million Hearts Evaluation
- Wait Time Observations from the Maryland 2014 General Election