Question about Cornell/U of Washington

<p>Hey all!
This is my first time here. I’m in my third-year of undergrad. right now so I’ve been thinking a lot about grad. school lately. I have a question about Cornell’s CIPA program - can anyone tell me how competitive this program, and what the minimum GPA requirement is? It doesn’t state it anywhere on the website. Also, I understand the program is still fairly new compared to SIPA, SAIS, etc. Is still a worthy program?
And, how good of a university is the University of Washington for graduate studies? I understand it is about Top-20 in the world. But in terms of graduate studies, how well does it rank?
Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!</p>