Pardee RAND Student Body Profile
Pardee RAND students in cohort '15
Photo by Diane Baldwin/RAND
Each year, 20–25 new students enroll in Pardee RAND Graduate School. They come from around the world and from the most diverse of educational backgrounds.
Their academic credentials are very strong, but the Admissions Committee doesn't just go by the numbers. The Committee looks for creativity, the ability to think about new issues in new ways. Pardee RAND seeks students with a combination of passion and discipline—the passion to change the world for the better, and the discipline to carry forth the new research that will be needed to do so.
Class Profile by Entering Cohort
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class Size | 24 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
| Average Age | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Age Range | 21-41 | 24-42 | 21-41 | 22-40 | 22-41 |
| Average GRE Quantitative | 162 | 163 | 161 | 161 | 162 |
| Average GRE Verbal | 160 | 163 | 161 | 160 | 163 |
| Students with Advanced Degrees | 72 % | 86 % | 78 % | 82 % | 87 % |
| Women | 54 % | 38 % | 40 % | 50 % | 48 % |
| International Students | 33 % | 28 % | 35 % | 23 % | 39 % |
| Scholarship Recipients | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % |
All Current Students
Undergraduate Field of Study
| Economics and Business | 37 % |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 17 % |
| Science | 15 % |
| Engineering | 15 % |
| Mathematics | 7 % |
Advanced Degrees in the Following Disciplines
- Applied mathematics
- Biostatistics
- Business administration
- Computer science
- Conflict analysis & resolution
- Civil engineering
- Data analysis
- Development administration / economics
- Economics
- Energy science, technology & policy
- Engineering
- Environmental economics & policy
- Epidemiology & biostatistics
- Finance
- Global environmental health
- Global health & population studies
- Green technologies
- Health informatics
- Health policy & management
- History
- International education policy
- International relations
- Law
- Logistics management
- Management science
- Medicine
- National security & strategic studies
- Neuroscience
- Operations research
- Philosophy
- Physical chemistry
- Political science
- Predictive analytics
- Psychology
- Public administration / affairs / diplomacy / policy
- Public health
- Russian, East European, & Eurasian studies
- Science & security
- Social anthropology
- Space operations
- Strategic intelligence
- Technology policy
Countries of Origin
As of September 2019
- Azerbaijan
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- China
- Costa Rica
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- Guatemala
- India
- Iran
- Israel
- Italy
- Lebanon
- Mexico
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Poland
- Qatar
- Romania
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Taiwan
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Vietnam