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
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class Size | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Average Age | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
| Age Range | 22-40 | 22-41 | 21-55 | 21-40 | 21-35 |
| Average GRE Quantitative | 161 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 160 |
| Average GRE Verbal | 160 | 163 | 164 | 162 | 160 |
| Students with Advanced Degrees (including MD, JD, MA, MS, MPP, MPH) |
82 % | 87 % | 73 % | 81 % | 60 % |
| Women | 50 % | 48 % | 43 % | 52 % | 45 % |
| International Students | 23 % | 39 % | 33 % | 48 % | 27 % |
| Scholarship Recipients | 100 % | 100 % | 95 % | 100 % | 92 % |
Undergraduate Field of Study — All Current Students
| Economics and Business | 37 % |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 17 % |
| Science | 15 % |
| Engineering | 15 % |
| Mathematics | 7 % |
Advanced Degrees (e.g., MD, JD, MA, MS, MPP, MPH) in the Following Disciplines
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Economics
- Education
- Engineering
- International Relations
- Law
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- Public Administration
- Public Health
- Public Policy
Countries of Origin
As of October 2016
- Azerbaijan
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China
- Czech Republic
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- Guatemala
- India
- Iran
- Mexico
- Nigeria
- Romania
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Ukraine
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam