Pardee RAND Student Body Profile
Pardee RAND students in cohort '18
Diane Baldwin/RAND Corporation
Each year, approximately 23-25 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 and the ability to think about 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
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class Size | 33 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
| Average Age | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Age Range | 22-40 | 21-41 | 24-42 | 21-41 | 22-40 |
| Average GRE Quantitative | 161 | 162 | 163 | 161 | 161 |
| Average GRE Verbal | 163 | 160 | 163 | 161 | 160 |
| Students with Advanced Degrees | 70 % | 72 % | 86 % | 78 % | 82 % |
| Women | 33 % | 54 % | 38 % | 40 % | 50 % |
| First-Generation College Student | 18 % | 9 % | * | * | * |
| First-Generation Graduate Student | 42 % | 55 % | * | * | * |
| International Students | 9 % ** | 33 % | 28 % | 35 % | 23 % |
| Scholarship Recipients | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % |
* Data not collected for this cohort.
** Several admitted students were unable to obtain visas or travel because of COVID-19.
All Current Students
Undergraduate Field of Study
| Economics and Business | 37 % |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 17 % |
| Science | 15 % |
| Engineering | 15 % |
| Mathematics | 7 % |
Academic Backgrounds 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 / diplomacy / policy
- Public health
- Russian, East European, & Eurasian studies
- Science & security
- Social anthropology
- Space operations
- Strategic intelligence
- Technology policy
- Veterinary science
Countries of Origin
As of September 2020
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- China
- Costa Rica
- Ethiopia
- Guatemala
- India
- Iran
- Israel
- Italy
- Lebanon
- Mexico
- Pakistan
- Poland
- Qatar
- Romania
- South Korea
- Spain
- Taiwan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Vietnam