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RAND School of Public Policy

Santa Monica, California Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

RAND School of Public Policy is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Santa Monica, California. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 230 students in fall 2024. It is part of The RAND Corporation.

RAND School of Public Policy offers master's degrees and doctoral degrees across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Econometrics and Quantitative Economics and National Security Policy Studies. It awarded 70 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

Key figures

230

Students enrolled

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

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Program levels

MasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 2

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Social Sciences 2

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics MasterPhD 52 graduates
National Security Policy Studies Master 18 graduates

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Master's degrees: 54
Doctoral degrees (research): 16

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 230
Graduate students, fall 2024: 230
Full-time, fall 2024: 37%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 275
Graduate students, 2024-25: 275
Full-time, 2024-25: 79%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 43%
Men: 57%
White: 36%
Hispanic or Latino: 9%
Black or African American: 3%
Asian: 13%
Two or more races: 4%
International (U.S. nonresident): 15%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 20%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 8%
Students taking some online courses: 47%

Campus and services

Setting: Small city
Academic calendar: Quarter
Part of: The RAND Corporation
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions
Vice President and Dean: Nancy Staudt
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates