RAND School of Public Policy

RAND School of Public Policy
Former name
RAND Graduate Institute (1970–1987)
RAND Graduate School (1987–2004)
Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School (2004–2025)
MottoBe the Answer
TypePrivate graduate school
Established1970 (1970)
AccreditationWSCUC
AffiliationRAND Corporation
Endowment$290.70 million (2023)
DeanNancy Staudt
Academic staff
5
Postgraduates126
Location, ,
United States

34°00′35″N 118°29′27″W / 34.009624°N 118.490922°W / 34.009624; -118.490922
CampusSmall city
ColorsPurple and gold
   
Websitewww.rand.edu

The RAND School of Public Policy (formerly the Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School) is a private graduate school associated with the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California. The school offers doctoral studies in policy analysis and practical experience working on RAND research projects to solve current public policy problems. Its campus is co-located with the RAND Corporation and most of the faculty is drawn from the 950 researchers at RAND.