RAND at a Glance
People
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1,925Staff
Our people bring a diverse range of professional, educational, and cultural backgrounds to their project teams.
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>50Countries
With locations in North America, Europe, and Australia, RAND attracts top talent from more than 50 countries.
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~85Languages
Many of our staff are multilingual. Languages spoken include Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish.
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53%Hold Doctorates
Well over half our research staff of ~1,140 hold one or more doctorates in an array of disciplines.
Degrees (Research Staff)
| Degree | Percentage of Total |
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| Doctorates* | 53% |
| Master's | 39% |
| Bachelor's | 8% |
* Doctorates include MDs and JDs
Doctorates by Discipline (Research Staff)
| Discipline | Percentage of Total |
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| Arts and letters | 2% |
| Behavioral sciences | 6% |
| Business and law | 4% |
| Computer sciences | 5% |
| Economics | 11% |
| Engineering | 8% |
| Other | 5% |
| International relations | 9% |
| Life sciences | 5% |
| Math, operations research, statistics | 7% |
| Physical sciences | 6% |
| Policy analysis | 13% |
| Political sciences | 7% |
| Social sciences | 12% |
Locations
RAND is a global organization with offices throughout the world.
Audiences
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335Clients and Grantmakers
Last year, we performed work for more than 335 clients and grantmakers, including government agencies, international organizations, and foundations.
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588Donors
Gifts from donors help RAND deliver fact-based, actionable solutions grounded in rigorous analysis. They help fund our people, ideas, centers of excellence, and outreach.
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25K RAND Review Subscribers
Our magazine, RAND Review, has ~25,000 subscribers. The print edition is available in United Red Carpet Lounges in U.S. airports. You can also download RAND Review from rand.org.
- 250KFollowers on X
Research Projects and Products
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~730New Projects
Through more than 2,000 projects (including ~730 new ones in 2023), RAND provides research services, systematic analysis, and innovative thinking to a global clientele.
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977New Publications
Last year, we added 607 reports and 370 journal articles to our growing digital library, all of which can be accessed at rand.org.
- 5.8MWeb Downloads
Pardee RAND Graduate School
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2:1Faculty-Student Ratio
Faculty are drawn from among RAND's staff of ~1,140 research professionals.
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54Years
Founded in 1970 as one of eight graduate programs created to train future leaders in public policy, the graduate school is the only one based at a public policy research organization.
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400+Graduates
The graduate school has granted more Ph.D.’s in policy analysis than any university in the world. Alumni can be found making a difference for employers in government, academia, research organizations, private industry, and nongovernmental public-service organizations.
Expenses
| Expense Type | Percentage of Total |
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| Research and analysis | 77% |
| Staff development, information technology, and other administration | 14% |
| Facilities | 8% |
| Fundraising | 1% |
Revenue*
$390M
| Source | Amount |
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| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and related agencies | $64.6M |
| Other federal agencies | $16.8M |
| State and local government agencies | $6.4M |
| Non-U.S. government agencies and international NGOs | $13.6M |
| Universities | $2.5M |
| Other nonprofit organizations | $14.7M |
| Foundations | $22.4M |
| Philanthropic contributions | $14.3M |
| Private sector | $2.4M |
| Other | $2.2M |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security | $67.6M |
| U.S. Air Force | $50.0M |
| U.S. Army | $43.6M |
| Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense and other national security agencies | $68.9M |
*FY2023, net of subcontracts and RAND-initiated research
Funding
- Government Agencies
- Foundations
- Philanthropic Contributions
- Endowment Operations
Mission and Values
Mission: To help improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis
Core Values: Quality and objectivity
More about our history and mission »