Rand Graduate School of Policy Studies Regular Decision Acceptance Rate

For the application year 2024, Rand School of Public Policy recorded a Regular Decision acceptance rate of 12.3%, with 40 out of 326 applicants admitted. This acceptance rate remains consistent with the previous year, 2023, which also saw a 12.3% rate from 325 applicants. Historical trends indicate a slight decline in acceptance rates over the past several years, from 13.0% in 2015 down to 12.3% in 2024, reflecting a gradually increasing applicant pool, which grew from 308 in 2015 to 326 in 2024.