Private nonprofit · School
RAND School of Public Policy
Santa Monica, California · Small city
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RAND School of Public Policy is a private nonprofit graduate-granting institution in Santa Monica, California (small city setting).
About Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The Tongva are indigenous to the Santa Monica area. The village of Comicranga was established in the Santa Monica area. One of the village's notable residents was Victoria Reid, who was the daughter of the chief of the village. The Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome (carousel) is a National Historic Landmark. It sits on the Santa Monica Pier, which was built in 1909. The La Monica Ballroom on the pier was once the largest ballroom in the US and the source for many New Year's Eve national network broadcasts. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 14 miles to Los Angeles, CA
- To the ocean
- < 1 mile
- Nearest airport
- 7 miles to Los Angeles (LAX) · major hub
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
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- Graduate enrollment
- 230
- Student–faculty ratio
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- Pell Grant recipients
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- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
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- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $53,001
- Endowment
- $59,913,509
Outcomes
- Graduated
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Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 38
- Housing charge (year)
- $15,612
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 70°F
- Winter low
- 50°F
- Annual rain
- 12.2″
Average temperature
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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Santa Monica Pier, CA US station (0.5 mi from campus).
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.