RAND Corporation

About RAND

RAND is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous.

Our Mission and Values

RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis.

As a nonpartisan organization, RAND is widely respected for operating independent of political and commercial pressures. Our core values are quality and objectivity. We have earned our reputation for excellence and influence through our focus on:

Research and Analysis

RAND's research and analysis address issues that impact people around the world including security, health, education, sustainability, growth, and development. Our trusted relationships with clients and grantmakers in the public and philanthropic sectors enable us to transform our findings and recommendations into action.

Integrity and Quality Standards

We are committed to the highest level of integrity and ethical behavior. All RAND work—every publication, database, or major briefing—completes a rigorous quality-assurance process.

Critical Challenges

RAND finds solutions to difficult problems of critical importance to the public. Philanthropic support enables us to reach beyond the scope of client-sponsored work to tackle tough and often-controversial topics.

Accessibility of Our Research

RAND is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to the public interest and to making our work accessible to people throughout the world. Our publications are available online at no cost.

Graduate Education

RAND operates the Pardee RAND Graduate School, the oldest and largest public policy Ph.D. program in the United States. The school is producing the next generation of policy leaders who will help keep RAND at the forefront of innovation.