Stanford University
Stanford, CA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 7,645
Graduate Enrollment: 10,035
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, large, highly residential
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full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 3.95%
Male/Female: 51% / 49% (2017)
First generation college students: 30.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 2.1% (2009)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.9% (2008)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 74.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 71.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 66.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 63.3% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 28.0%
Black: 7.2%
Hispanic: 17.5%
Asian: 25.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 10.2%
Non-resident alien: 10.7%
Unknown race: 0.3%
Black: 7.2%
Hispanic: 17.5%
Asian: 25.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 10.2%
Non-resident alien: 10.7%
Unknown race: 0.3%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $70,869
In-State tuition: $56,169Out-of-State tuition: $56,169
Estimated books and supplies: $1,305 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $17,860 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,564 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $0 (2004)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,770 (2004)
Average Family Income: $84,510 (2017)
Median Family Income: $44,842 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 19.2%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 4.3%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $12,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $127 (2021)
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 77%6-year graduation rate: 96%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 93.8% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $12,000 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $6,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $8,413 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $7,500 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 87.5% (2015) |
| @3 year | 91.6% (2017) |
| @5 year | 92.0% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 80.8% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 79.4% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $77,677 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $109,840 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 23 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 20 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Area Studies. | 31 | $69,322 ($5,777) | $90,144 ($7,512) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Area Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 28 | $48,192 ($4,016) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 27 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 24 | $139,678 ($11,640) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 330 | $10,399 | $110 | $126,888 ($10,574) | $200,950 ($16,746) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 279 | $168,929 ($14,077) | $236,118 ($19,677) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Science. | 31 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 97 | $370 | $67,506 ($5,626) | $80,042 ($6,670) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Education, General. | 26 | $90,953 ($7,579) | |||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 22 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 65 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. | 55 | $107,922 ($8,994) | $130,927 ($10,911) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. | 28 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 38 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 23 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 24 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 25 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 34 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 19 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 175 | $387 | $81,327 ($6,777) | $106,806 ($8,901) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Civil Engineering. | 28 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Civil Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 63 | $154,251 ($12,854) | |||
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 171 | $144,672 ($12,056) | $170,004 ($14,167) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 76 | $148,104 ($12,342) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Materials Engineering | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Materials Engineering | 50 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Materials Engineering | 19 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 79 | $76,197 ($6,350) | $115,915 ($9,660) | ||
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 189 | $466 | $113,525 ($9,460) | $150,128 ($12,511) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 47 | $142,381 ($11,865) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Mechanical Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Petroleum Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Petroleum Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering, Other. | 123 | $7,500 | $80 | $68,411 ($5,701) | $96,205 ($8,017) |
| Master's Degree | Engineering, Other. | 21 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering, Other. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 93 | $85,814 ($7,151) | $141,630 ($11,803) | ||
| Master's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 118 | $130,583 ($10,882) | $165,232 ($13,769) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 20 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 27 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 7 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Law. | 182 | $1,744 | $153,149 ($12,762) | $247,989 ($20,666) | |
| Master's Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 78 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 50 | $54,776 ($4,565) | |||
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 72 | $42,012 ($3,501) | |||
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 16 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 23 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 18 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Genetics. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Genetics. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 42 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 48 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 46 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 41 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 51 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Statistics. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Science, Technology and Society. | 70 | $45,299 ($3,775) | $85,854 ($7,155) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Cognitive Science. | 80 | $8,055 | $80 | $81,380 ($6,782) | |
| Master's Degree | Cognitive Science. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Biology. | 125 | $12,500 | $133 | $43,762 ($3,647) | $69,843 ($5,820) |
| Master's Degree | Sustainability Studies. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 21 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Philosophy. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 58 | $100,881 ($8,407) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 36 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 37 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 26 | $59,083 ($4,924) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 28 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 12 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 41 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 46 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 20 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Anthropology. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Archeology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 86 | $12,500 | $133 | $70,864 ($5,905) | $127,416 ($10,618) |
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 12 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Economics. | 27 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 54 | $65,151 ($5,429) | $96,952 ($8,079) | ||
| Master's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 22 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 57 | $12,000 | $124 | $48,969 ($4,081) | $75,464 ($6,289) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Political Science and Government. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 17 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 17 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Sociology. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Urban Studies/Affairs. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 15 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 22 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Music. | 16 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Music. | 5 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Medicine. | 88 | $813 | $74,143 ($6,179) | $101,249 ($8,437) | |
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 24 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Medical Illustration and Informatics. | 21 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Medical Illustration and Informatics. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 488 | $654 | $176,262 ($14,689) | $242,791 ($20,233) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 22 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 34 | ||||
| Master's Degree | History. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 14 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $192,006Full time faculty: 99%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 5.0
School's endowment start of year: $28,948,111,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $37,788,187,000 (2022)