Stanford University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #2 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #2 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #2 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #1 of 249 | In California |
| #1 of 6,752 | For Computer Science |
| Top1-3 | For 75 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 4%
- Undergraduates
- 8,049
- Graduates
- 10,234
- Male:Female Ratio
- 52:48
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- stanford.edu
Stanford University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Stanford University has an acceptance rate of 4% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| Applicants | 56,378 | 28,379 | 27,999 |
| Admissions | 2,075 | 948 | 1,127 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 1,736 | 794 | 942 |
779 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
288 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
855 or 49%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1500
or below
75% of them
had 1580
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Stanford University are 1500-1580 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
405 or 23%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 33
or below
75% of them
had 35
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Stanford University are 33-35 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| Recommendations | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| College-preparatory program | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| TOEFL | Considered but not required |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 4838 (27%) |
|---|---|
| Nonresident Alien | 4584 (25%) |
| Asian | 3748 (21%) |
| Hispanic | 2342 (13%) |
| Two or more races | 1271 (7%) |
| Black or African American | 1033 (6%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 359 (2%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 41 (0.2%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 24 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend Stanford University is $18,279 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $1,233 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $1,581 |
| $48-75K | $3,637 |
| $75-110K | $7,332 |
| $110K+ | $45,276 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $57,693 | $56,487 |
| Tuition in-state | $57,693 | $56,487 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $57,693 | $56,487 |
| Fee in-district | $723 | $723 |
| Fee in-state | $723 | $723 |
| Fee out-of-state | $723 | $723 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 14,162 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $18,619 |
| Room charge | $11,682 |
| Meal charge | $6,937 |
Stanford University majors
Stanford University has granted 1,602 bachelor's degrees across 53 programs, 2,414 master's across 75 programs, and 1,115 doctorate degrees across 64 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Stanford University.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 273 | 334 | 45 |
| Management Science | 583 | 25 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 43 | 96 | 67 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 48 | 94 | 54 |
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 75 | 99 | 17 |
| Law | 190 | ||
| Civil Engineering, General | 6 | 137 | 34 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 106 | 17 | 24 |
| Engineering, Other | 90 | 22 | 13 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 33 | 42 | 40 |
| Human Biology | 113 | ||
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 94 | 3 | |
| Materials Engineering | 10 | 56 | 30 |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 62 | 11 | 19 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 68 | 10 | 11 |
| Medicine | 88 | ||
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General | 6 | 54 | 23 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 57 | 25 | |
| Mathematics, General | 60 | 2 | 19 |
| Education, General | 49 | 25 | |
| Statistics, General | 60 | 14 | |
| Cognitive Science, General | 63 | 8 | |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 57 | 3 | 10 |
| Physics, General | 20 | 8 | 34 |
| Medical Informatics | 51 | 10 | |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | 42 | 17 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 12 | 22 | 23 |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 34 | 22 | |
| Sociology, General | 12 | 34 | 4 |
| Chemistry, General | 11 | 4 | 31 |
| History, General | 25 | 11 | 10 |
| Applied Mathematics, Other | 41 | ||
| Science, Technology and Society | 40 | ||
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other | 27 | 11 | |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 15 | 23 | |
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 36 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 27 | 3 | 5 |
| Sustainability Studies | 35 | ||
| Anthropology, General | 5 | 15 | 12 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | 25 | 5 | |
| Epidemiology | 28 | 2 | |
| Physics, Other | 9 | 21 | |
| Physician Assistant | 28 | ||
| Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| Human & Medical Genetics | 13 | 13 | |
| Music, General | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| Philosophy | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 15 | 2 | 6 |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 23 | ||
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 16 | 5 | |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 20 | ||
| East Asian Studies | 3 | 16 | |
| Immunology | 1 | 16 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 15 | ||
| Geophysics and Seismology | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 14 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Latin American Studies | 13 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 13 | ||
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | 13 | ||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 12 | ||
| Comparative Literature | 8 | 3 | |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 11 | ||
| Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies | 11 | ||
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 11 | ||
| American & United States Studies & Civilization | 10 | ||
| Biochemistry | 10 | ||
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 1 | 8 | |
| Linguistics | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Public Health, General | 7 | 2 | |
| Social Science Teacher Education | 9 | ||
| Area Studies, Other | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 8 | ||
| Biophysics | 8 | ||
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 8 | ||
| African-American & Black Studies | 7 | ||
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other | 7 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | 6 | ||
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 6 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 2 | 2 | |
| Developmental Biology and Embryology | 4 | ||
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 4 | ||
| English Language and Literature & Letters, Other | 2 | 2 | |
| German Language and Literature | 2 | 2 | |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 4 | ||
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | 4 | ||
| Cell Physiology | 3 | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | 3 | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | 3 | ||
| Petroleum Engineering | 2 | 1 | |
| Physics Teacher Education | 3 | ||
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 3 | ||
| Biology Teacher Education | 2 | ||
| Earth Science Teacher Education | 2 | ||
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other | 2 | ||
| Russian Language and Literature | 2 | ||
| American Indian & Native American Studies | 1 | ||
| Asian-American Studies | 1 | ||
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies | 1 | ||
| Structural Biology | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 1,602 | 2,414 | 1,115 |
Stanford University has a graduation rate of 95%, which is among the 2% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 95% | 94% | 96% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Stanford University is a world-class research university with 393,817 scientific papers published and 20,211,207 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Genetics, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3832 | 88455 |
| 1992 | 3767 | 96354 |
| 1993 | 3861 | 99184 |
| 1994 | 3976 | 105376 |
| 1995 | 4051 | 114390 |
| 1996 | 4610 | 123457 |
| 1997 | 4285 | 132676 |
| 1998 | 4640 | 150311 |
| 1999 | 4982 | 164973 |
| 2000 | 5184 | 183999 |
| 2001 | 5497 | 205271 |
| 2002 | 7210 | 260036 |
| 2003 | 7065 | 277502 |
| 2004 | 7347 | 306383 |
| 2005 | 7914 | 354379 |
| 2006 | 8394 | 391758 |
| 2007 | 8649 | 430637 |
| 2008 | 9063 | 464508 |
| 2009 | 9499 | 512685 |
| 2010 | 9986 | 565261 |
| 2011 | 10781 | 626552 |
| 2012 | 11182 | 692407 |
| 2013 | 12591 | 759035 |
| 2014 | 13010 | 816350 |
| 2015 | 14119 | 867534 |
| 2016 | 14713 | 907227 |
| 2017 | 15783 | 967485 |
| 2018 | 16971 | 1084009 |
| 2019 | 18409 | 1230666 |
| 2020 | 20693 | 1414689 |
| 2021 | 20722 | 1575262 |
| 2022 | 19993 | 1507168 |
| 2023 | 18214 | 1509364 |
Stanford University alumni
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Elon Musk
- Occupations
- entrepreneurprogrammerbusinesspersoninvestorengineer
- Biography
-
Elon Reeve Musk is a businessman and investor. He is the founder, chairman, CEO, and CTO of SpaceX; angel investor, CEO, product architect, and former chairman of Tesla, Inc.; owner, chairman, and CTO of X Corp.; founder of the Boring Company and xAI; co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI; and president of the Musk Foundation. He is the second wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$232 billion as of December 2023, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, and $182.6 billion according to Forbes, primarily from his ownership stakes in Tesla and SpaceX.
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John F. Kennedy
- Enrolled in Stanford University
- Studied in 1940-1941
- Occupations
- naval officerwriteranti-communistjournalistpolitician
- Biography
-
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often referred to as JFK or Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A Democrat, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the U.S. Congress prior to his presidency.
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Reese Witherspoon
- Occupations
- modelfilm actorfilm producerbusinesspersonvoice actor
- Biography
-
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon is an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 and 2015, and Forbes listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2019 and 2021. In 2021, Forbes named her the world's highest earning actress, and in 2023, she was named one of the richest women in America with an estimated net worth of $440 million.
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Jennifer Connelly
- Enrolled in Stanford University
- Studied in 1990-1990
- Occupations
- voice actormodelactorsinger
- Biography
-
Jennifer Lynn Connelly is an American actress. She began her career as a child model before making her acting debut in the 1984 crime film Once Upon a Time in America. After a few more years of modeling, she began to concentrate on acting, starring in a variety of films including the horror film Phenomena (1985), the musical fantasy film Labyrinth (1986), the romantic comedy Career Opportunities (1991), and the period superhero film The Rocketeer (1991). She received praise for her performance in the science fiction film Dark City (1998) and playing a drug addict in Darren Aronofsky's drama film Requiem for a Dream (2000).
General info
| Alternative names | SU |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1885 |
| Motto | Die Luft der Freiheit weht |
| Colors | cardinal red, white |
| Academic calendar | September to June. Also Summer Session (June - August) |
| Total FTE staff | 17,300 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 450 Jane Stanford Way Stanford, California, 94305 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 21,000 |
| Phone | 6507232300 |