Stanford University: Statistics
| 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 |
| #2 of 4,496 | For Biology |
| Top1-3 | For 42 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 4%
- Undergraduates
- 7,645
- Graduates
- 10,035
- Male:Female Ratio
- 53:47
- 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% | 4% | 4% |
| Applicants | 55,471 | 28,332 | 27,139 |
| Admissions | 2,190 | 1,068 | 1,122 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 1,757 | 861 | 896 |
864 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
271 or 15%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1470
or below
75% of them
had 1570
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Stanford University are 1470-1570 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
186 or 11%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 34
or below
75% of them
had 35
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Stanford University are 34-35 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| Recommendations | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school record | Required |
| College-preparatory program | Recommended |
| Secondary school GPA | Recommended |
| TOEFL | Recommended |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 5118 (29%) |
|---|---|
| Nonresident Alien | 4307 (24%) |
| Asian | 3498 (20%) |
| Hispanic | 2169 (12%) |
| Two or more races | 1204 (7%) |
| Black or African American | 922 (5%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 356 (2%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 33 (0.2%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 26 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend Stanford University is $14,402 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 | $7,081 |
| $75-110K | $9,562 |
| $110K+ | $42,108 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $55,473 | $54,315 |
| Tuition in-state | $55,473 | $54,315 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $55,473 | $54,315 |
| Fee in-district | $696 | $696 |
| Fee in-state | $696 | $696 |
| Fee out-of-state | $696 | $696 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 14,621 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $17,860 |
| Room charge | $11,166 |
| Meal charge | $6,694 |
Stanford University majors
Stanford University has granted 1,445 bachelor's degrees across 54 programs, 2,203 master's across 74 programs, and 1,105 doctorate degrees across 62 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Stanford University.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 260 | 332 | 36 |
| Management Science | 400 | 21 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 31 | 155 | 73 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 49 | 154 | 49 |
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 67 | 103 | 26 |
| Law | 184 | ||
| Civil Engineering, General | 7 | 140 | 28 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 80 | 9 | 25 |
| Engineering, Other | 85 | 12 | 15 |
| Medicine | 104 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 61 | 8 | 32 |
| Human Biology | 100 | ||
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General | 5 | 67 | 21 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 55 | 7 | 20 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 24 | 30 | 23 |
| Cognitive Science, General | 66 | 10 | |
| Materials Engineering | 6 | 44 | 23 |
| Mathematics, General | 49 | 3 | 18 |
| Education, General | 51 | 17 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 24 | 13 | 28 |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 33 | 31 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 30 | 33 | |
| Science, Technology and Society | 61 | ||
| Statistics, General | 52 | 8 | |
| Chemistry, General | 12 | 4 | 42 |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | 43 | 15 | |
| History, General | 33 | 8 | 15 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 41 | 5 | 9 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | 17 | 35 | 2 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 37 | 9 | 4 |
| Physics, General | 22 | 4 | 19 |
| Sociology, General | 11 | 22 | 10 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other | 26 | 9 | |
| Physics, Other | 12 | 22 | |
| Applied Mathematics, Other | 33 | ||
| Medical Informatics | 22 | 11 | |
| Epidemiology | 28 | 3 | |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 9 | 21 | |
| East Asian Studies | 5 | 24 | |
| Philosophy | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Sustainability Studies | 29 | ||
| Anthropology, General | 13 | 4 | 11 |
| Medical & Clinical Assistant | 27 | ||
| Human & Medical Genetics | 11 | 14 | |
| Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other | 6 | 17 | |
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 15 | 5 | |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 19 | ||
| Music, General | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 17 | ||
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | 2 | 15 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 16 | ||
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 16 | ||
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 15 | ||
| Neuroscience | 15 | ||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 13 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Geophysics and Seismology | 1 | 12 | |
| Public Health, General | 12 | 1 | |
| Biophysics | 3 | 9 | |
| Comparative Literature | 10 | 2 | |
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 12 | ||
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 11 | ||
| African-American & Black Studies | 10 | ||
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | 10 | ||
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other | 10 | ||
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 1 | 8 | |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 5 | 4 | |
| Developmental Biology and Embryology | 9 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 9 | ||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 9 | ||
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other | 8 | ||
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 8 | ||
| Social Science Teacher Education | 8 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 3 | 4 | |
| Immunology | 7 | ||
| Linguistics | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| American & United States Studies & Civilization | 6 | ||
| English Language and Literature & Letters, Other | 3 | 3 | |
| French Language and Literature | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Biology Teacher Education | 5 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 1 | 4 | |
| Area Studies, Other | 1 | 3 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 3 | 1 | |
| Biochemistry | 1 | 3 | |
| German Language and Literature | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 2 | 2 | |
| Cell Physiology | 3 | ||
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 3 | ||
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 3 | ||
| Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies | 3 | ||
| French Language Teacher Education | 2 | ||
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | 2 | ||
| Russian Language and Literature | 1 | 1 | |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 2 | ||
| Structural Biology | 2 | ||
| American Indian & Native American Studies | 1 | ||
| Archeology | 1 | ||
| Asian-American Studies | 1 | ||
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Japanese Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Physics Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 1,445 | 2,203 | 1,105 |
Stanford University has a graduation rate of 96%, which is among the 2% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 96% | 94% | 97% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Stanford University is a world-class research university with 287,025 scientific papers published and 22,987,895 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Psychology, Materials Science, and Environmental Science.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3835 | 147297 |
| 1992 | 3737 | 160209 |
| 1993 | 3910 | 169607 |
| 1994 | 4114 | 181188 |
| 1995 | 4279 | 198554 |
| 1996 | 4620 | 216088 |
| 1997 | 4692 | 236854 |
| 1998 | 4782 | 267757 |
| 1999 | 5225 | 296844 |
| 2000 | 5479 | 331127 |
| 2001 | 5777 | 372088 |
| 2002 | 6086 | 434726 |
| 2003 | 6768 | 490375 |
| 2004 | 7304 | 547458 |
| 2005 | 7809 | 628024 |
| 2006 | 8433 | 700723 |
| 2007 | 8836 | 773745 |
| 2008 | 9266 | 852446 |
| 2009 | 9943 | 935092 |
| 2010 | 10306 | 1014265 |
| 2011 | 11022 | 1126376 |
| 2012 | 11946 | 1239525 |
| 2013 | 13006 | 1360841 |
| 2014 | 13686 | 1446351 |
| 2015 | 14675 | 1508818 |
| 2016 | 15170 | 1504747 |
| 2017 | 16174 | 1575425 |
| 2018 | 16435 | 1575189 |
| 2019 | 18229 | 1794684 |
| 2020 | 20640 | 2070032 |
| 2021 | 19976 | 2248299 |
Stanford University alumni
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Elon Musk
- Occupations
- international forum participantengineerinvestorprogrammerangel investor
- Biography
-
Elon Reeve Musk is a business magnate and investor. He is the founder, CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX; angel investor, CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; owner and CEO of Twitter; founder of the Boring Company; co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI; and president of the philanthropic Musk Foundation. With an estimated net worth of around $192 billion as of March 27, 2023, primarily from his ownership stakes in Tesla and SpaceX, Musk is the second-wealthiest person in the world, according to both the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes's real-time billionaires list.
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John F. Kennedy
- Enrolled in Stanford University
- Studied in 1940-1941
- Occupations
- statespersonjournalistnaval officerpoliticianwriter
- Biography
-
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK, 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 to assume the presidency by election and the youngest president at the end of his tenure. 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
- film actormodelactortelevision producervoice actor
- Biography
-
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses. 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 with an estimated net worth of $400 million.
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Jennifer Connelly
- Enrolled in Stanford University
- Studied in 1990-1990
- Occupations
- singeractormodelvoice actor
- 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 having worked as a model for several years, 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 | 16,276 |
| 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 |