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Stanford University

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach National

Location Palo Alto, CA

Population 2,800,000

Website http://www.stanford.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,841

Men / Women 48% / 52%

Asian 24%

Hispanic 23%

White 20%

International 13%

Black 9%

Mixed 6%

Native American 1%

From State 39%

From Region 3%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 34%

Engineering 19%

Computer Science 18%

Life & Natural Sciences 11%

Physical Sciences & Math 9%

Business & Economics 6%

Arts 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,731

Est. Cost of Attendance $87,833

10-Year ROI $509,000

ROI Percentile 100th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 98%

4-Year Graduation Rate 51%

6-Year Graduation Rate 92%

Transfer-Out Rate 1%

Weather

Comfortable Days 200 (100% 😎)

Sunshine Hours 2,972 (87%)

Days Without Precipitation 303 (93% 🏖️)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 4%

Yield (Unbound) 80%

Restricted Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 2

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Life & Natural Sciences	$1,346M	#10
Engineering, Computing & Math	$201M	#27
Humanities & Social Sciences	$38M	#40

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	327	#7
Humanities & Social Sciences	374	#49
Life & Natural Sciences	290	#94

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy required

Submitted Test Scores 77%

SAT Range 1530 – 1560

SAT Math Range 770 – 800

SAT RW Range 750 – 780

ACT Range 34 – 35

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Engineering	706	59% / 41%	11%	$189,573		94%
Aeronautics and Astronautics	13 —	92% / 8%	0%	$144,702	100	94%
Bioengineering	40 —	48% / 52%	12%	$73,206	65	80%
Biomechanical Engineering	— —	—	—	$111,334	97	—
Chemical Engineering	10 +1	40% / 60%	0%	$135,900	99	—
Civil Engineering	9 —	33% / 67%	22%	$122,256	99	94%
Electrical Engineering	40 —	70% / 30%	8%	$187,527	100	87%
Engineering Physics	— —	—	—	$155,430	100	—
Environmental Systems Engineering	6 —	50% / 50%	0%	$100,030	93	—
Interdepartmental Engineering	117 —	32% / 68%	7%	$122,212	99	89%
Management Science and Engineering	62 +1	56% / 44%	11%	$168,931	100	94%
Materials Science and Engineering	12 —	33% / 67%	17%	$109,840	97	—
Mechanical Engineering	56 —	64% / 36%	9%	$140,707	99	96%
Product Design	— —	—	—	$124,977	99	—
Computer Science	341 —	69% / 31%	14%	$247,797	100	98%
Atmosphere and Energy	— —	—	—	$73,097	65	—
Biomedical Computation	— —	—	—	$88,845	86	—
Architectural Design	— —	—	—	$79,072	76	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Humanities and Sciences	1,157	39% / 61%	9%	$97,300		91%
Data Science	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$156,074	100	—
Chemistry	19 +1	47% / 53%	0%	$77,693	73	—
Mathematical and Computational Science	33 +2	61% / 39%	15%	$159,891	100	—
Mathematics	57 +2	82% / 18%	19%	$144,231	100	—
Physics	24 +7	62% / 38%	8%	$100,489	93	—
Biology	76 +3	53% / 47%	4%	$76,182	71	86%
Human Biology	133 —	23% / 77%	5%	$79,098	76	92%
Economics	109 +8	51% / 49%	20%	$148,692	100	91%
African and African American Studies	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	$44,609	4	91%
American Studies	8 —	12% / 88%	0%	$94,964	90	92%
Anthropology	7 —	43% / 57%	0%	$77,051	72	—
Archaeology	2 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$88,196	85	—
Asian American Studies	5 —	80% / 20%	0%	$44,609	4	91%
Classics	10 —	50% / 50%	10%	$83,929	82	—
Communication	19 +1	47% / 53%	5%	$170,213	100	92%
Comparative Literature	11 —	55% / 45%	27%	$64,895	45	—
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	19 +1	11% / 89%	5%	$44,609	4	91%
East Asian Studies	7 —	57% / 43%	0%	$94,964	90	92%
English	34 —	24% / 76%	9%	$56,399	21	86%
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies	10 —	0% / 100%	0%	$64,705	45	—
French	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$67,394	52	—
German	— +1	—	—	$66,966	51	—
Hispanic American Studies	— —	—	—	$62,935	39	—
History	17 +4	65% / 35%	6%	$90,619	87	—
Iberian and Latin American Cultures	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$68,473	55	—
International Relations	59 +3	37% / 63%	10%	$128,687	99	92%
Italian	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$67,294	52	—
Jewish Studies	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$94,964	90	92%
Linguistics	9 +1	33% / 67%	22%	$68,481	55	—
Native American Studies	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$44,609	4	91%
Philosophy	23 +2	61% / 39%	13%	$81,659	79	—
Philosophy and Religious Studies	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$81,266	79	—
Political Science	80 +8	35% / 65%	10%	$73,221	65	91%
Psychology	148 +10	18% / 82%	4%	$75,470	70	—
Public Policy	13 +2	54% / 46%	0%	$100,788	94	—
Religious Studies	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$64,652	45	—
Science, Technology, and Society	39 +1	28% / 72%	10%	$92,295	89	96%
Sociology	17 +3	24% / 76%	0%	$77,498	73	—
Symbolic Systems	101 +1	46% / 54%	9%	$129,017	99	96%
Art History	6 +3	0% / 100%	0%	$48,582	7	—
Art Practice	7 +2	0% / 100%	0%	$48,345	7	—
Film and Media Studies	9 +1	44% / 56%	11%	$48,666	7	—
Music	7 +4	29% / 71%	0%	$43,680	4	—
Theater and Performance Studies	6 +2	0% / 100%	0%	$40,267	2	—
Urban Studies	13 +2	23% / 77%	8%	$75,731	70	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability	38	26% / 74%	18%	$66,180
Energy Science and Engineering	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$109,033	97	—
Earth Systems	30 +1	17% / 83%	23%	$63,684	42	—
Geological Sciences	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$64,558	44	—
Geophysics	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$64,194	43	—

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