- The Inkwell
- California
- Stanford University
Stanford, CASuburb: largeZIP 94305Founded 1885
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1885
- Motto
- Die Luft der Freiheit weht
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.stanford.edu
CaliforniaPrivate nonprofit
Stanford University
Stanford University is a private nonprofit university in Stanford, California, with 7,554 undergraduates. It admits 3.6% of applicants, graduates 92% within six years and costs $12,307 a year after aid.
92%graduate
Admission rate3.6%
Retention98%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share22%
Federal loans6.6%
$12,307net price / year
3.6%admission rate
1553average SAT
92%graduate in 6 years
$125,340median earnings, 10 yrs
$10,750median debt
#11 of 1,704 for earnings#311 of 1,739 for lowest net price#52 of 1,738 for graduation rate#4 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $92,892tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $68,544
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $68,544
- Average net price
- $12,307national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$1,067
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000$6,603
$110,001+$47,575
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 3.6%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1553
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 740–780
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 770–800
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 34–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college3.6%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college98%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college92%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college22%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 92%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 98%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 95%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $112,810
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $125,340middle 50%: $75,321–$211,094
- Median debt at graduation
- $10,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$211,094
Median, Stanford University$125,340
Lower quarter$75,321
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,554
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 19.7
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 22%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 99%
- Average faculty salary
- $25,198 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $154,517
- Endowment, end of year
- $37,631,059,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White23%
Hispanic17%
Black7.4%
Asian29%
Two or more races9.6%
U.S. nonresident13%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown0.5%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Computer & information sciences21%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies19%
Social sciences15%
Engineering15%
Mathematics & statistics5.5%
Physical sciences3.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.4%
Psychology3.4%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman University Orange, CA | $46,708 | 83% | $80,694 |
| Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA | $50,518 | 79% | $86,034 |
| California Baptist University Riverside, CA | $24,138 | 60% | $67,633 |
| Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA | $50,570 | 87% | $117,193 |
| University of San Diego San Diego, CA | $29,539 | 81% | $93,069 |
| University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | $30,496 | 66% | $94,613 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA | $12,028 | 94% | $114,210 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | $11,305 | 91% | $81,094 |
| Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO | $13,360 | 93% | $91,497 |
| University of Georgia Athens, GA | $13,636 | 89% | $77,246 |
| Rice University Houston, TX | $11,164 | 95% | $90,773 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | $13,042 | 86% | $87,599 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 243744. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q41506.