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Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private (nonprofit) · 7,554 students · mostly bachelor degrees
165th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$13,807
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$87,833
Graduation rate
92%
Admission rate
4%
Median graduate earnings
$124,080
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$12,000
Average SAT
1553
Median ACT
35
Pell grant recipients
19%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
186 programsBusiness Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$261,816Law · First Professional Degree183 grads/yr$259,944Computer Science · Master's Degree383 grads/yr$255,667Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Doctoral Degree72 grads/yr$231,917Mechanical Engineering · Doctoral Degree42 grads/yr$218,808Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree293 grads/yr$214,907Packaging Science · Master's Degree110 grads/yr$206,093Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Master's Degree138 grads/yr$181,705Environmental Chemistry · Doctoral Degree44 grads/yr$170,898Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree148 grads/yr$167,632Astronautical Engineering · Master's Degree58 grads/yr$147,375Contemplative Studies/Inquiry · Bachelor's Degree83 grads/yr$131,650Education, General · Doctoral Degree29 grads/yr$125,390Geology/Earth Science, General · Doctoral Degree19 grads/yr$120,024Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree56 grads/yr$117,072Baltic Studies · Master's Degree34 grads/yr$116,125Engineering, Other · Bachelor's Degree89 grads/yr$115,206Medicine · First Professional Degree87 grads/yr$114,132Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree112 grads/yr$112,700Molecular Genetics · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$112,403Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Master's Degree212 grads/yr$112,118Science, Technology and Society · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$107,375National Security Policy Studies · Bachelor's Degree61 grads/yr$91,075Education, General · Master's Degree120 grads/yr$88,065English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree52 grads/yr$82,036
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.