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    Ranks 199th for total enrollment

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    Surrounding communityLarge suburb (inside urban area but outside city, pop. over 250,000)
    Highest offeringDoctoral degree
    Full-time Enrollment12,993
    Total Enrollment19,042
    Calendar SystemQuarter
    Years of college work requiredN/A
    Variable TuitionNo
    Application Fee RequiredYes
    Undergraduate Application Fee$75
    Graduate Application Fee$105
    First Professional Application Fee$160

    Demographics Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

    Reported area around or near Stanford, CA

    Total Population13,371 (13,371 urban / N/A rural)
    Households3,235 (2.22 people per house)
    Families1,344 (2.73 people per family)
    Pop. — African American764
    Pop. — Asian3,752
    Pop. — Pacific Islander46
    Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native193
    Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)8,597
    Pop. — Other654

    Carnegie Foundation Classification

    Research Universities (very high research activity)

    UndergraduateArts & sciences focus, high graduate coexistence
    GraduateComprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary
    Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
    EnrollmentMajority graduate/professional
    Size & SettingLarge four-year, highly residential

    Student Tuition Costs and Fees

    What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Stanford University?

    Ranks 21st for total cost of attendance

      In District In State Out of State
    FT Undergraduate Tuition $32,994 $32,994 $32,994
    FT Undergraduate Required Fees $270 $270 $270
    PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $733 $733 $733
    FT Graduate Tuition $32,994 $32,994 $32,994
    FT Graduate Required Fees $92 $92 $92
    PT Graduate per Credit Hour $733 $733 $733
    Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus $46,586 $46,586 $46,586
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $34,284 $34,284 $34,284
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family $34,284 $34,284 $34,284

    Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields

    What are the typical tuition costs and fees for getting a professional degree?

      In State Out of State
    Medical Degree — Tuition $39,840 $39,840
    Medical Degree — Required Fees $92 $92
    Law Degree — Tuition $37,440 $37,440
    Law Degree — Required Fees $92 $92

    Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

    Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

      In District In State Out of State
    Published Tuition & Fees $29,847 trend  $32,994 $29,847 trend  $32,994 $29,847 trend  $32,994
      Cost (regardless of residency)
    Books & Supplies $1,215 trend  $1,290
    On-Campus – Room & Board $9,503 trend  $10,367
    On-Campus – Other Expenses $1,815 trend  $1,935
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses N/A trend  N/A
    Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A

    Admission Details

    Applicants 22,333 (11,107 male / 11,226 female)
    Admitted 2,444 (1,211 male / 1,233 female)
    Admission rate 11%
    First-time Enrollment 1,648 (812 male / 836 female)
    FT Enrollment 1,648 (812 male / 836 female)
    PT Enrollment N/A (N/A male / N/A female)

    Admission Criteria

    What criteria does Stanford University use for admissions?

    Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
    Open AdmissionsNo
    Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRecommended / N/A / Required
    College Prep. CompletionRecommended
    RecommendationsRequired
    Formal competency demoN/A
    Admission test scoresRequired
    TOEFLRequired
    Other testsN/A

    Special Learning Opportunities

    Distance LearningNo
    ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce NoNo / No / No
    Study AbroadYes
    Weekend CollegeNo
    Teacher CertificationYes

    Athletics - Association Memberships

    Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
    NCAA / NAIA Football Conference Pacific-10 Conference
    NCAA / NAIA Basketball Conference Pacific-10 Conference
    NCAA / NAIA Baseball Conference Pacific-10 Conference
    NCAA / NAIA Track & Field Conference Pacific-10 Conference

    Admission Credits Accepted

    What types of credits does Stanford University accept?

    Dual CreditNo
    Life ExperienceNo
    Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

    ACT Test Admission

    Rank 19th for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting ACT results 25%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 29 / 34
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) 28 / 34
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 28 / 33

    SAT Test Admission

    Rank 12th for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting SAT results 96%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 660 / 760
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) 680 / 780
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 1340 / 1540

    Student Services

    Remedial ServicesNo
    Academic / Career CounselingYes
    PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
    Career PlacementYes
    On-Campus Day CareYes
    Library FacilityYes

    Student Living

    First-time Room / Board RequiredYes
    Dorm Capacity10,838
    Meals per WeekN/A
    Room Fee$5,572
    Board Fee$4,796

    Student Financial Aid Details

    How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

    Stanford University ranks 1841st for the average student loan amount.

      Average Users % of Attendees
    Federal Grant Aid $5,589 185 pie   11%
    State & Local Grant Aid $8,289 117 pie   7%
    Institutional Grant Aid $18,259 705 pie   43%
    Student Loan Aid $4,358 527 pie   32%
    Any financial aid type   1,156 pie   70%

    Student Enrollment Demographics

    How many students are enrolled at Stanford University?

      Men Women Total
    Non Resident Alien
    2,8651,1744,039
    Black Non-Hispanic
    477475952
    Hispanic
    6376371,274
    Asian / Pacific Islander
    1,4571,3762,833
    American Indian / Alaskan Native
    9099189
    White Non-Hispanic
    3,9193,2057,124
    Race Unknown
    1,4881,1432,631
    Total 10,933 8,109 19,042

    Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

    How many students complete Stanford University?

      Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
    Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General (LL 10 1 31 42
    Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering 20 3 12 35 9 79
    African-American/Black Studies 5 5
    American Indian/Native American Studies 1 1
    American/United States Studies/Civilization 5 4 5 12 1 27
    Anthropology 4 4 8 14 2 17 5 54
    Applied Mathematics, Other 15 1 1 7 17 3 44
    Archeology 1 1
    Area Studies, Other 1 6 1 8
    Art/Art Studies, General 6 2 2 3 16 4 33
    Asian-American Studies
    Biochemistry 1 2 2 1 6
    Biological and Physical Sciences
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General 17 9 20 80 1 78 12 217
    Biomedical/Medical Engineering 3 1 5 6 2 17
    Biophysics 1 1 2
    Business Administration and Management, General 108 24 29 39 1 159 24 384
    Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 23 1 3 1 16 10 54
    Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 4 2 1 7
    Cell Physiology 1 1 2 4
    Chemical Engineering 17 1 3 17 27 6 71
    Chemistry, General 17 1 1 8 1 20 3 51
    Chinese Language and Literature 3 1 1 5
    Cinematography and Film/Video Production
    Civil Engineering, General 59 6 9 24 2 59 13 172
    Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 3 1 1 2 8 1 16
    Cognitive Science 3 1 4 1 17 4 30
    Communication and Media Studies, Other 4 13 8 12 20 3 60
    Comparative Literature 1 2 4 2 9
    Computational Mathematics 10 6 7 23
    Computer Science 83 8 8 56 87 22 264
    Developmental Biology and Embryology 1 4 5
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1 5 2 1 7 16
    East Asian Studies 9 1 9 6 6 31
    Economics, General 35 9 18 53 2 74 5 196
    Education, General 23 18 29 32 2 96 25 225
    Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 165 7 9 81 1 75 29 367
    Engineering, Other 1 6 5 24 1 35 4 76
    Engineering/Industrial Management 101 18 9 44 1 48 13 234
    English Language and Literature, General 6 4 8 18 1 52 5 94
    English Language and Literature/Letters, Other 1 4 1 4 1 11
    Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 1 3 1 2 7
    Epidemiology 1 1 3 8 3 16
    Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other 3 2 3 3 11
    Film/Cinema Studies
    Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
    French Language and Literature 1 1 4 6
    Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other 6 1 1 1 20 1 30
    Geology/Earth Science, General 3 7 4 18 2 34
    Geophysics and Seismology 6 1 2 1 10
    German Language and Literature 2 2 1 5
    Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other 2 1 3
    Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 3 3
    History, General 3 4 6 12 51 6 82
    Human/Medical Genetics 1 2 4 1 8
    Humanities/Humanistic Studies 1 3 8 1 13
    Immunology 2 1 1 5 9
    Industrial Engineering 1 1
    International Relations and Affairs 14 9 16 22 5 43 6 115
    Italian Language and Literature 1 1 1 3
    Japanese Language and Literature 2 4 1 7
    Latin American Studies
    Law (LL 3 17 26 17 3 93 19 178
    Linguistics 3 1 1 6 3 14
    Materials Engineering 21 1 1 7 16 7 53
    Mathematics, General 13 1 3 8 26 1 52
    Mechanical Engineering 82 8 14 41 2 101 29 277
    Medical Informatics 1 1 1 5 6 1 15
    Medicine (MD) 1 1 10 24 4 29 30 99
    Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other 1 1 4 6
    Molecular Pharmacology 2 3 5
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 3 26 34 46 2 70 6 187
    Music Theory and Composition 1 1
    Music, General 10 1 8 10 2 31
    Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other
    Neuroscience 1 1 1 4 3 10
    Oncology and Cancer Biology 2 1 2 10 15
    Petroleum Engineering 18 1 1 20
    Philosophy 3 5 1 7 1 22 39
    Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other 1 1
    Physics, General 17 2 3 33 5 60
    Physics, Other 24 3 9 3 39
    Political Science and Government, General 10 14 21 15 2 50 3 115
    Psychology, General 6 8 15 16 5 46 8 104
    Public Policy Analysis 1 2 5 5 1 9 3 26
    Religion/Religious Studies 2 3 11 1 17
    Russian Language and Literature 1 1 7 2 11
    Science, Technology and Society 2 7 3 7 19
    Sociology 7 13 5 14 1 29 2 71
    Spanish Language and Literature 5 6 1 12
    Statistics, General 17 7 6 3 33
    Structural Biology
    Systems Engineering 2 2
    Urban Studies/Affairs 1 2 3 3 10 2 21
    Women's Studies 1 1 2
    Total 1,040 291 373 862 47 1,820 406 4,839

    Faculty Compensation / Salaries

    Stanford University ranks 22nd for the average full-time faculty salary.

    Tenure system Yes
    Average FT Salary $105,434 ($114,250 male / $83,293 female)
    Number of FT Faculty 1,538 (1,100 male / 438 female)
    Total Benefits $34,835,454

    Stanford University Summary

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    The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San José in an unincorporated area of Santa Clara County. —Leland Stanford Stanford was founded by railroad magnate and California Governor Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane Stanford. Locals and university affiliates are known to refer to the school as The Farm, a nod to the fact that the university is located on the former site of Leland Stanford’s horse farm. The official motto of Stanford University, selected by the Stanfords, is “Die Luft der Freiheit weht.” Contemporary campus landmarks include the Main Quad and Memorial Church, the Cantor Center for Visual Arts and art gallery, the Stanford Mausoleum and the Angel of Grief, Hoover Tower, the Rodin sculpture garden, the Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden, the Arizona Cactus Garden, the Stanford University Arboretum, Green Library and the Dish. Stanford University is governed by a board of trustees, in conjunction with the university president, provosts, faculty senate, and the deans of the various schools. Besides the university, the Stanford trustees oversee Stanford Research Park, the Stanford Shopping Center, the Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University Medical Center and many associated medical facilities (including the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital), as well as many acres of undeveloped foothills. Other Stanford-affiliated institutions include the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) and the Stanford Research Institute, a now-independent institution which originated at the University, in addition to the Stanford Humanities Center. Other significant collections include the Lane Medical Library, Jackson Business Library, Falconer Biology Library, Cubberley Education Library, Branner Earth Sciences Library, Swain Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Library, Jonsson Government Documents collection, Crown Law Library, the Stanford Auxiliary Library (SAL), the SLAC Library, the Hoover library, the Miller Marine Biology Library at Hopkins Marine Station, the Music Library, and the University’s special collections. The schools of the University include the School of Humanities and Sciences, School of Engineering, School of Earth Sciences, School of Education, Graduate School of Business, Stanford Law School and the Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanford built its international reputation as the pioneering Silicon Valley institution through top programs in business, engineering and the sciences, spawning such companies as Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, VMware, Yahoo!, Google, and Sun Microsystems—indeed, “Sun” originally stood for “Stanford University Network.” Stanford University is home to the Cantor Center for Visual Arts museum with 24 galleries, sculpture gardens, terraces, and a courtyard first established in 1891 by Jane and Leland Stanford as a memorial to their only child. Stanford has a thriving artistic and musical community, including theater groups such as Ram’s Head Theatrical Society, and award-winning a cappella music groups, such as the Stanford Mendicants, Stanford Fleet Street Singers, Stanford Harmonics, Mixed Company, Talisman A Cappella, Everyday People. Stanford’s dance community is one of the most vibrant in the country, with an active dance division (in the Drama Department) and over 30 different dance-related student groups, including the Stanford Band’s Dollie dance troupe. Stanford hosts monthly informal dances (called Jammix) and large quarterly dance events, including Ragtime Ball (fall), the Stanford Viennese Ball (winter), and Big Dance (spring). The winner of the annual “Big Game” between the Cal and Stanford football teams gains custody of the Stanford Axe. Club sports, while not officially a part of Stanford athletics, are numerous at Stanford. The Stanford sports teams are now officially referred to as the Stanford Cardinal (the deep red color, not the bird), in reference to the university’s official color since the 19th century (later cardinal and white); Part of Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band (LSJUMB), the tree symbol derives from the El Palo Alto redwood tree on the Stanford and City of Palo Alto seals. NCAA achievements: Stanford has earned 91 NCAA National Titles since its establishment (second-most by any university), 74 NCAA National Titles since 1980 (most by any university), and 393 individual NCAA championships (most by any university). Olympic achievements: According to the Stanford Daily, “Stanford has been represented in every summer Olympiad since 1908.” Many people consider the Stanford Provost to be the “heir apparent” to the President because of the five men who succeeded Sterling as President, three were Provost of Stanford (Lyman, Kennedy, and Hennessy), one was Provost of the University of Chicago (Casper), while the other was President of Rice University (Pitzer). Stanford is the third-ranked global university in the 2006 Academic Ranking of World Universities in terms of quality of scientific research leading towards a Nobel Prize., the sixth-ranked global university in the 2006 Times Higher Education Supplement, and the second-ranked global university in the international edition of August 2006 Newsweek magazine . Departments and Programs For the student or prospective student Stanford publications and other media outlets For the visitor Leland Stanford Junior University Academics School of Humanities and Sciences • School of Engineering • School of Earth Sciences • School of Education • Graduate School of Business • Stanford Law School • School of Medicine Centers, Institutions, and Programs Artificial Intelligence Laboratory • Center for Entrepreneurial Studies • Center for the Study of Language and Information • Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies • Hoover Institution • Hopkins Marine Station • Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve • Stanford Humanities Center • Stanford Linear Accelerator Center • Stanford University Medical Center • Stegner Fellowship Places Arboretum • Arizona Cactus Garden • Cantor Center for Visual Arts • El Palo Alto • Frost Amphitheater • Green Library • Hoover Tower • Stanford Mausoleum • Stanford Memorial Church • Stanford Research Park • Stanford Shopping Center Publications Encyclopedia of Philosophy • HighWire Press • Journal of East Asian Affairs • Stanford Law Review • Stanford University Press Student Life ASSU • Axe Committee • KZSU • Marguerite • Stanford Band • Stanford Chaparral • Stanford Daily • Stanford Review • Stanford Tree Athletics Stanford Cardinal • The Stanford Axe • Big Game • The Play • Stanford Stadium • Maples Pavilion • Sunken Diamond • NACDA Director’s Cup People Leland Stanford, Jr. • Leland Stanford • Jane Stanford • Stanford Alumni%HM

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    Stanford University Academics

    The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Women’s Services can help. Stanford University is unique in its study options. For example, the university has a Distance Learning, Double Major, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, ROTC, Navy, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester.

    The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Stanford University.

    English Language and Literature:
    English, English Composition, English Literature (British)
    Physical Sciences:
    Chemistry, Geology, GeophysicsSeismology, Physics
    Communications & Journalism:
    Communications/Rhetoric
    Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
    Global Studies, Intercultural/Multicultural/Diversity Studies, Mathematics/Computer Science, technology & society, Systems Science/Theory
    Computer Science:
    Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General
    History:
    History – General
    Psychology:
    Psychology – General
    Mathematics:
    Mathematics – General
    School of Visual and Performing Arts:
    Art – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General
    Foreign Language and Literature:
    Chinese, Classics, Comparative Literature, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Linguistics, Slavic, Spanish
    Philosphy and Religion:
    Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies
    Popular majors:
    twenty-five percent social sciences, thirteen percent interdisciplinary studies, eleven percent engineering, seven percent biology, six percent computer and information sciences, five percent psychology
    Public Administration and Service:
    Public Policy Analysis
    Social Sciences:
    Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology, Urban Studies
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
    Biology

    Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of December. Further, for international students, the application fee is 75.

    Stanford University Admissions

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    If you are a transfer student, you will be notified of your acceptance by the 25th of May. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of February. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of December. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of January and Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 1st of April. the SAT subject section score is due the 1st of January. The regular application is due the 15th of December.

    Stanford University Athletics

    The following sports can be found here:

    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
    • Men’s NCAA Division IA, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
    • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Handball
    • Men’s Club and Women’s Club Racquetball
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
    • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
    • Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Table_tennis
    • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
    • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
    • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Wrestling
    The Cardinal are a member of NCAA.

    Stanford University Financial Aid

    If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Athletics. Financial aid forms are CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE and