Stanford University Computer Science Programs

Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The suburban atmosphere of Stanford makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Where Is Stanford University?

Contact details for Stanford are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Stanford, CA 94305
Phone:	650-723-2300
Website:	www.stanford.edu

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How Do I Get Into Stanford?

You can apply to Stanford online at: commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for Stanford

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Stanford?

The acceptance rate at Stanford is 4%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 3%, and the acceptance rate for women is 4%.

Average Test Scores

About 49% of students accepted to Stanford submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 730 and 780. Math scores were between 770 and 800.

Stanford received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 32 and 0. Composite scores were between 33 and 35.

Can I Afford Stanford University?

The overall average net price of Stanford is $48,172. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Stanford, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $8,868 a year. That adds up to $35,472 over four years for those students.

Stanford University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 10,035 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,645 full-time undergraduates at Stanford, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Stanford University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,917
Black or African American	547
Hispanic or Latino	1,339
White	2,139
International Students	818
Other Races/Ethnicities	885

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Stanford University. At this time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 127 countries are represented at Stanford. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Online Learning at Stanford University

In 2022-2023, 1,067 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Stanford has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Stanford majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Computer Science	4%

Stanford University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	277	334	45	656
TOTAL	277	334	45	656

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Pere Joan under License

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