Stanford University Business Programs

Located in Stanford, California, Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution. Stanford is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Stanford University Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, Stanford is ranked #3 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 1% of all schools in the nation! It is also ranked #1 out of 102 schools in California.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Stanford has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Business Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Stanford.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Stanford has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Schools	Grad Degree
#4	Best Management Science Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#5	Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools	College Factual
#6	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#7	Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#16	Best Economics Schools	College Factual

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/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/stanford
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/stanford

How Do I Get Into Stanford?

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

Admission Requirements for Stanford

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Stanford?

If you plan to apply to Stanford, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 5%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 5%, and the acceptance rate for women is 6%.

Average Test Scores

About 72% 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 700 and 770. Math scores were between 720 and 800.

Stanford received ACT scores from 45% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 33 and 36. Math scores were between 30 and 35. Composite scores were between 31 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Stanford, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $11,765 a year. That adds up to $47,060 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Stanford is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Stanford University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,366 undergraduate students at Stanford, with 5,752 being full-time and 614 being part-time.

There are also 9,587 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,752 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	1,403
Black or African American	456
Hispanic or Latino	992
White	1,616
International Students	649
Other Races/Ethnicities	636

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 2019-2020, 936 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 is the #1,506 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Stanford regardless of major.

Stanford University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Management Science	0	400	21	421
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	82	9	25	116
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	0	0
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0
Technical & Scientific Communication	0	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	82	409	46	537

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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