Stanford University

Name: Stanford University Common Data Set 2020-21
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Common Data Set 2020-21

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Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$124,080

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

92%

6-year completion

Average net price

$13,807

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$12,000

federal loans only

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§ Extraction400fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

8 TABLES

Respondent Information

Office:Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support

Address Line 1:Rm 251, 365 Lasuen St

Zipcode94,305

Phone:650-723-2300

Email Address:stanford-ir@lists.stanford.edu

Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/

Other

City:Stanford

StateCA

Address Information

Name of College/University:Stanford University

Street Address Line 1:450 Jane Stanford Way

CityStanford

StateCA

Zip94,305

Country:USA

Main Phone Number (Area Code)650

Main Phone Number:723-2300

WWW Home Page Address:www.stanford.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):650

Admissions Phone Number:723-2091

Admissions Email Address:admission@stanford.edu

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:Quarter

Degrees Offered

Bachelor'sX

Postbachelor's certificateX

Master'sX

Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX

Doctoral degree – professional practiceX

Enrollment And Persistence

4 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	6366

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	9595

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	15961

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	159	679	679
Hispanic/Latino	287	1082	1082
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	133	473	473
White, non-Hispanic	402	1846	1846
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	12	62	62
Asian, non-Hispanic	455	1579	1579
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	3	22	22
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	153	609	609
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	2	14	14
Total	1606	6366	6366

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	Not reported
Associate degrees	Not reported
Bachelor's degrees	1697
Postbachelor's certificates	Not reported
Master's degrees	2378
Post-master's certificates	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	249	28	1400	1677
Did not persist	0	0	0	0
Final cohort	249	28	1400	1677
Completed in less than four years	169	22	1050	1241
Completed in less than five years	54	3	214	271
Completed in less than six years	14	1	70	85
Total completers	237	26	1334	1597
Six-year graduation rate	95.2%	92.9%	95.3%	95.2%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	261	69	1343	1673
Did not persist	0	0	0	0
Final cohort	261	69	1343	1673
Completed in less than four years	164	48	1008	1220
Completed in less than five years	56	12	209	277
Completed in less than six years	17	6	59	82
Total completers	237	66	1276	1579
Six-year graduation rate	90.8%	95.7%	95.0%	94.4%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

7 TABLES

Entrance Exams

In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?No

SATX

ACTX

Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?No

Wait List

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:850

Number accepting a place on the waiting list:707

Number of wait-listed students admitted:259

Admissions Requirements

English4

Mathematics4

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	Yes	—	—	—
Class rank	Yes	—	—	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	Yes	—	—	—
Application essay	Yes	—	—	—
Recommendations	Yes	—	—	—
Interview	—	—	Yes	—
Extracurricular activities	Yes	—	—	—
Talent or ability	Yes	—	—	—
Character and personal qualities	Yes	—	—	—
First generation	—	—	Yes	—
Alumni relation	—	—	Yes	—
Geographical residence	—	—	Yes	—
State residency	—	—	—	Yes
Religious affiliation or commitment	—	—	—	Yes
Volunteer work	—	—	Yes	—
Work experience	—	—	Yes	—
Level of applicant interest	—	—	—	Yes

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	71.9	1156
ACT	45.0	725

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	1420	1550	Not reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	700	770	Not reported
SAT math	720	800	Not reported
ACT composite	31	35	Not reported
ACT math	30	35	Not reported
ACT English	33	36	Not reported
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other extracted fields

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80077

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69921

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-5991.7

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4990.3

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100

SAT Math: 700-80082.5

SAT Math: 600-69915.9

SAT Math: 500-5991.5

SAT Math: 400-4990.1

SAT Math: Total100

SAT Composite: 1400-160079.4

SAT Composite: 1200-139918.9

SAT Composite: 1000-11991.6

SAT Composite: 800-9990.1

SAT Composite: Total100

ACT Composite: 30-3686.5

ACT Composite: 24-2912.3

ACT Composite: 18-231.2

ACT Composite: Total100

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class96

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class3.2

Percent in top half of high school graduating class0.8

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class0

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class0

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:24.8

Percent who had GPA of 4.068.7

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9927.5

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.743.1

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.490.4

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240.3

Total100

Admission Policies

Does your institution have an application fee?Yes

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Does your institution have an application closing date?Yes

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes

If yes, maximum period of postponement:2 years

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes

Other

If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES

Application for Admission

FallX

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?No

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:https://admission.stanford.edu/apply/transfer/credit.html

Fall Closing Date: Month15

Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:##

Other

Fall Closing Date:Day15

Transfer Credit Policies

Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:##

Academic Offerings and Policies

1 TABLE

Required Course Work

English (including composition)X

Foreign languagesX

Other (describe):X

Student Life

4 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)64%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing13%

Percent who live off campus or commute87%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)62%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing11%

Percent who live off campus or commute89%

Percent of students age 25 and older1%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students19

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)19

Average age of full-time students20

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Jazz bandX

Literary magazineX

Marching bandX

Model UNX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

OperaX

Pep bandX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Student-run film societyX

Television stationX

YearbookX

Housing

Apartments for married studentsX

Apartments for single studentsX

Special housing for disabled studentsX

Fraternity/sorority housingX

Cooperative housingX

Theme housingX

Other housing options (specify):X

Annual Expenses

3 TABLES

Public Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	55473	55473
Required fees	696	696
Food and housing, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	1290	1290	1290
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation	936	Not reported	Not reported
Other expenses	3504	3222	3504

Financial Aid

9 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	0	18	Not reported
Average institutional non-need grant	0	14855	Not reported
Athletic grant recipients	112	463	Not reported
Average athletic grant	49473	46121	Not reported

Reporting Year

Academic Year2020-2021 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$8,498,400

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$2,791,766

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$167,157,596

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$5,902,242

Total Scholarships/Grants$184,350,004

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,229,306

Federal Work-Study$1,565,449

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$2,768,872

Total Self-Help$5,563,627

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$105,714

Athletic Awards$3,193,115

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$1,033,992

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$183,130

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$13,035,902

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$5,130,763

Total Scholarships/Grants$19,383,787

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$5,236,019

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$1,196,804

Total Self-Help$6,432,823

Parent Loans$4,171,836

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$3,736,169

Athletic Awards$21,354,023

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	1701	6805	Not reported
Applied for need-based aid	1039	3854	Not reported
Determined to have financial need	835	3425	Not reported
Awarded any aid	835	3425	Not reported
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	830	3400	Not reported
Awarded need-based self-help aid	543	2544	Not reported
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	27	126	Not reported
Need fully met	797	3100	Not reported
Average percentage of need met	100.0	100.0	Not reported
Average financial aid package	59882	57376	Not reported
Average need-based scholarship or grant	56989	54174	Not reported
Average need-based self-help award	1696	1928	Not reported
Average need-based loan	2022	2563	Not reported

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.23

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month2

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day16

Financial Aid Reply

Students must reply by (date): Month5

Students must reply by (date): Day1

Institutional Aid

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:## H. FINANCIAL AID ##

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	1648	694	2342
Members of minority groups	387	149	536
Females	582	257	839
Males	1066	437	1503
Nonresidents	0	0	0
Doctorate or other terminal degree	1315	253	1568
Master's, but not terminal master's	18	9	27
Bachelor's degree	5	Not reported	5
Unknown or other highest degree	310	432	742
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	394	183	577

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio4

based on ____ students5,957

and ____ faculty1,424

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	Not reported	142
10-19 students	Not reported	142
20-29 students	Not reported	Not reported
30-39 students	Not reported	3
40-49 students	Not reported	3
50-99 students	Not reported	Not reported
100+ students	Not reported	388
Total	Not reported	388

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	3.3%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	1.1%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	17.3%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	16.2%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	4.3%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	2.8%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	2.7%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	3.6%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	5.0%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	28%
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	16.5%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	1.2%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	3.8%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	2.9%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	1.1%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	13.3%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	3.0%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
History	Not reported	Not reported	2.0%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%

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