Stanford, CA
Stanford University
https://www.stanford.edu/Repayment outcome
96.2%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$50,800–$137,100
middle 50% · median $80,900
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$15,713
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$11,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$58,408
Default rate
1.0%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Legal Studies$170,457
- Business$163,337
- Computer Science$136,499
- Math & Statistics$97,071
- Engineering Tech$92,632
- Engineering$90,856
- Social Sciences$85,391
- Communication and Media Studies.$81,702
- Interdisciplinary$80,779
- Health Professions$67,748
- Education$64,196
- Physical Sciences$57,418
- Visual & Performing Arts$57,318
- Psychology$40,368
- History$32,925
- Biology$25,194
- English & Literature$23,649
Academics
Acceptance
5.7%
Avg SAT
1,466
Enrollment
6,980
What students study
16 fields offered
Social Sciences
17% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Interdisciplinary16.6%
- 03Engineering15.8%
- 04Computer Science8.0%
- 05Biology6.5%
- 06Physical Sciences4.8%
- 07Psychology4.8%
- 08English & Literature3.8%
- 09History3.6%
- 10Math & Statistics3.3%
- 11Engineering Tech3.3%
- 12Area Studies3.2%
- 13Foreign Languages2.8%
- 14Visual & Performing Arts2.3%
- 15Communications1.6%
- 16Public Admin1.5%