| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
It offers 184 graduate programs - 103 Master's, 74 Doctorate, and 7 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $61,878.
A total of 10,721 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 18,625 students at Stanford.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $61,878. It offers 184 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Stanford University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | Stanford, CA |
| Graduate School Students | 10,392 students |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $61,878 |
| Student to Faculty | 6:1 (16.67%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 184 Graduate Programs 103 Master's, 74 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Stanford University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $61,878 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,324.
| Amounts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $61,095 | |
| Fees | $783 | |
| Cost per Credit | $1,324 | |
| Books & Supplies | $825 | |
| Room & Board | $21,315 (On-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $4,842 (On-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $88,860 | |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $55,011 | $55,011 | $57,210 | $59,499 | $61,878 |
Stanford University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 184 major areas - 103 Master's, 74 Doctorate, 7 Post-Master's. 2,677 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,007 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,677 | 1,007 | - | 4 |
| Men | 1,394 | 559 | - | 4 |
| Women | 1,283 | 448 | - | - |
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other) | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| East Asian Studies | 26 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Latin American Studies | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Area Studies (other) | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Media Studies (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 25 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Technical and Scientific Communication | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 506 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 112 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 28 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Social Science Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Biology Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Chemistry Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| French Language Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| History Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Earth Science Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 60 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 33 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Chemical Engineering | 24 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Civil Engineering | 164 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 155 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Materials Engineering | 50 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 139 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Petroleum Engineering | 1 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Energy Systems Engineering, General | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Engineering (other) | 12 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 105 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Russian Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| German Language and Literature | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| French Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies | 80 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters (other) | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | 25 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Biomedical Sciences | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Biochemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Biophysics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Developmental Biology and Embryology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Immunology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Human/Medical Genetics | 16 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Cell Physiology | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Biotechnology | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Epidemiology | 38 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Neuroscience | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | 42 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Statistics | 45 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systems Science and Theory | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Cognitive Science | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Sustainability Studies | 23 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geology/Earth Science | 27 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Geophysics and Seismology | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics (other) | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Research and Experimental Psychology (other) | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Analysis | 27 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 28 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Political Science and Government | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Sociology | 24 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial and Product Design | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Fine/Studio Arts | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Music | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physician Assistant | 28 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Clinical and Translational Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Public Health | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 28 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Medical Informatics | 36 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Management Science | 512 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Chemical Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Civil Engineering | NOT OFFER | 2 | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | NOT OFFER | 2 | ||
| Petroleum Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Engineering (other) | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area Studies (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Media Studies (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Chemical Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Civil Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Materials Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Petroleum Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Energy Systems Engineering, General | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Engineering (other) | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering/Industrial Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Comparative Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Chinese Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Japanese Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Russian Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| German Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| French Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| English Language and Literature/Letters (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Biochemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Biophysics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Structural Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Developmental Biology and Embryology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Immunology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Human/Medical Genetics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Cell Physiology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Epidemiology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Neuroscience | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Statistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Religion/Religious Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Geophysics and Seismology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Physics (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Research and Experimental Psychology (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Development Economics and International Development | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Political Science and Government | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Sociology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Art/Art Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Music | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Medical Informatics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Management Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 9,371 full-time and 1,021 part-time students in graduate schools.
By race/ethnicity 2,666 White, 409 Black, and 1,822 Asian students are attending at Stanford University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
79 grad students are younger than 22 and 422 students are older than 65. It has 8,117 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,103 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 10,392 |
|---|---|
| Men | 5,750 |
| Women | 4,642 |
| Total | 10,392 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 9,371 |
| Part-time Students | 1,021 |
| Total | 10,392 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 17 |
| Asian | 1,822 |
| Black | 409 |
| Hispanic | 869 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 8 |
| White | 2,666 |
| Two or more races | 489 |
| Un-Known | 400 |
| Total | 10,392 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 79 |
| 22-24 | 3,184 |
| 25-29 | 4,933 |
| 30-34 | 1,618 |
| 35-39 | 485 |
| 40 & Over | 422 |
At Stanford University graduate schools, 0 students enrolled online exclusively and 854 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 10,721 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 0 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 854 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 9,867 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 0 |
|---|---|
| California Resident | - |
| Other State In U.S. | - |
| Outside of U.S. | - |