Enrollment Trends at Stanford

The student population at Stanford University is 18,625 (7,904 undergraduate and 10,721 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,645 (9.69%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Stanford is 42.44% which is increased by 904 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 741 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 108 male students for every 100 female students, down from 138 in 2015.
350 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 21.53% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 17,532 where 18,625 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 18,625 students in 2025 and was lowest at 15,953 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 16,980 to 18,625 students, a net gain of 1,645 (9.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Stanford University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	16,980	7,000	3,667	3,333	9,980	6,185	3,795
2016-17	17,184 204	7,034 34	3,621 -46	3,413 80	10,150 170	6,329 144	3,821 26
2017-18	17,534 350	7,064 30	3,513 -108	3,551 138	10,470 320	6,405 76	4,065 244
2018-19	17,381 -153	7,087 23	3,537 24	3,550 -1	10,294 -176	6,093 -312	4,201 136
2019-20	17,249 -132	6,996 -91	3,468 -69	3,528 -22	10,253 -41	5,993 -100	4,260 59
2020-21	15,953 -1,296	6,366 -630	3,124 -344	3,242 -286	9,587 -666	5,524 -469	4,063 -197
2021-22	17,680 1,727	7,645 1,279	3,778 654	3,867 625	10,035 448	5,667 143	4,368 305
2022-23	18,283 603	8,049 404	3,912 134	4,137 270	10,234 199	5,738 71	4,496 128
2023-24	18,446 163	8,054 5	3,900 -12	4,154 17	10,392 158	5,750 12	4,642 146
2024-25	18,625 179	7,904 -150	3,840 -60	4,064 -90	10,721 329	5,827 77	4,894 252
Average	17,532	7,320	3,636	3,684	10,212	5,951	4,261

Stanford University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,320 where 7,904 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Stanford University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,000	7,000	3,667	3,333	0	0	0
2016-17	7,034	7,034	3,621	3,413	0	0	0
2017-18	7,064	7,064	3,513	3,551	0	0	0
2018-19	7,087	7,087	3,537	3,550	0	0	0
2019-20	6,996	6,996	3,468	3,528	0	0	0
2020-21	6,366	5,752	2,817	2,935	614	307	307
2021-22	7,645	7,645	3,778	3,867	0	0	0
2022-23	8,049	7,761	3,744	4,017	288	168	120
2023-24	8,054	7,841	3,789	4,052	213	111	102
2024-25	7,904	7,554	3,654	3,900	350	186	164
Average	7,320	7,320	3,559	3,615	7,320	77	69

Stanford University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 10,212 where 10,721 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Stanford University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,980	8,778	5,369	3,409	1,202	816	386
2016-17	10,150	9,046	5,530	3,516	1,104	799	305
2017-18	10,470	9,125	5,478	3,647	1,345	927	418
2018-19	10,294	9,245	5,345	3,900	1,049	748	301
2019-20	10,253	9,148	5,218	3,930	1,105	775	330
2020-21	9,587	8,465	4,759	3,706	1,122	765	357
2021-22	10,035	8,960	4,935	4,025	1,075	732	343
2022-23	10,234	9,231	5,058	4,173	1,003	680	323
2023-24	10,392	9,371	5,053	4,318	1,021	697	324
2024-25	10,721	9,678	5,105	4,573	1,043	722	321
Average	10,212	10,212	5,185	3,920	10,212	766	341

Stanford University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 23.55% and the percentage of black students is 5.64% at Stanford University. 22.34% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 12.84% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 36.88% to 23.55%. Asian enrollment grew from 15.95% to 22.34%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.74% to 5.64%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.72% to 12.84%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8708 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.8231 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Stanford University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	88	2,708	635	1,650	27	6,263	1,147
2016-17	88	2,830	676	1,795	32	6,221	1,090
2017-18	74	3,029	716	1,805	29	6,023	1,080
2018-19	69	3,083	713	1,865	28	5,880	1,266
2019-20	73	3,120	722	1,925	29	5,594	1,059
2020-21	75	3,123	788	1,858	28	4,947	1,008
2021-22	80	3,498	922	2,169	26	5,118	1,204
2022-23	84	3,748	1,033	2,342	24	4,838	1,271
2023-24	80	3,997	1,063	2,355	27	4,583	1,240
2024-25	79	4,160	1,051	2,391	22	4,386	1,210
Average	79	3,330	832	2,016	27	5,385	1,158

Stanford University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

350 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has increased 21.53% since 2022. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Stanford University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	16,980	0	704	16,276
2016-17	17,184	0	767	16,417
2017-18	17,534	0	962	16,572
2018-19	17,381	0	877	16,504
2019-20	17,249	0	903	16,346
2020-21	15,953	0	936	15,017
2021-22	17,680	0	864	16,816
2022-23	18,283	288	779	17,216
2023-24	18,446	213	775	17,458
2024-25	18,625	350	854	17,421
Average	17,532	85	842	16,604

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Enrollment Trends at Stanford

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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