Enrollment Trends at Stanford

The student population at Stanford University is 18,283 (8,049 undergraduate and 10,234 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 236 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Stanford is 44.02% which is increased by 986 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,222 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 0.89 to 1 which means that male students enrolled slightly more than female students.

288 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -1.77% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 17,461 where 18,283 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

44.02% of total students is undergraduate students and 55.98% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 986 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,222 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.89 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in Stanford than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Stanford University since 2012.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	18,519	7,063	3,674	3,389	11,456	6,704	4,752
2013-14	18,346 -173	7,274 211	3,743 69	3,531 142	11,072 -384	6,639 -65	4,433 -319
2014-15	16,963 -1,383	7,019 -255	3,704 -39	3,315 -216	9,944 -1,128	6,225 -414	3,719 -714
2015-16	16,980 17	7,000 -19	3,667 -37	3,333 18	9,980 36	6,185 -40	3,795 76
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
Average	17,461	7,145	3,613	3,532	10,316	6,137	4,179

Stanford University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 7,145 where 8,049 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Stanford University since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	7,063	7,003	3,656	3,347	60	18	42
2013-14	7,274	6,981	3,706	3,275	293	37	256
2014-15	7,019	7,019	3,704	3,315	0	0	0
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
Average	7,145	7,145	3,565	3,466	7,145	48	66

Stanford University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 10,316 where 10,234 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Stanford University since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	11,456	8,474	5,285	3,189	2,982	1,419	1,563
2013-14	11,072	8,604	5,339	3,265	2,468	1,300	1,168
2014-15	9,944	8,732	5,366	3,366	1,212	859	353
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
Average	10,316	10,316	5,244	3,648	10,316	893	532

Stanford University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 26.46% and the percentage of black students is 5.65% at Stanford University. 20.50% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Stanford University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	95	2,749	670	1,787	32	6,996	1,171
2013-14	88	2,804	670	1,783	32	7,043	1,146
2014-15	98	2,630	633	1,749	30	6,218	1,142
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
Average	83	3,029	743	1,884	29	5,922	1,144

Stanford University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

288 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -1.77% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Stanford University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	16,963	0	793	16,170
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
Average	17,245	32	843	16,370

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