Stanford University (Stanford) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Stanford, CA.
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.
Stanford have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Stanford Law School and School of Medicine. In addition, you can find Stanford's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
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.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Stanford University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | Stanford, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 10,392 students |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $61,878 |
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| Student to Faculty | 6:1 (16.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 184 Graduate Programs
103 Master's, 74 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Stanford University
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.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $61,095 |
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| Fees | $783 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,324 |
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| Books & Supplies | $825 |
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| Room & Board | $21,315 (On-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,842 (On-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $88,860 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $55,011 | $55,011 | $57,210 | $59,499 | $61,878 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
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.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 2,677 | 1,007 | - | 4 |
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| Men | 1,394 | 559 | - | 4 |
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| Women | 1,283 | 448 | - | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
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Graduate Student Population
Stanford graduate schools have a total of 10,392 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 5,750 male and 4,642 female postgrad students.
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.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 10,392 |
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| Men | 5,750 |
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| Women | 4,642 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 10,392 |
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| Full-time Students | 9,371 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,021 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 10,392 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 17 |
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| Asian | 1,822 |
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| Black | 409 |
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| Hispanic | 869 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 8 |
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| White | 2,666 |
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| Two or more races | 489 |
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| Un-Known | 400 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 10,392 |
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| 21 & Under | 79 |
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| 22-24 | 3,184 |
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| 25-29 | 4,933 |
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| 30-34 | 1,618 |
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| 35-39 | 485 |
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| 40 & Over | 422 |
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Online Population
At Stanford University graduate schools, 0 students enrolled online exclusively and 854 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 10,721 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 0 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 854 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 9,867 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 0 |
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| California Resident | - |
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| Other State In U.S. | - |
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| Outside of U.S. | - |
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