Student Population at Stanford
Total Enrollment
18,283
Undergraduate
8,049
Graduate
10,234
Online Enrollment
288
Men Students
9,650
Women Students
8,633
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 18,283 students have enrolled at Stanford University - 8,049 undergraduate and 10,234 graduate.
By gender, 9,650 male and 8,633 female students are attending Stanford University. By attendance status, there are 16,992 full-time students and 1,291 part-time students.
The number of students at Stanford University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton University, its population is average (average population is 20,178).
Stanford University offers online degree/certificate programs and 288 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Stanford University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 9,650 male and 8,633 female students attending Stanford. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.12 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Stanford.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,049 | 7,761 | 288 |
Men | 3,912 | 3,744 | 168 |
Women | 4,137 | 4,017 | 120 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 10,234 | 9,231 | 1,003 |
Men | 5,738 | 5,058 | 680 |
Women | 4,496 | 4,173 | 323 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 4,838 White students (26.46%) and 3,748 Asian students (20.50%) at Stanford University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Stanford University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 70 | 34 | 36 |
Asian | 2,073 | 1,016 | 1,057 |
Black or African American | 653 | 312 | 341 |
Hispanic | 1,482 | 732 | 750 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 18 | 7 | 11 |
White | 2,034 | 1,008 | 1,026 |
Two or More Races | 812 | 357 | 455 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 19 | 11 | 8 |
Total | 8,049 | 3,912 | 4,137 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 7 | 7 |
Asian | 1,675 | 867 | 808 |
Black or African American | 380 | 178 | 202 |
Hispanic | 860 | 487 | 373 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 6 | 4 | 2 |
White | 2,804 | 1,570 | 1,234 |
Two or More Races | 459 | 214 | 245 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 340 | 220 | 120 |
Total | 10,234 | 5,738 | 4,496 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 10,846 students whose age under twenty five and 2,396 students whose age is over thirty years old at Stanford University.
Especially, 258 students are younger than eighteen and 13 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Stanford University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,049 | 3,912 | 4,137 |
Under 18 | 256 | 144 | 112 |
18-19 | 2,420 | 1,107 | 1,313 |
20-21 | 3,559 | 1,715 | 1,844 |
22-24 | 1,696 | 863 | 833 |
25-29 | 75 | 59 | 16 |
30-34 | 30 | 14 | 16 |
35-39 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
40-49 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
50-64 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 8,049 | 3,912 | 4,137 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 10,234 | 5,738 | 4,496 |
Under 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
18-19 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
20-21 | 66 | 35 | 31 |
22-24 | 2,843 | 1,540 | 1,303 |
25-29 | 4,966 | 2,724 | 2,242 |
30-34 | 1,594 | 950 | 644 |
35-39 | 428 | 266 | 162 |
40-49 | 238 | 162 | 76 |
50-64 | 80 | 51 | 29 |
65 and over | 13 | 6 | 7 |
Total | 10,234 | 5,738 | 4,496 |
Online Student Population
At Stanford University, 1,067 students (5.84% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 288 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 97 students live in California where Stanford University is located in and 191 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 18,283 | 8,049 | 10,234 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 288 | 288 | 0 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 779 | 0 | 779 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 17,216 | 7,761 | 9,455 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 288 | 288 | 0 |
California Residents | 97 | 97 | 0 |
Other State in U.S. | 191 | 191 | 0 |
Outside of U.S. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |