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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Stanford
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,0497,761288
Men3,9123,744168
Women4,1374,017120
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Stanford
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total10,2349,2311,003
Men5,7385,058680
Women4,4964,173323

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Stanford University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native703436
Asian2,0731,0161,057
Black or African American653312341
Hispanic1,482732750
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander18711
White2,0341,0081,026
Two or More Races812357455
Race/Ethnicity Unknown19118
Total 8,0493,9124,137
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Stanford University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1477
Asian1,675867808
Black or African American380178202
Hispanic860487373
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander642
White2,8041,5701,234
Two or More Races459214245
Race/Ethnicity Unknown340220120
Total 10,2345,7384,496

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Stanford University
TotalMenWomen
Total8,049 3,9124,137
Under 18256 144112
18-192,420 1,1071,313
20-213,559 1,7151,844
22-241,696 863833
25-2975 5916
30-3430 1416
35-398 71
40-494 31
50-641 01
Total 8,049 3,9124,137
Population by Student Age at Stanford University
TotalMenWomen
Total10,234 5,7384,496
Under 182 11
18-194 31
20-2166 3531
22-242,843 1,5401,303
25-294,966 2,7242,242
30-341,594 950644
35-39428 266162
40-49238 16276
50-6480 5129
65 and over13 67
Total 10,234 5,7384,496

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.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total18,2838,04910,234
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2882880
Enrolled Some in Online Classes7790779
Not Enrolled in Online Classes17,2167,7619,455
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2882880
California Residents97970
Other State in U.S.1911910
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000