Stanford University
University, Graduate school in Stanford, The United States
Stanford University is a research university in Stanford, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. It was founded in 1885 by California Senator Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane. Its seven schools share a single campus:
- School of Humanities and Sciences
- School of Engineering
- School of Medicine
- Law School
- Graduate School of Business
- Graduate School of Education
- Doerr School of Sustainability, launched in 2022
Academic programmes cover the arts and humanities, the natural and social sciences, engineering, sustainability, medicine, law, education and business. Undergraduates come from every U.S. state and more than 70 countries. About 10,000 graduate students enrol each year; graduate students are spread across 150 degree programmes, make up about two-thirds of the student body, and most live on campus. The university counts 36 Nobel Prize winners since its founding.
Undergraduate admission is based primarily on academic excellence, together with extracurricular accomplishments and engagement in the community. Financial aid is need-based, and admission is need-blind for all but some international applicants. About 70% of undergraduates receive financial aid, and domestic students with family incomes below $150,000 pay no tuition. About 85% of graduate students receive financial assistance.
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Graduate programmes
Stanford offers about 150 graduate degree programmes across its seven schools:
- Humanities and Sciences: master's and doctoral degrees in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences
- Engineering: MS, engineer and PhD degrees in nine academic areas
- Medicine: MD, PhD, MS, PA and dual-degree programmes
- Law: JD, JSD, master's and joint degrees
- Business: MBA and PhD
- Education: master's programmes, teacher education and PhD
- Sustainability: graduate degrees through 10 departments and programmes
Admission requirements and processes vary from school to school.
Scholarships and financial aid
Undergraduate financial aid at Stanford is need-based and covers the full need of admitted students without loans. Admission is need-blind for all but some international applicants. Domestic students with family incomes below $150,000 pay no tuition, and according to the admissions page tuition, room and board are free for undergraduates with family incomes under $100,000.
About 85% of graduate students receive financial assistance. The university runs nine university-wide graduate fellowship programmes; most fellowships and grants come through departments, outside agencies or governments.
Subjects taught
- Arts, Design and Crafts
- Music
- Art Studies
- Theatre
- Performing Arts
- Business
- Management
- Business Studies
- Communications
- Communications
- Economics
- Economics
- Education
- Education
- Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Bioengineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Energy Resources Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Health
- Neuroscience
- Immunology
- Radiology
- Psychiatry
- Genetics
- Dermatology
- Microbiology
- Surgery
- Pediatrics
- Traumatological Surgery
- Critical Care
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Health Occupations
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedics
- Otolaryngology (ENT)
- Medicine
- Pathology
- Oncology
- Urologic Surgery
- Comparative Medicine
- Anaesthesiology
- Humanities
- Comparative Literature
- Religious Studies
- Art History
- Philosophy
- Law
- Law
- Philology, Languages, Literature
- Slavic Studies
- Philology and Linguistics
- English Language and Literature (in Universities)
- Classics
- Italian Language and Literature (in Universities)
- German language and literature (in Universities)
- French Language and Literature (in Universities)
- Sciences
- Astronautics
- Earth Sciences
- Geology
- Physics
- Chemical Biology
- Geophysics
- Photonics
- Psychology
- Behavioral Sciences
- Neurosurgery
- Political Science
- Environmental Studies
- Astrophysics
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Chemistry
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Applied Physics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Materials Science
- Computer Science
- Biology
- Physiology
- Social and Cultural studies
- East Asian Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Technology
- Aeronautical Science