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Stanford University: cost, debt and earnings by major
35 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $12,307
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 92%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 4%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 7,554
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $10,750
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 2%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $1,067 |
|---|---|
| $75,001–110,000 | $6,603 |
| $110,000+ | $47,575 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (13)
- Computer Science$214,907
- Cognitive Science$131,650
- Mechanical Engineering$117,072
- Engineering, Other$115,206
- Economics$112,700
- Engineering-Related Fields$110,280 (1 yr)
- Science, Technology and Society$107,375
- International Relations and National Security Studies$91,075
- English Language and Literature, General$82,036
- Human Biology$81,529
- Political Science and Government$47,352 (1 yr)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$45,519
- Research and Experimental Psychology$40,983 (1 yr)
Master's programs (14)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$261,816
- Computer Science$255,667
- Medical Illustration and Informatics$230,298 (1 yr)
- Engineering-Related Fields$206,093
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$206,046 (1 yr)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$181,705
- Mechanical Engineering$167,632
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$162,219 (1 yr)
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$152,586 (1 yr)
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$147,375
- Area Studies$116,125
- Genetics$112,403
- Civil Engineering$112,118
- Education, General$88,065
Doctoral programs (6)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$231,917
- Mechanical Engineering$218,808
- Chemistry$170,898
- Chemical Engineering$134,925 (1 yr)
- Education, General$125,390
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$120,024