Computer Science at Stanford University

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at Stanford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Stanford Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

Stanford Computer Science Rankings

There were 36 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Stanford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Stanford University.

Stanford Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	116
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	81
International Students	121
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at Stanford University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stanford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	368

Related Majors

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Computer Programmers	29,740	$97,470

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.