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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 332 students received their master's degree in compsci.

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

• Master’s Degree in CompSci
• Doctorate Degree in CompSci

Online Classes Are Available at Stanford

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Stanford does offer online education options in compsci for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

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

Of the 332 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Science from Stanford in 2020-2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 36% 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	122
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	71
International Students	85
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

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.