The student population at Stanford University is 18,283 (8,049 undergraduate and 10,234 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 63 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Stanford is 44.02% which is increased by 775 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 838 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.89 to 1 which means that male students enrolled slightly more than female students.

288 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -1.77% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 17,355 where 18,283 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

44.02% of total students is undergraduate students and 55.98% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 775 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 838 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.89 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in Stanford than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Stanford University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1418,3467,2743,7433,53111,0726,6394,433
2014-1516,963
-1,383
7,019
-255
3,704
-39
3,315
-216
9,944
-1,128
6,225
-414
3,719
-714
2015-1616,980
17
7,000
-19
3,667
-37
3,333
18
9,980
36
6,185
-40
3,795
76
2016-1717,184
204
7,034
34
3,621
-46
3,413
80
10,150
170
6,329
144
3,821
26
2017-1817,534
350
7,064
30
3,513
-108
3,551
138
10,470
320
6,405
76
4,065
244
2018-1917,381
-153
7,087
23
3,537
24
3,550
-1
10,294
-176
6,093
-312
4,201
136
2019-2017,249
-132
6,996
-91
3,468
-69
3,528
-22
10,253
-41
5,993
-100
4,260
59
2020-2115,953
-1,296
6,366
-630
3,124
-344
3,242
-286
9,587
-666
5,524
-469
4,063
-197
2021-2217,680
1,727
7,645
1,279
3,778
654
3,867
625
10,035
448
5,667
143
4,368
305
2022-2318,283
603
8,049
404
3,912
134
4,137
270
10,234
199
5,738
71
4,496
128
Average17,3557,1533,6073,54710,2026,0804,122
Stanford University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,153 where 8,049 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Stanford University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,2746,9813,7063,27529337256
2014-157,0197,0193,7043,315000
2015-167,0007,0003,6673,333000
2016-177,0347,0343,6213,413000
2017-187,0647,0643,5133,551000
2018-197,0877,0873,5373,550000
2019-206,9966,9963,4683,528000
2020-216,3665,7522,8172,935614307307
2021-227,6457,6453,7783,867000
2022-238,0497,7613,7444,017288168120
Average7,1537,1533,5563,4787,1535168
Stanford University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 10,202 where 10,234 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Stanford University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1411,0728,6045,3393,2652,4681,3001,168
2014-159,9448,7325,3663,3661,212859353
2015-169,9808,7785,3693,4091,202816386
2016-1710,1509,0465,5303,5161,104799305
2017-1810,4709,1255,4783,6471,345927418
2018-1910,2949,2455,3453,9001,049748301
2019-2010,2539,1485,2183,9301,105775330
2020-219,5878,4654,7593,7061,122765357
2021-2210,0358,9604,9354,0251,075732343
2022-2310,2349,2315,0584,1731,003680323
Average10,20210,2025,2403,69410,202840428
Stanford University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 26.46% and the percentage of black students is 5.65% at Stanford University. 20.50% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Stanford University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14882,8046701,783327,0431,146
2014-15982,6306331,749306,2181,142
2015-16882,7086351,650276,2631,147
2016-17882,8306761,795326,2211,090
2017-18743,0297161,805296,0231,080
2018-19693,0837131,865285,8801,266
2019-20733,1207221,925295,5941,059
2020-21753,1237881,858284,9471,008
2021-22803,4989222,169265,1181,204
2022-23843,7481,0332,342244,8381,271
Average823,0577511,894295,8151,141
Stanford University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

288 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -1.77% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Stanford University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1516,963079316,170
2015-1616,980070416,276
2016-1717,184076716,417
2017-1817,534096216,572
2018-1917,381087716,504
2019-2017,249090316,346
2020-2115,953093615,017
2021-2217,680086416,816
2022-2318,28328877917,216
Average17,2453284316,370

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