Computer & Information Sciences at Stanford University

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study computer & information sciences, take a look at what Stanford University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953.

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

Stanford Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Stanford Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at Stanford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 36 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Stanford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Stanford University.

Stanford Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

37% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical computer & information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% women. So female students are more repesented at Stanford since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer & information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	104
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	56
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Stanford Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

35% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

In the computer & information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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 computer & information sciences.

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 & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer & information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Stanford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	628

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & information sciences 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 User Support Specialists	70,510	$66,350
Computer Systems Analysts	67,950	$103,930

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
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