Chemical Engineering at Stanford University

If you are interested in studying chemical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Stanford University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Chemical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Stanford Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
• Master’s Degree in Chem Eng

Stanford Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at Stanford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical Engineering. 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 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chem eng 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 chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Stanford Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 30% 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 chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

The following chem eng 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
Chemical Engineering	65

Related Majors

• Petroleum Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790
Chemical Engineers	2,100	$103,590

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.