Electrical Engineering at Stanford University

Every electrical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the EE 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. Of the 1,511 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 2021, 31 of them were electrical engineering majors.

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

Stanford Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in EE
• Master’s Degree in EE
• Doctorate Degree in EE

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Stanford does offer online courses in EE for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Stanford Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at Stanford compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The EE major at Stanford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Electrical 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
	3
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	7
	35
Best Value Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	118
	136
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	192

In 2021, 155 students received their master’s degree in EE from Stanford. This makes it the #14 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 73 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of EE bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women. The typical EE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Stanford since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities in its EE 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Stanford Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 155 EE students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Stanford, about 65% were men and 35% were women.

In the EE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	41
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Stanford also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 73 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Petroleum Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in EE 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
Electronics Engineers	29,210	$123,540
Electrical Engineers	26,570	$114,170
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
Aerospace Engineers	11,440	$125,540

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.