Applied Mathematics at Stanford University

If you plan to study applied mathematics, 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 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 Applied Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

Stanford Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Math
• Master’s Degree in Applied Math

Stanford Applied Mathematics Rankings

The applied math major at Stanford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Applied Mathematics. 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 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in applied math, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Applied Math Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of applied math bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its applied math 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 applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Stanford Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of applied math master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a master's in applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Applied Mathematics

The following applied math 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
Computational & Applied Mathematics	58
Other Applied Mathematics	34

Related Majors

• Statistics
• Mathematics

Careers That Applied Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied math 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
Financial Analysts	37,900	$109,640
Financial Specialists	19,100	$80,720
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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

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