Physical Sciences at Stanford University

If you are interested in studying physical sciences, 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 has a total student population of 15,953. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from Stanford.

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

Stanford Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Physical Sciences

Stanford Physical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at Stanford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
	1
	1
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools	27
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools	77
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90

In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in physical sciences from Stanford. This makes it the #26 most popular school for physical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 112 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Stanford since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical 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 physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	32
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Stanford Physical Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students graduated with a master's degree in physical sciences from Stanford. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	22
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Stanford also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 112 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Geological & Earth Sciences	100
Physics	85
Chemistry	58

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical 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
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790

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.