Physics at Stanford University

If you plan to study physics, 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 Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Stanford Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
• Master’s Degree in Physics

Stanford Physics Rankings

The physics major at Stanford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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 41 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Stanford since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Stanford Physics Master’s Program

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Stanford University. 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
General Physics	51
Other Physics	34

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Geological & Earth Sciences

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Physicists	3,200	$115,970
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,190	$138,250

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.