Stratford University Overview

Stratford University is a private for-profit institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. Fairfax is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Stratford University Known For?

• Students at Stratford University may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 6 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the post-master's certificate is the highest award a student can attain at Stratford University.
• The average Stratford University student graduates in 4.0 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Stratford University?

Contact details for Stratford University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3201 Jermantown Road, Suite 500, Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone:	703-539-6890
Website:	www.stratford.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/StratfordU
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/stratford_u

How Do I Get Into Stratford University?

You can apply to Stratford University online at: portal.stratford.edu/Selfservice/Admissions/ApplicationSelectEnabledForm.aspx

Since Stratford University has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Stratford University?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Stratford University, approximately 27% of students took out student loans averaging $6,997 a year. That adds up to $27,988 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Stratford University is 19.3%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Stratford University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,817 undergraduate students at Stratford University, with 463 being full-time and 1,354 being part-time.

There are also 279 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 463 full-time undergraduates at Stratford University, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Stratford University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	33
Black or African American	213
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	103
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	54

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Stratford University. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 51 countries are represented at Stratford University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Nigeria, and Pakistan.

Online Learning at Stratford University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at Stratford University. In 2017-2018, 238 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Stratford University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 27th most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of Stratford University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Stratford University was -8.2%. This is the #2,556 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Stratford University regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Stratford University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Computer Information Systems	25%
Information Technology	15%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Stratford University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Stratford University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Computer Engineering	#34
International Business	#54
Health Sciences & Services	#64
Computer Systems Networking	#66
Information Science	#68
Hospitality Management	#68
Entrepreneurial Studies	#112
Engineering	#134
Information Technology	#152
General Business/Commerce	#219
Computer Information Systems	#224
Accounting	#350
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#416
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#481
Computer & Information Sciences	#494

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Stratford University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Culinary Arts	167	1	0	0	0	168
Health & Medical Administrative Services	33	0	72	0	17	122
Business Administration & Management	0	0	41	4	43	88
Hospitality Management	8	0	75	0	0	83
Nursing	0	0	79	0	0	79
Information Technology	8	0	0	0	26	34
Computer Information Systems	0	0	28	4	0	32
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	30	0	0	0	0	30
Information Science	0	0	0	0	22	22
International Business	0	0	0	0	15	15
General Business/Commerce	10	0	0	0	0	10
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	10	0	0	10
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0	9	9
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	0	0	7	7
Accounting	0	0	2	0	3	5
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0	2	2
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	256	1	307	8	144	716

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.