Get a snapshot of Stanford University with this general overview, including student enrollment and graduation rates, average test scores, student demographics, and more.
Mission Statement
From the Stanford University Founding Grant, November 11, 1885: ...the Nature, Object, and Purposes of the Institution Hereby Founded, to Be: Its nature, that of a university with such seminaries of learning as shall make it of the highest grade, including mechanical institutes, museums, galleries of art, laboratories, and conservatories, together with all things necessary for the study of agriculture in all its branches, and for mechanical training, and the studies and exercises directed to the cultivation and enlargement of the mind: Its object, to qualify its students for personal success, and direct usefulness in life; And its purposes, to promote the public welfare by exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and civilization, teaching the blessings of liberty regulated by law, and inculcating love and reverence for the great principles of government as derived from the inalienable rights of man to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.School Characteristics
18,836
Students
Private not-for-profit
$30,103 per year
Length of Study: Four or more years
Religious Affiliation: None
Test Scores & GPA
Average GPA: GPA UnavailableAverage ACT: 31
Average SAT: 1460
School Profile
Total Enrollment: 18,836Retention Rate: 98%
Graduation Rate: 95%
School Accreditation
National: YesRegional: Western Assoc. of Schools and Colleges, Comm. for Sr. Coll & Univ
Federal: Yes
Male / Female Enrollment
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Total Enrollment
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