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Want the scoop on Stanford University? We’ve put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what majors Stanford offers, how the school ranks, how diverse it is, and much more. If you’re interested in learning more about a particular stat, just click on its tile to go to a new page that covers the topic more in-depth. Also, you can jump to any section of this page by clicking one of the links below.

How Well Is Stanford University Ranked?

2023 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Stanford University was awarded 3,153 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is sociology.

Overall Quality

Stanford is ranked #2 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 1% of all schools in the nation! This is an improvement over the previous year, when Stanford held the #3 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Stanford also holds the #1 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.

See all of the rankings for Stanford University.

How Much Money Do Stanford Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Stanford make around $97,798 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Stanford graduates since it is 130% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.