General Information for All Applicants

Each year we enroll talented women and men from many different geographic regions and with various educational and professional backgrounds and life experiences. A typical incoming class of 20 to 25 students, out of around 700 applicants, results in a cohort of between two and six students in each field.

Who Should Apply to the Stanford PhD Program

Stanford Business School's PhD Program is designed to develop outstanding scholars for careers in research and teaching at leading business schools and universities throughout the world. If you are looking for a place that will encourage you to inspire and to be inspired, to challenge and to be challenged, to discover the next great idea that will impact the world around you, and to grow in meaningful ways, we invite you to consider the PhD Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.