
Faculty Strengths
- 4 Nobel laureates
- 4–5 members of the National Academy of Sciences
- 19 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 5 recipients of the John Bates Clark Medal in Economics
Tenure and Tenure-Track | 120 |
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Adjunct Professors and Full-Time Lecturers | 118 |
Teaching Emeriti | 9 |
Other Teaching Staff** | 7 |
*As of Sep 1, 2020. **Includes less than full-time lecturers and other teaching staff. |
Academic Programs
Stanford GSB offers three full-time degree programs: Stanford MBA Program, Stanford MSx Program, and Stanford GSB PhD in business.
More information is available on our employment reports.
MBA Program
Academic Year | 2020–21* | 2019–20 | 2018–19 | 2017–18 |
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Total Enrollment | 848 | 852 | 854 | |
* As of Sep 20, 2020. |
MBA Class | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
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Applications | 7,324 | 7,342 | 7,797 | 8,173 |
Enrollment | 436 | 417 | 419 | 418 |
Women | 47% | 47% | 41% | 40% |
U.S. Minority | 37% (47% of U.S.) | 27% | 27% | 29% |
International | 35% | 43% | 42% | 41% |
Average Work Experience (yrs.)* | 4.7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
* Reported as median prior to 2020. |
Major | 2020–21 | 2019–20 | 2018–19 | 2017–18 |
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Business | 18% | 17% | 18% | 19% |
Engineering, Math, or Natural Sciences | 37% | 33% | 34% | 37% |
Humanities or Social Sciences | 44% | 50% | 48% | 44% |
Cost | Single Student | Married Student |
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Tuition | $74,706 | $74,706 |
Living Allowance | $33,693 | $55,929 |
Books and Supplies | $1,671 | $1,671 |
Materials and Program Fee | $900 | $900 |
Transportation | $1,050 | $2,250 |
Medical Insurance | $5,928 | $5,928 |
Health Fee | $696 | $696 |
Total | $118,644 | $142,080 |
*The cost of attendance, including tuition and other expenses, for a first-year MBA student for the academic year, from Sep. 11, 2020 to Jun. 3, 2021. |
What’s Included
The living allowance listed above includes rent, food, and personal expenses for a moderate lifestyle. An additional allowance may be made for eligible dependent children.
Stanford University Cardinal Care medical insurance is included in the cost of attendance for all students, even if covered by an alternative insurance plan. The single student health insurance rate is listed above, on the assumption that spouses will have separate coverage.
What’s Not Included
Expenses related to the global experience requirement are not included above. The total cost for the GER may range from $3,000 to $4,500. Some GER experiences can be considered in your cost of attendance calculation, and some cannot. Recipients of need-based fellowships may be eligible for additional grant funding up to forty percent of approved expenses for one qualifying trip.
MSx Program
Class Entering | Fall 2019 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2017 | Fall 2016 |
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Participants | 85 | 80 | 104 | 91 |
Women | 31 | 21 | 25 | 23 |
International | 53 | 51 | 65 | 57 |
PhD Program
Class Entering | Fall 2020 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2017 |
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Applications | 752 | 795 | 776 | 863 |
Enrollment | 20 | 29 | 24 | 20 |
Women | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
U.S. Minority | 6* | 3 | 2 | 5 |
International | 11 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Total PhDs in Residence | 125 | 133 | 127 | 128 |
* Includes Asian Americans |
Executive Education
In 2018–19, 787 participants participated in 11 online programs.
Fiscal Year | 2018–19 | 2017–18 | 2016–17 | 2015–16 |
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Attendance | 4,441* | 4,455* | 4,139** | 3,058 |
Number of Programs | 90 | 90 | 84** | 60 |
*Includes blended programs (online and in-person). **Does not include online programs. |
Fiscal Year | 2018–19 | 2017–18 | 2016–17 | 2015–16 |
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Attendance | 787 | 626 | 586 | – |
Number of Programs | 11 | 6 | 7 | – |
Alumni
More information can be found on our Alumni Profile.
Program | Degrees Awarded | Living Alumni | % of Total |
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MBA | 22,920 | 19,802 | 63.6% |
PhD | 1,003 | 941 | 3.0% |
MSx (Sloan) | 2,874 | 2,608 | 8.4% |
SEP | 9,142 | 7,762 | 24.9% |
Total | 35,939 | 31,113 | 100.0% |
Includes all degrees awarded since the school’s founding. A number of our alumni hold multiple Stanford GSB degrees. These individuals are counted once according to the degree hierarchy listed above. The figures include degree and certificate holders, as well as those who were enrolled in a program for three or more quarters but did not graduate. |
Location | Alumni | % of Total | |
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U.S. | 20,245 | 65.1% | |
Bay Area | 7,989 | 25.7% | |
Elsewhere in the U.S. | 12,341 | 39.7% | |
Outside U.S. | 7,363 | 23.7% | |
Unknown Address | 3,527 | 11.3% | |
Based on addresses of living alumni reported in the Alumni Directory as of September 2020. |