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Math & statistics at Stanford

Stanford graduates about 96 math & statistics majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 8th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 68 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 82% of the schools we've counted. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year966% of the class
Courses in the catalog68more than 82% of schools
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate4%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1580whole school

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Empty research 3-Tesla MRI (GE Signa UHP) at Stanford University
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Where math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Stanford Neuroscience Health Center, Green Earth Sciences Building, Mitchell Earth Sciences Building, Stanford Neurosciences Building, Sapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning, Keck Science, Center for Clinical Sciences Research, Spilker Engineering and Applied Sciences, Computing & Data Science, Gates Computer Science.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 127 · Dorm 58 · Athletics 26 · Dining 11 · Arts 7 · Library 5.

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Nearby in the math & statistics ranking

  1. Princeton University 97
  2. University of Notre Dame 96
  3. Cornell University 96
  4. Rice University 96
  5. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 95
  6. Vanderbilt University 94
  7. Johns Hopkins University 94
  8. Dartmouth College 94

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Stanford with every school we score in math & statistics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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