Stanford University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Stanford University is a private research university in Stanford, CA (suburb setting), with 8,054 undergraduates (48% women). It admitted 4% of 53,733 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1510–1580 on the SAT and 34–35 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $87,833 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $17,998 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 93% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in computer & information sciences, engineering, multidisciplinary studies. The campus reported 4.31 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Stanford University ranks
13 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $62,484
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 51 burglaries · 79 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Stanford University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Stanford University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 29 | 1 over | 4 | $3.4M | $115,734 | 990 | |
| Baseball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 38 | 4 over | 1 | $4.3M | $114,322 | 989 | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $11M | $672,835 | 998 | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 24 | 9 over | 1 | $7.9M | $328,628 | 1000 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball | 24 | 5 over | 1 | $1.6M | $66,638 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | 17 | at cap | 1 | $559k | $32,868 | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | 18 | 1 over | 1 | $879k | $48,825 | 995 | |
| Field Hockey | Atlantic Coast Conference | 25 | room 2 | 1 | $2.7M | $106,249 | 1000 | |
| Football | Atlantic Coast Conference | 110 | 5 over | 1 | $36M | $327,200 | 990 | |
| Men's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $1.9M | $210,592 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $2.4M | $298,355 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Atlantic Coast Conference | 18 | room 2 | 1 | $2.8M | $155,118 | 995 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic Coast Conference | 32 | room 6 | 3 | $2.7M | $85,239 | 997 | |
| Men's Rowing | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 30 | — | 3 | $1.6M | $53,698 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Atlantic Coast Conference | 45 | room 23 | 6 | $3.8M | $84,931 | 995 | |
| Men's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 28 | at cap | 4 | $2.6M | $93,424 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 22 | room 3 | 1 | $3.5M | $160,247 | 1000 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Coast Conference | 27 | room 3 | 1 | $1.9M | $71,940 | 990 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Coast Conference | 28 | room 2 | 1 | $2.6M | $94,374 | 997 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $1.4M | $181,023 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 10 | at cap | 1 | $1.5M | $149,378 | 996 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 32 | room 13 | 1 | $1.2M | $37,872 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 41 | room 4 | 1 | $1.8M | $42,927 | 993 | |
| Men's Volleyball | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 16 | room 2 | 1 | $1.2M | $76,377 | 991 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 15 | room 3 | 5 | $3.7M | $247,102 | 995 | |
| Men's Water Polo | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 26 | 2 over | 4 | $1.6M | $61,131 | 1000 | |
| Women's Water Polo | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo | 23 | room 1 | 4 | $1.7M | $72,963 | 1000 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Atlantic Coast Conference | 26 | room 4 | 1 | $1.9M | $71,447 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.