Stanford University BA in Philosophy

19 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Philosophy is a concentration offered under the philosophy major at Stanford University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in philosophy, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Philosophy from Stanford Cost?

$56,169 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Stanford Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Stanford paid an average of $1,234 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$55,473	$55,473
Fees	$696	$696
Books and Supplies	$1,290	$1,290
On Campus Room and Board	$17,255	$17,255
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,504	$3,504

Learn more about Stanford tuition and fees.

Does Stanford Offer an Online BA in Philosophy?

Stanford does not offer an online option for its philosophy bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Stanford Online Learning page.

Stanford Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Philosophy

19 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

42.1% Women

26.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 19 students received their bachelor’s degree in philosophy. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in philosophy in 2019-2020, 42.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 26.3% of philosophy bachelor’s degree recipients at Stanford in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	8
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.