by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Public Policy Analysis. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Policy is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at Stanford University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in public policy, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Stanford is in the top 10% of the country for public policy. More specifically it was ranked #10 out of 113 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in California.
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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 |
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Online degrees for the Stanford public policy bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Stanford Online Learning page.
Women made up around 25.0% of the public policy students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in public policy at Stanford in 2019-2020, 55.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Public Policy students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Policy Analysis | 20 |
*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.
