2027 Rankings for Stanford University

What kind of rankings and accolades has Stanford received from College Factual? All of the ranking badges and placements Stanford has earned will be listed on this page.

Stanford earned 726 ranking badges in College Factual’s 2027 rankings.

Top Rankings for Stanford:



#1 out of 163	#1 out of 271	#1 out of 529	#1 out of 732

Stanford has graduate offerings as well. Explore its [graduate-school rankings](/graduate-schools/stanford-university/rankings/) for graduate-degree badges and placements.

How Stanford Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

#3 Best Colleges

#1 Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Schools in California

#1 Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region

Top Placement in Best Colleges Ranking

#3 out of 5,159.

This makes Stanford a top 1% school for students.

The Best Colleges Ranking identifies the strongest colleges nationwide.

Top Ranked Majors

Stanford has 726 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Schools in California Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Schools in California	1	33	View Report
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	49	View Report
Best Biotechnology Schools in California	1	12	View Report
Best Biotechnology Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	15	View Report
Best Biotechnology Schools	1	93	View Report
Best Biotechnology Schools in California	1	12	View Report
Best Biotechnology Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	15	View Report
Best Biotechnology Schools	1	93	View Report
Best Epidemiology Schools in California	1	6	View Report
Best Epidemiology Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	9	View Report
Best Epidemiology Schools	1	59	View Report
Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools in California	1	14	View Report
Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	25	View Report
Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools	1	159	View Report
Best Human/Medical Genetics Schools in California	1	3	View Report
Best Human/Medical Genetics Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	3	View Report
Best Human/Medical Genetics Schools	1	14	View Report
Best Genetics Schools in California	1	4	View Report
Best Genetics Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	6	View Report
Best Genetics Schools	1	41	View Report
Best Immunology Schools in California	1	2	View Report
Best Immunology Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	2	View Report
Best Immunology Schools	1	11	View Report
Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in California	1	13	View Report
Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	19	View Report
Best Neurosciences Schools in California	1	14	View Report
Best Neurosciences Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	21	View Report
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in California	1	15	View Report
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	23	View Report
Best Oncology & Cancer Biology Schools in California	1	1	View Report
Best Oncology & Cancer Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Schools in California	1	10	View Report
Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	18	View Report
Best Management Science Schools in California	1	24	View Report
Best Management Science Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	31	View Report
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools in California	1	32	View Report
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	43	View Report
Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in California	1	227	View Report
Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	335	View Report
Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	4	View Report
Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	7	View Report
Best Other Communication & Media Studies Schools in California	1	4	View Report
Best Other Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	7	View Report
Best Media Arts Schools in California	1	11	View Report
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in California	1	59	View Report
Best Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	47	View Report
Best Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	72	View Report
Best Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	47	View Report
Best Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	72	View Report
Best Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	3	View Report
Best Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	3	View Report
Best Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	32	View Report
Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	5	View Report
Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	5	View Report
Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	39	View Report
Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in California	1	29	View Report
Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	54	View Report
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in California	1	29	View Report
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	54	View Report
Best Central & Eastern European Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	1	View Report
Best Central & Eastern European Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Central & Eastern European Studies Schools in California	1	1	View Report
Best Central & Eastern European Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best East Asian Studies Schools in California	1	3	View Report
Best East Asian Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	3	View Report
Best Latin American Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	1	View Report
Best Latin American Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Latin American Studies Schools in California	1	4	View Report
Best Latin American Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	4	View Report
Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Schools	1	14	View Report
Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools	1	16	View Report
Best Comparative Literature Schools in California	1	10	View Report
Best Comparative Literature Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	11	View Report
Best Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	11	View Report
Best Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	16	View Report
Best Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	61	View Report
Best Linguistics Schools in California	1	15	View Report
Best Linguistics Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	21	View Report
Best Linguistics Schools	1	81	View Report
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	16	View Report
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	23	View Report
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in California	1	31	View Report
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	39	View Report
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	32	View Report
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	45	View Report
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in California	1	84	View Report
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	101	View Report
Best Physician Assistant Schools in California	1	18	View Report
Best Physician Assistant Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	24	View Report
Best Physician Assistant Schools	1	273	View Report
Best Allied Health Professions Schools in California	1	130	View Report
Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	179	View Report
Best Allied Health Professions Schools	1	1335	View Report
Best Medical Informatics Schools in California	1	5	View Report
Best Medical Informatics Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	7	View Report
Best Medical Informatics Schools	1	83	View Report

How Stanford Ranks for Value

Top Placement in Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools Ranking

#156 out of 2,021.

This makes Stanford a top 10% value school for students seeking value.

The Best Colleges for the Money Ranking highlights colleges offering the best return on investment.

Top Value Majors

Stanford has 823 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value Structural Biology Schools in California Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value Structural Biology Schools in California	1	1	View Report
Best Value Structural Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value Structural Biology Schools	1	4	View Report
Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools in California	1	2	View Report
Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value Human/Medical Genetics Schools	1	16	View Report
Best Value Genetics Schools in California	1	3	View Report
Best Value Genetics Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	5	View Report
Best Value Genetics Schools	1	38	View Report
Best Value Immunology Schools in California	1	2	View Report
Best Value Immunology Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	3	View Report
Best Value Other Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools	1	16	View Report
Best Value Cell Physiology Schools in California	1	2	View Report
Best Value Cell Physiology Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value Cell Physiology Schools	1	5	View Report
Best Value Oncology & Cancer Biology Schools in California	1	2	View Report
Best Value Oncology & Cancer Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value Educational Evaluation & Research Schools in California	1	3	View Report
Best Value Educational Evaluation & Research Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	4	View Report
Best Value Educational Evaluation & Research Schools	1	21	View Report
Best Value Educational Assessment Schools in California	1	5	View Report
Best Value Educational Assessment Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	6	View Report
Best Value African Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	16	View Report
Best Value General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Medical Informatics Schools in California	1	4	View Report
Best Value Medical Informatics Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	5	View Report
Best Value Medical Illustration & Informatics Schools in California	1	4	View Report
Best Value Medical Illustration & Informatics Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	5	View Report
Best Value Other Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	3	View Report
Best Value Other Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	4	View Report
Best Value Other Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	8	View Report
Best Value Other Applied Mathematics Schools in California	1	3	View Report
Best Value Other Applied Mathematics Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	4	View Report
Best Value Computational & Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	4	View Report
Best Value Computational & Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	5	View Report
Best Value Computational & Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	16	View Report
Best Value Computational & Applied Mathematics Schools in California	1	4	View Report
Best Value Computational & Applied Mathematics Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	5	View Report
Best Value Computational & Applied Mathematics Schools	1	23	View Report
Best Value Science, Technology & Society Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	2	View Report
Best Value Science, Technology & Society Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	3	View Report
Best Value Science, Technology & Society Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	12	View Report
Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in California	1	2	View Report
Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	3	View Report
Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools	1	14	View Report
Best Value Science, Technology & Society Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	1	2	View Report
Best Value Science, Technology & Society Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	3	View Report
Best Value Science, Technology & Society Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	12	View Report
Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in California	1	2	View Report
Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	3	View Report
Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools	1	14	View Report
Best Value Systems Science & Theory Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	10	View Report
Best Value Systems Theory Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	10	View Report
Best Value International Relations Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	109	View Report
Best Value Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	25	View Report
Best Value Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Schools in California	2	5	View Report
Best Value Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	6	View Report
Best Value Epidemiology Schools	2	65	View Report
Best Value Immunology Schools	2	22	View Report
Best Value Other Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in California	2	3	View Report
Best Value Other Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	4	View Report
Best Value Oncology & Cancer Biology Schools	2	17	View Report
Best Value Media Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	19	View Report
Best Value Educational Assessment Schools	2	50	View Report
Best Value Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools	2	31	View Report
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools	2	37	View Report
Best Value African Studies Schools	2	24	View Report
Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	2	2	View Report
Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	3	View Report
Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools	2	10	View Report
Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools in California	2	2	View Report
Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	3	View Report
Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools	2	12	View Report
Best Value East Asian Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools	2	31	View Report
Best Value East Asian Studies Schools	2	36	View Report
Best Value General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools	2	14	View Report
Best Value General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Schools	2	14	View Report
Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools	2	14	View Report
Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools	2	16	View Report
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in California	2	12	View Report
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	16	View Report
Best Value Other Applied Mathematics Schools	2	11	View Report
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	7	View Report
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	7	View Report
Best Value Human Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	2	6	View Report
Best Value Human Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	7	View Report
Best Value Human Biology Schools in California	2	6	View Report
Best Value Human Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	7	View Report
Best Value Human Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California	2	6	View Report
Best Value Human Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	7	View Report
Best Value Human Biology Schools in California	2	6	View Report
Best Value Human Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	7	View Report
Best Value Sustainability Studies Schools in California	2	5	View Report
Best Value Sustainability Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	7	View Report
Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in California	2	5	View Report
Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	7	View Report
Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree Schools	2	54	View Report

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2027 edition.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
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