by our College Data Analytics TeamLaw is a concentration offered under the law major at Stanford University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in law, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Stanford was $1,207 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,315 | $54,315 |
| Fees | $696 | $696 |
Stanford does not offer an online option for its law doctor’s degree program 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 46.7% of the law students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in law at Stanford in 2019-2020, 34.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 19 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 113 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
*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.
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