Statistics Book

Overview: Stanford Statistics Book 2011-12

This collection of statistics is published once per year to provide easy access to standard and commonly used Stanford facts. It covers students, faculty, staff, and financial data.

The Stanford Statistics Book provides a ten-year historical summary of the financial resources and people that are the core of Stanford University’s research and teaching programs. The current tables begin with 2001-02 and run through 2011-12, where possible. Data that are not available as of the date of publication are noted as "N/A." In general, financial data are reported through 2010-11, while student and faculty data are shown through 2011-12.

The introduction details both the context within which the information should be understood as well as any caveats that may guide its use. For example, student enrollment data reflects the third week of the fall quarter and thus does not represent total enrollment averaged over the academic year. This view has been chosen both because it is consistent with historical Stanford reports since the 1960s, and because it meets federal and state reporting requirements. Similar standard definitions are discussed for the other types of data as well.

Statistics Book Tables

While many of the tables in the Statistics Book summarize publically available information, some present more sensitive content. For this reason, some tables (labelled "[public]") are freely downloadable here, while others are available only to those members of the Stanford community who receive a hard copy of the Statistics Book as well. Please feel free to contact Kathryn Flack Potts (3-8445, kfpotts@stanford.edu) if you are interested in accessing these restricted reports, or if you receive the Statistics Book but have difficulty viewing the files here.

• Complete Statistics Book
• Complete definitions [public]

Summary of Highlights

Sources and definitions [public]

• Summary of Highlights

Students and degrees

Sources and definitions [public]

• Table I-1: Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Ethnicity [public]
• Table I-2: Graduate and Professional Enrollment by Gender and Ethnicity [public]
• Table I-3: Non-Matriculant Enrollment by Type of Student
• Table I-4: Undergraduate Enrollment by School [public]
• Table I-5: Graduate Enrollment by School [public]
• Table I-6: Percentages of Foreign Students [public]
• Table I-7: New Freshman Applicants, Admissions, and Matriculants [public]
• Table I-8: Transfer Applicants, Admissions, and Matriculants [public]
• Table I-9: Freshmen by Gender and Ethnicity [public]
• Table I-10: Freshmen by Home State [public]
• Table I-11: Academic Background of New Freshmen
• Table I-12: Graduate Applicants, Admissions, and Matriculants (also by school) [public]
• Table I-13: Baccalaureate Degrees by Gender and Ethnicity [public]
• Table I-14: Baccalaureate Degrees by School [public]
• Table I-15: Majors with the Largest Number of Baccalaureate Degrees Conferred [public]
• Table I-16: Masters Degrees by Gender and Ethnicity [public]
• Table I-17: Masters Degrees by School [public]
• Table I-18: Co-Terminal Masters Degrees by School [public]
• Table I-19: Doctoral Degrees by Gender and Ethnicity [public]
• Table I-20: Doctoral Degrees by School [public]
• Table I-21: Graduation Rates [public]
• Table I-22: Students Housed On Campus [public]

Faculty and staff

Sources and definitions [public]

• Table II-1: Professorial Faculty by Tenure Status [public]
• Table II-2: Professorial Staff by Gender and Ethnicity
• Table II-3: Percentages of Professorial Staff by Gender and Ethnicity
• Table II-4: Professorial Faculty by School [public]
• Table II-5: Non-Teaching Employees by Unit [public]
• Table II-6: Non-Teaching Employees by Job Class
• Table II-7: Non-Teaching Employees by Gender and Ethnicity
• Table II-8: Percentages of Non-Teaching Employees by Gender and Ethnicity
• Table II-9: Non-Professorial Teaching Staff [public]

Financial Aid and Tuition

Sources and definitions [public]

• Table III-1: Undergraduate Financial Aid by Source of Funds and Type of Aid
• Table III-2: Percentages of Undergraduate Students by Type of Financial Aid Received
• Table III-3: Undergraduate Expenses and Costs in Comparison to Other Institutions; Average Scholarships and Loans
• Table III-4: Graduate Financial Aid by Source of Funds
• Table III-5: Course Assistants, Research Assistants, and Teaching Assistants by School

Sponsored Activity

Sources and definitions [public]

• Table IV-1: U.S. Government Sponsored Activity by School or Laboratory
• Table IV-2:U.S. Government Sponsored Acticity by Sponsoring Agency
• Table IV-3: U.S. Government Sponsored Activity by Funding Source
• Table IV-4: Sponsored Project Activity

Finances

Sources and definitions [public]

• Table V-1: Balance Sheet [public]
• Table V-2: Endowment Performance [public]
• Table V-3: Merged Endowment Pool B Payout Rate
• Table V-4: Consolidated Expense by Unit
• Table V-5: Consolidated Expense by Type of Expenditure
• Table V-6: Facilities and Administrative Cost Rates [public]
• Table V-7: Fringe Benefit Rates [public]

Errata

We occasionally publish revisions to the Statistics Book, when errors or inconsistencies come to our attention. A detailed list of revisions to the 2010-11 Statistics Book can be found here. We welcome questions and comments on the Statistics Book from all users; this feedback is a valuable part of our ongoing effort to improve data quality.