Which Stanford University major has the lowest debt?

Other Engineering graduates leave with a median of $7,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 Stanford University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Stanford University cost?

Tuition and fees are $65,910 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,807 a year.

How many Stanford University programs report graduate pay?

12 bachelor's programs at Stanford University report first-year pay, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

Stanford University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Stanford, CA
7,554 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

12 Stanford University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($138,613), and English the least ($30,544). The median program pays $54,892.

Tuition and fees$65,910Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$13,807Per year

Graduation rate92%Within 6 years

Admission rate4%Of applicants

All 12 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across California. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in California
1	Computer ScienceAbout 293 graduates a year	$138,613	$247,797	$10,399	4th of 39
2	Cognitive ScienceAbout 83 graduates a year	$105,695	Not reported	$8,055	1st of 8
3	Engineering-Related FieldsAbout 52 graduates a year	$100,788	$168,931	Not reported	1st of 4
4	EconomicsAbout 112 graduates a year	$98,104	$148,692	$12,500	1st of 35
5	International RelationsAbout 61 graduates a year	$76,166	$128,687	Not reported	1st of 12
6	Political ScienceAbout 72 graduates a year	$59,297	$73,221	$12,000	1st of 44
7	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 41 graduates a year	$50,487	Not reported	Not reported	15th of 15
8	Human BiologyAbout 140 graduates a year	$50,179	$79,098	$12,500	1st of 4
9	Other EngineeringAbout 89 graduates a year	$49,741	$122,212	$7,500	3rd of 3
10	Science, Technology, and SocietyAbout 27 graduates a year	$44,736	$92,295	Not reported	1st of 1
11	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 24 graduates a year	$41,156	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 21
12	EnglishAbout 52 graduates a year	$30,544	$56,399	Not reported	8th of 35

Program names link to the program's own page, and California ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five California programs in the field do too.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer Science$138,613
Cognitive Science$105,695
Engineering-Related Fields$100,788
Economics$98,104
International Relations$76,166

Lowest median debt

Other Engineering$7,500
Cognitive Science$8,055
Computer Science$10,399
Political Science$12,000
Economics$12,500

Largest programs

Computer ScienceAbout 293 graduates a year
Human BiologyAbout 140 graduates a year
EconomicsAbout 112 graduates a year
Other EngineeringAbout 89 graduates a year
Cognitive ScienceAbout 83 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $138,613 in their first year, the most of 12 Stanford University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of California rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels