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Diversity Facts

Stanford has a long history of promoting diversity within the university. Diversity profiles of the university are presented below (current as of September 1, 2014).

Staff Profile

Gender %
Female 61.5
Male 38.5

 

Race/ethnicity %
Hispanic 9.9
White 45.5
African American 3.7
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 0.3
Asian 20.6
American Indian 0.2
Two or More Races 1.7
Unknown 17.9

Total Staff: 11,922*
Statistics courtesy of the Diversity and Access Office.
*Numbers only reflect those employees who have self-identified their gender, race and ethnicity.

Faculty Profile

Gender %
Female 27
Male 73
Race/Ethnicity %
African American/Black 2
Asian 16
Hispanic 4
Native American <1
Non-Minority 73
Two or more races <1
Unknown 3
Total Faculty: 2,118*
Statistics courtesy of Stanford Facts 2014: Faculty Profile, Fall 2014.
*Includes tenure-line faculty, senior fellows and center fellows at specified policy centers and institutes, and Medical Center-line faculty.

Undergraduate Student Profile

GENDER %
Female 47.2
Male 52.8
RACE/ETHNICITY %
African American 7.5
Asian 22.6
International 8.2
Mexican/Chicano 6.8
Native American 2.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.2
Other Hispanic 6.3
White 42.8
 
Unknown 2.6

Total Matriculated Undergraduate Students: 7,018
Statistics courtesy of Stanford Facts 2014: Undergraduate Student Profile 2014-15.

Graduate Student Profile

GENDER %
Female 38.2
Male 61.8
RACE/ETHNICITY %
African American 2.8
Asian 14.5
International 33.3
Mexican/Chicano 2.7
Native American 0.6
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander 0.1
Other Hispanic 3.4
White 36.5
 
Unknown 6.2

Total Matriculated Graduate Students: 9,118
Statistics courtesy of Stanford Facts 2014: Graduate Student Profile 2014-15.