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About

Stanford Graduate School of Education is a leader in pioneering new and better ways to achieve high-quality education for all. Faculty and students engage in groundbreaking and creative interdisciplinary scholarship that informs how people learn and shapes the practice and understanding of education. Through state-of-the-art research and innovative partnerships with educators worldwide, the school develops knowledge, wisdom and imagination in its diverse and talented students so they can lead efforts to improve education around the globe.

Who We Are

61

Multidisciplinary Faculty
(18 Endowed Chairs)

43

Undergraduate Honors
& Minor Students

400

Graduate Students

400

Graduate
Students

	50%	PhD
	25%	MA in STEP (Stanford Teacher Education Program), preparing to become K-12 teachers
	25%	in other Master's programs

What We Offer

22

degrees
in Doctor of Philosophy

7

degrees
in Master of Arts including STEP

3

joint degrees
with business, law & public policy

10

nationally renowned
research centers

Points of Distinction

Consistently rated the top education school by superintendents and academic colleagues.
80% of STEP alumni remain in the teaching profession five years after graduating as compared with 50% for teachers nationwide; the majority of STEP graduates work in Title I schools serving low-income communities.
American Enterprise Institute rates GSE faculty as the most influential faculty on education policy.

More members of the National Academy of Education than any of its peers.
The only education school in the world to have a Nobel Laureate on its faculty.
GSE faculty represent many different disciplines: anthropology, computer science, economics, education policy, environmental science, history, linguistics, math/science education, neuroscience, organization behavior, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, sociology, statistics and teacher training.

Collaborative partnerships with more than 100 school districts, including the nation’s five largest.
The seven-year intensive partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District has 29 projects under way, a Stanford-based data warehouse and a rapid-response team to assist in pressing policy decisions.

Location

Located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford University is recognized as one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions.

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