Stanford, California · Private Non-Profit
Public Policy Analysis at Stanford University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.8% reported program-share signal, $13,807 school-wide net price, and $124,080 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 59 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.8% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~59
- Schools with reported signal
- 199
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 3.6%
- Graduation rate
- 91.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,807/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $55,228
- Median debt
- $12,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $124,080/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.8%), school-wide average net price ($13,807), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($124,080), and peer averages from 199 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 199 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A+, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($8,576 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($54,900 above). Together, those evidence points place Stanford University in the top 1% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 8.8% reported share · $6,128 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 0.5% reported share · $12,116 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.8% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.4% reported share · $12,470 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 1.3% reported share · $13,370 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 1.1% reported share · $12,548 net A+ Florida International University Miami, FL · 0.0% reported share · $9,288 net A 
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · 0.0% reported share · $8,752 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Public Policy Analysis accounts for 0.8% of reported programs at Stanford University, which is bigger than 74% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 59 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Stanford University's average net price is $13,807 per year, about $55,228 over four years. That is $8,576 below the $22,383 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $124,080 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $54,900 above the $69,180 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Stanford University #2 of 199 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.