Stanford University
Breakdown of “Education Quality” at Stanford
By Gender
| Males | A- |
| Females | B+ |
By Major
| Aerospace Engineering | B |
| Archaeology | A- |
| Art & Design Department | A- |
| Biology | A- |
| Business - Management and Administration | A+ |
| Chemical Engineering | A+ |
| Chemistry | B- |
| Civil Engineering | C |
| Computer Engineering | A |
| Computer Science | A |
| Economics | B+ |
| Electrical Engineering | A- |
| Engineering Department | A- |
| English | B- |
| Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | A+ |
| History/Histories (art history/etc.) | B |
| Linguistics | A |
| Math | C |
| Mechanical Engineering | D+ |
| Nuclear Engineering | A+ |
| Other | A+ |
| Philosophy | A+ |
| Physics | A |
| Political Science | A- |
| PreLaw and Legal | A- |
| PreMed and Medical | A+ |
| PreVet and Veterinary | C+ |
| Psychology | A+ |
| Public Policy | A+ |
| Religion/Religious | A |
| Social Work | A+ |
| Undecided | B+ |
| Zoology | A |
Against similar schools
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Education Quality
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Positive: Residential Education
The dorms are great and staff are well-trained to deal with students' emotional and psychological problems ...Read full comment
“... Residential education is more complete than almost any other university ...Read full comment
“... The campus is beautiful, the atmosphere is relaxed, and the quality of education is top notch ...Read full comment
“... All I can offer is the observation that some people will not be happy no matter how much opportunity for enrichment, education, and friendship i...Read full comment
“... I wish I had the confidence then that I do now, since I think I would have gotten more out of it educationally ...Read full comment
“... Stanford is a place of great educational opportunity ...Read full comment
“... The vast majority of students here do not choose to use the power and influence of their education to advance change, but rather act in insulated...Read full comment
“... I wanted to attend a university on the West Coast, but I also wanted a first-rate education ...Read full comment
“... In addition, take note of people who attended Stanford, and wisely figured out that they didn't need to continue paying Stanford for a lousy educ...Read full comment
“... I love Stanford - best education, best sports, best everything ...Read full comment
“... I got a good solid education, though not too broad, as I focused on technical subjects ...Read full comment
“... Vibrant Californian campus combined with the rigor, prestige and enjoyment of a top Ivy-League education in the laid-back californian attitude ...Read full comment
“... I hope and assume that there have been major improvements over the past decade(and I anticipate more to come thanks to the generous grant from th...Read full comment
“... If you want a good education, and want to meet nice students and learn from them, DO NOT GO HERE ...Read full comment
“... I know that my education is preparing me for life, and though I do find myself struggling, I know I will look back on my days here with nothing b...Read full comment
“... I took classes pretty much at will with no planned course of study; and as a result got a 'well-rounded' but shallow education ...Read full comment
“... The quality of the educational experience there was superb ...Read full comment
“... I hold my teenagers to high educational standards, but I don't want them to make the same mistakes ...Read full comment
“... Downsides are lots of arrogant and competitive students, faculty more interested in research than teaching, a general focus on graduate and profe...Read full comment
- #2 Top Computer Science School Ranking in California
- #2 Top Linguistics School Ranking in California
- #3 Top Archaeology
- #4 Top Linguistics
- #5 Top Political Science School Ranking in California
- #6 Top Economics School Ranking in California
- #7 Top Physics School Ranking in California
- #9 Top School Ranking in California
- #10 Top Mechanical Engineering School Ranking in California
- #11 Top Computer Science
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