Notable programs
Graduate School of Business
Ranked number one MBA by US News 2026 with the smallest class size among elite programs at 424 students, producing the highest alumni satisfaction scores ever recorded and sending 23 percent of graduates directly into entrepreneurship
Stanford Human-Centered AI Institute
Founded by Fei-Fei Li and John Etchemendy, HAI bridges technical AI research with ethics, policy, and social impact, serving as the primary academic pipeline to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind
Stanford Law School
Ranked number one by both US News 2026 and Times Higher Education globally, with the smallest class among top-three law schools at 193 students and the highest cross-admit win rate against all competitors including Yale
Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school)
The institution that codified design thinking as a global methodology, operating as a cross-disciplinary hub open to all Stanford students regardless of department and responsible for innovation frameworks adopted by Apple, Google, and Samsung
Doerr School of Sustainability
Stanford's first new school in 75 years, launched in 2022 with a record 1.1 billion dollar founding gift, combining earth systems science, climate policy, energy technology, and a solutions accelerator for near-term impact
Stanford School of Medicine and Bio-X
Ranked top three globally with a four percent acceptance rate, pioneering the intersection of biodesign, health-tech entrepreneurship, genomics, and AI-driven precision medicine within the Stanford Healthcare system