Stanford University Business School Overview
The Graduate School of Business at Stanford University provides a wide range of departments and specializations, including: accounting, business analytics, e-commerce, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics, finance, general management, health care administration, human resources management, insurance, international business, leadership, manufacturing and technology management, marketing, management information systems, not-for-profit management, production/operations management, project management, organizational behavior, portfolio management, public administration, public policy, real estate, sports business, supply chain management/logistics, quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research, tax, technology, and transportation.
Tuition costs are the same for in-state and out-of-state students: $82,455 per year for the full-time program. At graduation, 57.80% of full-time program graduates secure employment.
Stanford MBA Program
The full-time, two-year Stanford MBA curriculum offers a rigorous, hands-on general management education with an emphasis on principled leadership. What you learn, how you learn, and who teaches you makes all the difference. The Stanford GSB academic experience is built on three core beliefs:
- Great leaders balance analytics and intuition – The program trains you to master both.
- Exceptional teachers matter – As both a top research institution and business school, you’ll learn from leading academics and successful business leaders.
- There’s no single “right” teaching method – Faculty adapt their approach for maximum impact, using lectures, simulations, prototyping, role-playing, discussions, and debates. Learning is always experiential and collaborative.
Stanford MSx Program
Designed for mid-career professionals ready to drive change and grow personally and professionally, the MSx Program is more accelerated than a traditional full-time MBA and more intensive than part-time EMBAs. Over a transformative year at Stanford GSB, you’ll build business fundamentals through core classes while customizing your experience with electives—more than half of your learning comes from electives. Choose from 130+ GSB electives or explore interdisciplinary options across Stanford University.
At-a-Glance
- School Type: Private
- Enrollment (All Programs): 854
- Programs Offered: Full-time MBA, Specialty Masters
Stanford University 2025 Rankings
Stanford University is tied for #2 out of 133 in Best Business Schools, evaluated based on widely accepted indicators of excellence.
- Overall Score: 99
- Full-time graduates employed at graduation (two-year average): 59.2%
- Full-time graduates employed three months after graduation (two-year average): 80.6%
MBA Program Rankings
- #2 in Best Business Schools (tie)
Business School Specialty Rankings
- #8 in Accounting
- #9 in Business Analytics
- #2 in Entrepreneurship
- #6 in Finance
- #8 in Information Systems (tie)
- Ranked in International
- #4 in Management
- #4 in Marketing
- #3 in Nonprofit
- #3 in Production / Operations
- #7 in Project Management
- #9 in Supply Chain / Logistics
