Diversity in Graduate Education

Stanford University has long recognized the importance of a diverse student body to achieve its educational goals and meet its responsibility to help produce leaders equipped to face increasingly complex social and political realities in this country and the world.

John Hennessy, President
Stanford University
January, 2003

For well over thirty years equal opportunity and affirmative action in the recruitment of faculty, staff, and students have been integral components of the University's agenda for diversity.

Our Commitment to Graduate Student Diversity

At the graduate level, Stanford believes a student body that is both highly qualified and diverse in terms of culture, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, gender, work and life experiences is essential to educational excellence. A diverse community of scholars asks unexpected questions and has divergent insights, and so pushes the forefront of knowledge further, faster. The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education works collaboratively with others to broaden the participation and promote the success of students from a variety of backgrounds under-represented within research universities. As a result, the next generation of leaders will be better prepared, and all members of the Stanford community can reap the educational benefits of diversity.

Exploring Stanford’s Diversity

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