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Stanford University
Other stipend figures
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- College-level · Range $55,000 to $59,500 Official Pay period not stated by source · 2026-2027 · Graduate School of Business PhD figure; not representative of engineering. Not marked primary; the ME department figure is still needed. · Flagged for re-verification: treat as provisional until we re-check the source Source: Stanford GSB Financial Aid page · Verified 2026-09-27
Cost of living in Stanford, CA
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- Rent, 1-bedroom (city-level range) $2,700 to $2,900/mo Estimated Studio/1BR range. Early manual pass; different sources than the Zumper figures, so not directly comparable. Rentometer, Palo Alto, 2026; 2BR ~$4,000-$4,300 total. Many students live cheaper in East Palo Alto, Redwood City or Mountain View. Source: Rentometer / ApartmentList / RentHop (varies) · Verified 2026-09-27
- Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (city-level range) $2,000 to $2,150/mo Estimated 2BR split two ways (range). Early manual pass; different sources than the Zumper figures, so not directly comparable. Rentometer, Palo Alto, 2026; 2BR ~$4,000-$4,300 total. Many students live cheaper in East Palo Alto, Redwood City or Mountain View. Source: Rentometer / ApartmentList / RentHop (varies) · Verified 2026-09-27
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