Stanford's computer science majors undertake research in areas of artificial intelligence, robotics, foundations of computer science, scientific computing, systems and more.

Branches of social science include anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology. The students examine the economic aspects of modern society.

Stanford Engineering has been at the forefront of innovation for nearly a century, creating pivotal technologies that have transformed IT, communications, health care, energy, business and beyond.

Stanford's Interdisciplinary Programs offer some of the most popular majors on campus, combining interests across the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and engineering.

Students are taught to appreciate the practical and creative aspects of mathematics. As they learn, they see that the logical structure of theorems, proofs and classifications has an aesthetic appeal.

Physical science is the study of the inorganic world. The four main branches of physical science are astronomy, physics, chemistry, and the Earth sciences, which include meteorology and geology.