Key information
- Duration: Full-time, 60 months
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting September 2027; apply before December 2026
Overview
About the program
We develop innovative computational and mathematical approaches for complex engineering and scientific problems, attracting talented PhD students from across the globe.
Advised in research by more than 50 faculty from 20-plus departments, PhD students are immersed in a wide variety of fields including statistics and data science, machine and deep learning, control, optimization, numerical analysis, applied mathematics, high-performance computing, earth sciences, flow physics, graphics, bioengineering, genomics, economics and financial mathematics, molecular dynamics, and many more.
Computational and Mathematical Engineering PhD graduates at Stanford University find outstanding positions in industry and national laboratories as well as in academia.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Imaging with Incomplete Information
- Computational Biology: Structure and Organization of Biomolecules and Cells
- Convex Optimization
- Computational Biology in Four Dimensions
- Computer Graphics: Geometric Modeling & Processing
- Digital Image Processing
- Real Analysis
- Algebraic Topology
- Stochastic Differential Equations
- Finite Element Analysis
- Molecular Simulations
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL iBT score: 100
Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants must hold, or expect to hold before enrollment at Stanford, a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. college or university accredited by a regional accrediting association, or an international equivalent.
- Statement of Purpose
- Letters of Recommendation
- Transcripts (Academic Records)
- Resume/CV
- TOEFL score (if applicable)
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International: 46,794 AUD / year (approximately 29,320 EUR / year)
- Out-of-State: 46,794 AUD / year (approximately 29,320 EUR / year)
- Domestic In-State: 46,794 AUD / year (approximately 29,320 EUR / year)
Additional details: quarterly tuition
Living costs
Stanford, United States: 1,565-2,276 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.