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The most popular Stanford University undergraduate major is Computer Science. Human Biology and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics are other popular majors.
| Computer Science | 273 |
| Human Biology | 113 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 106 |
| Engineering, Other | 90 |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 75 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 68 |
| Cognitive Science | 63 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 62 |
| Mathematics, General | 60 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 57 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 57 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 48 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 43 |
| Applied Mathematics, Other | 41 |
| Science, Technology and Society | 40 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 34 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 33 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 27 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | 25 |
| History, General | 25 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 20 |
| Physics, General | 20 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 16 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 15 |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 15 |
| Philosophy | 14 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 14 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12 |
| Sociology | 12 |
| Chemistry, General | 11 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 11 |
| Mathematics, General | 11 |
| Music, General | 11 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 11 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 10 |
| Materials Engineering | 10 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 10 |
| Comparative Literature | 8 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 7 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 7 |
| Physics, General | 7 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 6 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 6 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 6 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 6 |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 6 |
| Anthropology | 5 |
| Linguistics | 5 |
| Sociology | 5 |
| Computer Science | 4 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 4 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | 4 |
| Area Studies, Other | 3 |
| East Asian Studies | 3 |
| Geophysics and Seismology | 3 |
| German Language and Literature | 3 |
| Linguistics | 3 |
| Philosophy | 3 |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 3 |
| Applied Mathematics, Other | 2 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 2 |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 2 |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 2 |
| History, General | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 2 |
| Russian Language and Literature | 2 |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | 1 |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | 1 |
| Asian-American Studies | 1 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 |
| Cognitive Science | 1 |
| Comparative Literature | 1 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 1 |
| East Asian Studies | 1 |
| Engineering, Other | 1 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | 1 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 1 |
| Human Biology | 1 |
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1 |
| Music, General | 1 |
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