The choice of a major is one of the most important decisions you will make at Stanford. It can also be among the most difficult. Above all else, your major should excite you intellectually; it should focus and deepen your most important academic interests. You will likely need to undertake significant exploration and consultation to focus your interests and choose your major. Stanford offers more than 80 majors and many more subfields, concentrations and options within these. Consult frequently with faculty, department or program advisors, and student services staff to assess how various academic fields fit with your academic interests, strengths and goals.