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United States · California
Stanford University
Stanford · Graduate-degree institution · Private nonprofit
Verified application and program coverage
Stanford first-year admission
Program coverage
- Indexed programmes
- 179
- Official programme listings
- 179
- Admission route coverage
- 52
- Convertible subject requirements
- 0
Application
- Platform
- Common Application · Stanford questions
- Application fee
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$100
Details
$100 · fee waiver available
- Application scope
- University-wide · not admitted by intended major
Deadlines
- Restrictive Early Action
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1 November
Details
1 November · non-binding · decision mid-December
- Regular Decision
- 5 January · decision early April
- Arts portfolio application
- 15 October Early · 5 December Regular
Academic review and testing
- Academic preparation
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Holistic review with academic excellence as the primary criterion;
Details
Holistic review with academic excellence as the primary criterion; no required high-school course list or minimum GPA
- SAT/ACT policy
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SAT or ACT required
Details
SAT or ACT required · no minimum score · self-report for review and official verification after enrollment
- Fixed admission cutoff
- No GPA, IB, SAT or ACT score guarantees admission
Required application file
- School documents
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Grades 9–12 transcript
Details
Grades 9–12 transcript · school report and counselor recommendation · 2 academic teacher recommendations · midyear transcript by 15 February
- Applicant writing
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Application essay plus university-specific questions unless the programme states…
Details
Application essay plus university-specific questions unless the programme states otherwise
International applicant
- English proficiency
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Fluency is required, but Stanford does not require TOEFL, IELTS or another…
Details
Fluency is required, but Stanford does not require TOEFL, IELTS or another English-proficiency exam
- Financial aid
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Need-aware for international applicants
Details
Need-aware for international applicants · Stanford states it meets demonstrated need for admitted applicants who requested aid when applying
- Credential language
- Official English translations are required when school records are not in English
Programme-specific notes
- International IB
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School official submits predicted IB marks, including available TOK/Extended Essay…
Details
School official submits predicted IB marks, including available TOK/Extended Essay bonus points
- Application history
- Maximum of 3 undergraduate applications to Stanford across all years
Federal benchmark · College Scorecard May 2025 release
- Institution admission rate
- 3.6%
- SAT reading middle range
- 740–780
- SAT maths middle range
- 770–800
- ACT composite middle range
- 34–35
- Published tuition
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USD 62,484
Details
USD 62,484 · Published tuition and fees
Strongest subjects
- Computer and information sciences
- 18.6% of undergraduate degrees
- Engineering
- 16.4% of undergraduate degrees
- Interdisciplinary studies
- 16.0% of undergraduate degrees
- Social sciences
- 15.5% of undergraduate degrees
- Mathematics and statistics
- 5.6% of undergraduate degrees
Students
- Undergraduate students
- 7,841
- International undergraduate share
- 11.8%
Tuition, financial aid and accommodation
- Published annual budget
- $82,162 · Annual on-campus academic-year budget
- In-state tuition per year
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$62,484
Details
$62,484 · Published tuition and fees
- Out-of-state tuition per year
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$62,484
Details
$62,484 · Published tuition and fees
- Accommodation and price
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$19,922
Details
$19,922 · Published room and board
- Average net price
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$12,136
Details
$12,136 · Average annual net price for Title IV students
- Pell Grant recipients
- 19.2%
- Federal-loan recipients
- 6.3%
Net price by family income
- Family income $0–30,000
- $-79
- Family income $30,001–48,000
- $-350
- Family income $48,001–75,000
- $1,323
- Family income $75,001–110,000
- $8,816
- Family income above $110,000
- $50,452
About Stanford University
Stanford University is located in Stanford, California, United States. The surrounding setting is Large suburb.
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