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Stanford University is one of the leading colleges in California with the acceptance rate of 4%. Deadlines for application are Early Action - November 1 and Regular - January 2 . For more information, call 650-723-2091 or send email at admission@stanford.edu.

55471 Enrolled 4% Acceptance Rate 34 - 35 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 55,471
    • Average HS GPA: 3.96
    • Acceptance Rate: 4%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 19% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 3% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 2% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 1% — 3.00 - 3.24

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    720 - 770
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    750 - 800
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    34 - 35

  • Deadlines

    Early Action
    November 1
    Regular
    January 2

Academics

  • Majors

    ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES.
    Architecture.
    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    African-American/Black Studies.
    American Indian/Native American Studies.
    American/United States Studies/Civilization.
    Area Studies.
    Asian-American Studies.
    East Asian Studies.
    Ethnic Studies.
    Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.
    French Studies.
    German Studies.
    Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies.
    Italian Studies.
    Spanish and Iberian Studies.
    Women's Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other.
    Biology, General.
    COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Communication and Media Studies.
    Communication, General.
    Mass Communication/Media Studies.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer Science.
    ENGINEERING.
    Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.
    Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering.
    Chemical Engineering.
    Civil Engineering, General.
    Computer Engineering, Other.
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    Engineering Physics.
    Engineering, General.
    Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.
    Materials Engineering
    Mechanical Engineering.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    Chinese Language and Literature.
    Comparative Literature.
    French Language and Literature.
    Japanese Language and Literature.
    Linguistics.
    Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
    Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
    Spanish Language and Literature.
    HISTORY.
    History, General.
    LEISURE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
    Music.
    Theatre/Theater.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Computational and Applied Mathematics.
    Mathematics.
    MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
    Classical and Ancient Studies.
    Human Biology.
    Mathematics and Computer Science.
    Science, Technology and Society.
    Systems Science and Theory.
    NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
    Environmental Science.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Jewish/Judaic Studies.
    Philosophy.
    Religion/Religious Studies.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Chemistry, General.
    Geology/Earth Science, General.
    Geophysics and Seismology.
    Materials Sciences.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS.
    Public Policy Analysis, General.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology.
    Archeology.
    Economics, General.
    International Relations and Affairs.
    Political Science and Government, General.
    Sociology.
    Urban Studies/Affairs.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation.
    Art/Art Studies, General.
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
    Film/Cinema/Video Studies.
    Film/Video and Photographic Arts.
    Fine/Studio Arts, General.
    Industrial and Product Design.
    Visual and Performing Arts, General.

  • Degrees

    • Bachelor's
    • Doctoral
    • Doctoral/Professional
    • Doctoral/Research
    • Master's
    • Post-Bachelor's certificate

  • Prominent Alumni

    Charles Haley
    All-ProNatFBLeaguelinebacker; 5-time Superbowl win
    Marcia Angell
    Former exec editor-The New England Journal of Med.
    Barbara Hall
    Movie/TV writer and producer
    Phoef Sutton
    Movie/TV writer and producer
    Kevin Dunbar
    CEO DunbarArmored,nation's largest armored car div
    Phil Bigler
    National Teacher of the Year in 1998
    Phil Vassar
    Country music star and writer

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Apr 3

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA
    • Forms CSSProfile
    • Forms Divorced Parent

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $55473
    Required Fees
    $696
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $1305
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    $2000
    Transportation for Commuters
    $936
    On-Campus Room and Board
    $17860

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal and Institutional
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Direct PLUS Loans
    • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • Federal Perkins Loans
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    Yes

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 99/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    7645
    Foreign Countries Represented
    90

  • Demographics

    • Asian 25.08%
    • African-American 7.16%
    • Hispanic 17.51%
    • Caucasian 27.98%
    • Male 49%
    • Female 51%
    • Аre out of state 60

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    97%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    Yes
    Quality of life rating 94/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    100%
    Campus Environment
    Small Urban
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    Yes
    Interview Required
    Yes

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    650
    Number of Honor Societies
    0
    Number of Social Sororities
    12

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division I
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (17)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Crew Rowing
    • Cross Country
    • Diving
    • Fencing
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Gymnastics
    • Sailing
    • Soccer
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball
    • Water Polo
    • Wrestling
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (20)
    • Basketball
    • Crew Rowing
    • Cross Country
    • Diving
    • Fencing
    • Field Hockey
    • Golf
    • Gymnastics
    • Lacrosse
    • Sailing
    • Sand Volleyball
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Squash
    • Swimming
    • Synchronized Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball
    • Water Polo

  • Student Services

    Day Care
    Health
    Womens Center
    LGBT Support Groups
    Minority Support Groups
    Army ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: Santa Clara University Navy ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: University of California Berkeley Air Force ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: San Jose State University

  • Sustainability

    Stanford University allocated more than $450 million on emission-reduction infrastructure over the past few years as part of a comprehensive energy and climate plan that has reduced the university's GHG emissions by 68% since 2011 and enabled an 18 percent savings in potable water consumption despite Stanford's nearly exponential growth. The plan targets high performance building design, resource conservation in existing buildings, and a greener energy supply. Further, that building efficiency programs have contributed to a 25% decrease in energy intensity on campus since 2000 or a 6% reduction in overall energy use. Stanford's recycling program (recognized by the EPA and a top contender in the RecycleMania competition) diverts about 65 percent of its solid waste from landfills. Stanford's Transportation Demand Management program (also recognized by the EPA) includes a "free bus system that includes 23 fully electric buses; a commute club; free/ pre-tax passes on public transportation; car rental options; commute planning assistance; charter services; and a bike program." As a result, "the percentage of Stanford employees driving alone to campus dropped from 72 to 50 percent" since 2003. Additionally, the university participates each year in the Bay Area's Bike to Work Day. In 2016,with over 2,500 Stanford riders rolling to campus, an estimated 7,353 miles of car trips and over 6,107 pounds of emissions were avoided. A partner in the university's $433 million Initiative on the Environment and Sustainability, the Woods Institute for the Environment offers an opportunity for students to research and create practical, interdisciplinary solutions to environmental challenges, among many other environmental institutes and programs on the campus.

    Green rating
    N/A

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    74%
    Graduate in 5 years
    90%
    Graduate in 6 years
    95%

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Network
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    • Regional Alumni
    Opportunities at School
    • Experiential
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    $81800
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    $147100
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    $86800
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    $164200
    Percent High Job Meaning
    61%
    Percent STEM
    51%
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 98/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • daily
      • 650-723-2091
      Campus Tours
      • Appointment Required:
      • Dates:
      • Times:
      • Average Length:

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      No
      Information Sessions
      Available
      Times
      Monday through Friday, with exceptions
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