Applying to Stanford University

Stanford's acceptance rate is 4% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 55,471 students applied and 2,219 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is extremely hard to get into Stanford. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 80% with 1,775 enrolled students out of 2,219 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,520 and the ACT score is 35 at Stanford.

To apply to Stanford, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is required to submit. Below tables and charts analyze Stanford's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $90 for applying undergraduate school and $125 for graduate school at Stanford University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$90
Graduate Application Fees	$125
Admission Information	admission.stanford.edu/
Online Application	commonapp.org/
Calendar System	Quarter
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 4.00% and the yield is 79.99%. 28,332 men and 27,139 women applied to Stanford and 1,133 men and 1,086 women students were accepted. Among them, 918 men and 868 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	55,471	28,332	27,139
Admitted	2,219	1,133	1,086
Enrolled	1,775	918	868
Acceptance Rate	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%
Yield	79.99%	81.02%	79.93%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 271 students (13% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 186 students (9%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 770 and the 25^th percentile is 720. The SAT Math score is 800 (75^th) and 750 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 35 (75^th percentile) and 34 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	720	770
SAT Math	750	800
ACT Composite	34	35
ACT Math	31	33
ACT English	35	36

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Stanford University are competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,469, ACT: 98 - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA and High School Rank to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, High School Rank and High School Record (or Transcript). The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Stanford University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Stanford Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Recommended
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended