Applying to Stanford University
Stanford's acceptance rate is 4% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 55,471 students applied and 2,190 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 80.23% with 1,757 enrolled students out of 2,190 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.
| 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, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice) |
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 3.95% and the yield is 80.23%. 28,332 men and 27,139 women applied to Stanford and 1,068 men and 1,122 women students were accepted. Among them, 861 men and 896 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 | 2,190 | 1,068 | 1,122 |
| Enrolled | 1,757 | 861 | 896 |
| Acceptance Rate | 3.95% | 3.77% | 4.13% |
| Yield | 80.23% | 80.62% | 79.86% |
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 (15% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 186 students (11%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 770 and the 25th percentile is 720. The SAT Math score is 800 (75th) and 750 (25th). The submitted ACT composite score is 35 (75th percentile) and 34 (25th percentile).
| 25th Percentile | 75th 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 .
| 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 |
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