The acceptance rate at Stanford University was 5.19% - 45,227 students were applied and 2,349 were admitted to the school. Based on the rate, it is extremely hard to get into the school. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 82% where 1,606 out of 2,349 admitted students were enrolled.
The average SAT score is 1,495 and the ACT score is 33 at the school.
The application fee is $90 for applying undergraduate school and $125 for graduate school at Stanford University. Next table presents general admission information.
For the academic year 2020-21, the acceptance rate is 5.19% and the yield is 68.37%. 23,801 men and 21,426 women applied to Stanford University and 1,127 men and 1,222 women students were accepted. Among them, 778 men and 828 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2020).
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
45,227
23,801
21,426
Admitted
2,349
1,127
1,222
Enrolled
1,606
778
828
Acceptance Rate
5.19%
4.74%
5.70%
Yield
68.37%
69.03%
67.76%
SAT and ACT Score Distribution
For the academic year 2020-2021, 1,156 students (72% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 725 students (45%) 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 700. The SAT Math score is 800 (75th) and 720 (25th). The submitted ACT composite score is 35 (75th percentile) and 31 (25th percentile).
25th Percentile
75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
700
770
SAT Math
720
800
ACT Composite
31
35
ACT Math
30
35
ACT English
33
36
The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Stanford University are similar to the average score when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,466, ACT: 97 - Private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, and High School Record (or Transcript) 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.