Stanford University

Stanford, CA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
3.8%
2,302 admitted
SAT · 50th
1550
Range 1520–1570
6-yr grad
91.6%
Retention 97.5%
Undergrads
7,346
10:1 S-F
Admissions
3.8%
2,302 admitted
from 60,646 apps
Applications60,646
Overall admit rate3.8%
Enrolled1,839 · 79.8% yield
Admitted from waitlist57 of 669
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Recs, Rigor of HS record, Test scores, Talent
Important factorsFirst-gen
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1550
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1520–1570 · 55.6% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W750760780
Math770790800
Comp152015501570
ACT
255075
Comp343536
Cost & aid
$67,731
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$67,731
Fees$843
Room & board$22,944
Books$855
Avg need-based grant$71,440
% need met100.0%
Avg debt at graduation$28,507
Academics
10 : 1
student-faculty ratio
97.5% retention
Student-faculty10 : 1
Retention97.5%
4-year graduation45.4%
6-year graduation91.6%
Enrollment
7,346
undergraduates
Total undergraduates7,346
First-year1,866
Transfer89
Full-time99%
Female51%
Out-of-state56.0%
Rankings
#1
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Mobile/Web Applications
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Mobile/Web Applications#126
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Data Analytics/Science#226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Theory#226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Mechanical (Doctorate)#226
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference17
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$100
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/5 → 1-Apr → 1-May
Early action11/1 → 12/15 · restrictive
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyRequired
Admissions URLhttps://admission.stanford.edu/
Admissions emailadmission@stanford.edu
Admissions phone(650) 723-2091
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Harvard University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Harvard University MA · Private (nonprofit)4.2%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA · Private (nonprofit)4.6%15504K
Princeton University NJ · Private (nonprofit)4.4%15305K
Yale University CT · Private (nonprofit)4.8%15306K
Columbia University NY · Private (nonprofit)3.9%15409K
University of Pennsylvania PA · Private (nonprofit)4.9%10K
California Institute of Technology CA · Private (nonprofit)2.6%987
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Stanford University

18 years of Stanford University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.