About Stanford University

Stanford University

:round_pushpin: Stanford, CA • 4-year Private • Acceptance Rate 4%

Stanford University is a private university in Stanford, California. Stanford enrolls 21,132 students.

Quick Facts
Total Enrollment 21,132
Campus Setting suburb
Admission rate 4%
Tuition and fees
In State $62,484
Out-of-State $62,484
Paying For College

See The Official 2025-2026 CC Calendar for projected decision dates.

Admissions

For information about applying to Stanford, see the school’s admission page and online application.

Test 25th percentile score Median score 75th percentile score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 740 760 780
SAT Math 770 790 800
ACT Composite 34 35 35
ACT English 35 35 36
ACT Math 33 35 36
Consideration Required Not required but considered Not considered
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Application type Deadline
Early Action Nov 1

Tuition & Fees

Visit the financial aid office’s website to learn more about the cost of attending Stanford.

Cost Breakdown In State Out-of-State
Tuition $61,731 $61,731
Fees $753 $753
Room and Board $19,922 $19,922
Books $825 $825
Total (Before Financial Aid): $83,231 $83,231

Majors

Major Bachelors Masters Doctorate
Computer Science 341 434 53
Management Science 511 23
Mechanical Engineering 56 148 56
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 40 134 56
Civil Engineering, General 9 176 28
Engineering/Industrial Management 63 127 16
Law 199
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 117 11 28
Engineering, Other 117 19 10
Education, General 113 24
Human Biology 133
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 79 20 21
Political Science and Government, General 88 5 15
Cognitive Science, General 102 5
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General 13 65 23
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 79 10 11
International Relations and Affairs 62 28
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General 83 5
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 40 27 19
Medicine 76
Materials Engineering 12 49 13
Mathematics, General 59 1 13
Statistics, General 60 8
Physics, General 31 8 25
Geology/Earth Science, General 31 32
Computational and Applied Mathematics 49 14
Chemical Engineering 11 33 18
Sociology, General 20 25 9
Chemistry, General 20 5 29
English Language and Literature, General 34 4 9
Public Policy Analysis, General 15 31
Medical Informatics 36 7
Science, Technology and Society 40
Epidemiology 34 4
History, General 21 12 5
Philosophy 25 5 7
Sustainability Studies 37
Applied Mathematics, Other 35
Music, General 11 15 8
Educational Evaluation and Research 34
Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other 30 3
East Asian Studies 7 26
Physics, Other 9 18
Physician Associate/Assistant 26
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other 3 4 19
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 24
Human/Medical Genetics 14 9
Communication and Media Studies, Other 20 0 2
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 22
Linguistics 10 5 7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 20
Anthropology, General 7 4 8
Comparative Literature 11 7
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 9 3 5
Geophysics and Seismology 3 7 6
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 10 2 3
Urban Studies/Affairs 15
Fine/Studio Arts, General 9 5
Immunology 0 14
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 13
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 8 0 5
Neuroscience 0 12
Public Health, General 8 4
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 10
Systems Science and Theory 10
Oncology and Cancer Biology 0 8
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 0 8
American/United States Studies/Civilization 8
Developmental Biology and Embryology 1 6
Biophysics 1 6
Latin American Studies 7
Chinese Language and Literature 0 5 2
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 6
German Language and Literature 1 2 3
Cinematography and Film/Video Production 6
Biomedical Sciences, General 6
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other 0 5
Asian-American Studies 5
Clinical and Translational Science 5
Biochemistry 0 4
Italian Language and Literature 1 1 2
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other 1 3
Data Science, General 4
African-American/Black Studies 4
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other 4
Spanish Language and Literature 3 0
Energy Systems Engineering, General 2 1
Religion/Religious Studies 1 0 2
Russian Language and Literature 1 1 1
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies 3
Archeology 3
American Indian/Native American Studies 3
Japanese Language and Literature 0 1 1
Area Studies, Other 1 0 1
French Language and Literature 1 0 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other 2
Cell Physiology 1
Petroleum Engineering 1 0
Structural Biology 1
Music Theory and Composition 1

Data source: IPEDS as of the January 6, 2026 release

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