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 University enrolls 20,955 students.

Quick Facts
Total Enrollment 20,955
Campus Setting suburb
Admission rate 4%
Tuition and fees
In State $62,484
Out-of-State $62,484
Paying For College

See The Official 2024-2025 CC Calendar for projected decision dates.

Admissions

For information about applying to Stanford University, 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 32 35 35
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 293 383 53
Management Science 493 20
Mechanical Engineering 56 148 42
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 30 138 72
Civil Engineering, General 3 212 23
Law 183
Engineering/Industrial Management 52 110 10
Education, General 120 29
Human Biology 140
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 112 5 22
Engineering, Other 89 14 17
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 56 13 36
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 41 33 29
Political Science and Government, General 72 11 19
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General 94 2
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General 13 58 18
Cognitive Science, General 83 6
Materials Engineering 12 58 19
Medicine 87
Mathematics, General 65 2 18
International Relations and Affairs 61 22
Physics, General 33 3 37
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 57 2 11
Computational and Applied Mathematics 49 16
Statistics, General 54 11
English Language and Literature, General 52 3 4
Chemistry, General 12 3 44
Geology/Earth Science, General 28 24
History, General 25 8 15
Chemical Engineering 10 18 19
Medical Informatics 38 6
Public Policy Analysis, General 16 24
Physics, Other 15 23
Sociology, General 13 14 10
Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other 27 9
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 34
Educational Evaluation and Research 33
Epidemiology 30 2
Applied Mathematics, Other 31
Human/Medical Genetics 17 13
Philosophy 19 5 6
Physician Associate/Assistant 27
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 27
Science, Technology and Society 27
Sustainability Studies 26
Music, General 7 9 4
Communication and Media Studies, Other 13 0 7
Linguistics 9 3 6
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other 1 6 11
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 17
East Asian Studies 3 14
Anthropology, General 9 3 4
Geophysics and Seismology 3 4 8
Comparative Literature 12 3
Neuroscience 1 13
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 9 1 4
Fine/Studio Arts, General 7 5
Oncology and Cancer Biology 2 10
Public Health, General 9 2
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies 10
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 8 0 2
Biomedical Sciences, General 9
Biophysics 0 9
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 7 0 2
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 9
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other 0 9
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other 5 3
Latin American Studies 8
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 7
Cinematography and Film/Video Production 7
American/United States Studies/Civilization 6
German Language and Literature 2 2 2
Religion/Religious Studies 2 0 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 0 6
Biochemistry 0 5
Chinese Language and Literature 0 2 3
African-American/Black Studies 5
Immunology 0 5
Spanish Language and Literature 5 0
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 5
Russian Language and Literature 0 0 4
Urban Studies/Affairs 4
Systems Science and Theory 4
Music Theory and Composition 3
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other 3
French Language and Literature 2 0 1
Petroleum Engineering 1 2
Area Studies, Other 0 2 1
Developmental Biology and Embryology 0 2
Cell Physiology 2
Archeology 2
Structural Biology 2
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other 1
Asian-American Studies 1
Italian Language and Literature 0 0 1
Japanese Language and Literature 0 1 0

Data source: IPEDS as of the January 7, 2025 release

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