About Stanford University

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Stanford University

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
Secondary school GPA | | |
Secondary school rank | | |
Secondary school record | | |
Completion of college-preparatory program | | |
Recommendations | | |
Formal demonstration of competencies | | |
Admission test scores | | |
English Proficiency Test | | |
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | | |
Work experience | | |
Personal statement or essay | | |
Legacy status | | |

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