<p>Stanford has their stats up here: [Stanford</a> University School of Education](<a href=“http://ed.stanford.edu/suse/students/index.html]Stanford”>http://ed.stanford.edu/suse/students/index.html).</p>
<p>29% acceptance for masters students is pretty high: you’ve practically got a 1 in 3 chance 
Unfortunately, I don’t see any average GPAs on the site, and Brown (predictably) says, “We do not calculate an average GPA. Applicants are admitted into the program with a range of GPAs.” As for how competitive Brown is, the FAQ answer is “The program is intentionally small and the number of candidates who apply to our program varies from year to year.” They seem to be masters of evasion. Since the caliber of the two schools is similar, but Stanford accepts 200+ people a year, I would guess it’s a little more chancy.</p>
<p>A look at the student profiles on the Stanford site should give you an idea of whether prestige seems to be favored ([Stanford</a> University School of Education](<a href=“http://ed.stanford.edu/suse/students/profile-student-list.html]Stanford”>http://ed.stanford.edu/suse/students/profile-student-list.html)). Random clicks have shown me Bates, USC, Davidson, Northwestern, Chapel Hill, Texas State, and a couple of Stanfords. So, decent schools, but we’re not talking Ivy League (excepting the Stanfords). I doubt they would throw your application out just for coming from Backwater U.</p>