Stanford will require SAT or ACT for transfer applicants starting with those applying for fall 2026 entry, according to Standardized Testing : Stanford University . Note that they also recommend scores from the last five years.
This seems odd in the context of its historical emphasis on non traditional students for transfer admission, who are less likely to have SAT or ACT scores from when they were in high school, or may be more than five years beyond high school. Here on these forums, it is commonly said that the SAT and ACT are meant for high school students, not those who have already attended some colleges after high school.