Stanford University Admissions

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Stanford University has an acceptance rate of 4% . Of those admitted, 84% go on to enroll. The application fee is $90 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application
    Fee: $90
  • Number of
    Applicants: 56,378
  • Percent
    Admitted: 4%
  • Percent
    Admitted who Enrolled: 84%
  Total Male Female
Number of applicants 56,378 28,379 27,999
Percent admitted 4% 3% 4%
Percent admitted who enrolled 84% 84% 84%

Admissions Selectivity: Most Selective

This institution admits less than 25% of its applicants.

Stanford University Admissions Considerations

  Required Recommended Considered but not Required
Secondary School GPA   ✔      
Secondary School Record ✔      
Recommendations ✔      
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)     ✔  
TOEFL (if applicable)      ✔  

Stanford University Test Scores

Stanford University SAT Scores

SAT Range 1500 – 1580
SAT Average 1540
SAT 25th Percentile 1500
SAT 75th Percentile 1580

Stanford University ACT Scores

ACT Range 33 – 35
ACT Average 34
ACT 25th Percentile 33
ACT 75th Percentile 35

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.