Stanford University Acceptance Rate, Requirements & Admissions Information

Freshman Admission Requirements

Entrance Difficulty

Most Difficult: More than 75% of freshmen were in the top 10% of their high school class and scored over 1310 on the SAT I or over 29 on the ACT; about 30% or fewer of all applicants accepted.

High School Preparation

High School Graduation

High school diploma required and GED is accepted

High School Program

College preparatory program is recommended

High School Units Required or Recommended

Examinations

Applying for Admission

Admissions Office

Address

450 Serra Mall

City, State, Zip

Stanford, CA 94305-2004

Phone

 

Fax

(650) 725-2846

E-mail

admission@stanford.edu

Application Dates and Fees

Regular Admisson Deadline

January 2

Application Fee

$90

Application Fee Waiver

Available

Regular Admission Notification

April 1

Accept Offer of Admission

May 1

Waiting List Used

Yes

Defer Admission

Student can defer admission

Transfer Admission

Transfer applications accepted

Early Admission

Early Decision Offered

No

Early Decision Deadline

 

Early Decision Notification

 

Early Action Offered

Yes

Early Action Deadline

November 1

Early Action Notification

December 15

Application Form

Common Application

Accepted

Universal College Application

Not accepted

Electronic Application

Available

Other Application Requirements

Interview

Not Required

Essay or Personal Statement

Required for all freshmen

Letters of Recommendation

2 required for all freshmen

Other

 

Financial Need

Financial need is not a consideration in the admissions process

Selection of Students

Profile of Fall Admission

Overall Admission Rate

4% of 47,498 applicants were admitted

Women

5% of 22,596 applicants were admitted

Men

4% of 24,902 applicants were admitted

Students Enrolled

1,764 (86%) of 2,062 admitted students enrolled

Women

909 (85%) of 1,075 admitted students enrolled

Men

855 (87%) of 987 admitted students enrolled

Early Decision Admission Rate

 

Early Action Admission Rate

Not reported

Students Offered Wait List

750

Students Accepting Wait List Position

580

Students Admitted From Wait List

8

Grade Point Average of Enrolled Freshmen (4.0 scale)

Average GPA

3.96

3.75 and Above

94%

3.50 - 3.74

5%

3.25 - 3.49

1%

3.00 - 3.24

 

2.50 - 2.99

 

2.00 - 2.49

 

SAT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen

SAT Math

740-800 range of middle 50%

Score of 700 - 800

86.1%

Score of 600 - 700

12%

Score of 500 - 600

2%

Score of 400 - 500

0%

Score of 300 - 400

0%

Score of 200 - 300

0%

SAT EBRW

700-770 range of middle 50%

Score of 700 - 800

79.1%

Score of 600 - 700

18.9%

Score of 500 - 600

2%

Score of 400 - 500

0%

Score of 300 - 400

0%

Score of 200 - 300

0%

ACT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen

ACT Composite

32-35 range of middle 50%

Score of 30 - 36

88.4%

Score of 24 - 29

10.3%

Score of 18 - 23

1.3%

Score of 12 - 17

0%

Score of 6 - 11

0%

Score of 5 or Below

0%

Other Qualifications of Enrolled Freshmen

High School Class Rank

Top tenth: 98%
Top quarter: 100%
Top half: 100%

National Merit Scholar

Not reported

Valedictorian

Not reported

Class President

Not reported

Student Government Officer

Not reported