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Acceptance rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Avg. cost to attend
$18,279 /y
Aid receiving
68%
Undergraduates
8,049
Graduates
10,234
Male:Female Ratio
52:48
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
stanford.edu

Stanford University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Stanford University has an acceptance rate of 4% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 4% 3% 4%
Applicants 56,378 28,379 27,999
Admissions 2,075 948 1,127
Freshmen enrolled full time 1,736 794 942

779 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

288 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
855 or 49%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1500
or below

75% of them
had 1580
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Stanford University are 1500-1580 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
405 or 23%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 33
or below

75% of them
had 35
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Stanford University are 33-35 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Recommendations Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
TOEFL Considered but not required
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 4838 (27%)
Nonresident Alien 4584 (25%)
Asian 3748 (21%)
Hispanic 2342 (13%)
Two or more races 1271 (7%)
Black or African American 1033 (6%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 359 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 41 (0.2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 24 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend Stanford University is $18,279 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$18,279/year
Average aid awarded
$60,619
Students receiving aid
68%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $1,233
$30-48K $1,581
$48-75K $3,637
$75-110K $7,332
$110K+ $45,276

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $57,693$56,487
Tuition in-state $57,693$56,487
Tuition out-of-state $57,693$56,487
Fee in-district $723$723
Fee in-state $723$723
Fee out-of-state $723$723

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 14,162
Combined charge for room and board $18,619
Room charge $11,682
Meal charge $6,937

Stanford University majors

Stanford University has granted 1,602 bachelor's degrees across 53 programs, 2,414 master's across 75 programs, and 1,115 doctorate degrees across 64 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Stanford University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Computer Science 273 334 45
Management Science 583 25
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 43 96 67
Mechanical Engineering 48 94 54
Engineering & Industrial Management 75 99 17
Law 190
Civil Engineering, General 6 137 34
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 106 17 24
Engineering, Other 90 22 13
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 33 42 40
Human Biology 113
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 94 3
Materials Engineering 10 56 30
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 62 11 19
Political Science and Government, General 68 10 11
Medicine 88
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 6 54 23
International Relations and Affairs 57 25
Mathematics, General 60 2 19
Education, General 49 25
Statistics, General 60 14
Cognitive Science, General 63 8
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 57 3 10
Physics, General 20 8 34
Medical Informatics 51 10
Computational and Applied Mathematics 42 17
Chemical Engineering 12 22 23
Geology & Earth Science, General 34 22
Sociology, General 12 34 4
Chemistry, General 11 4 31
History, General 25 11 10
Applied Mathematics, Other 41
Science, Technology and Society 40
Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other 27 11
Public Policy Analysis, General 15 23
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 36
English Language and Literature, General 27 3 5
Sustainability Studies 35
Anthropology, General 5 15 12
Communication and Media Studies, Other 25 5
Epidemiology 28 2
Physics, Other 9 21
Physician Assistant 28
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other 1 6 20
Human & Medical Genetics 13 13
Music, General 11 9 4
Philosophy 14 7 3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 15 2 6
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 23
Fine & Studio Arts, General 16 5
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 20
East Asian Studies 3 16
Immunology 1 16
Elementary Education and Teaching 15
Geophysics and Seismology 3 2 10
Neuroscience 1 14
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 6 1 7
Latin American Studies 13
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 13
Oncology and Cancer Biology 13
Mathematics Teacher Education 12
Comparative Literature 8 3
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 11
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies 11
Urban Studies & Affairs 11
American & United States Studies & Civilization 10
Biochemistry 10
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 1 8
Linguistics 5 1 3
Public Health, General 7 2
Social Science Teacher Education 9
Area Studies, Other 3 2 3
Biomedical Sciences, General 8
Biophysics 8
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 8
African-American & Black Studies 7
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other 7
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 4 2 1
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 6
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 6
Religion & Religious Studies 2 2 1
Chinese Language and Literature 2 2
Developmental Biology and Embryology 4
Educational Evaluation and Research 4
English Language and Literature & Letters, Other 2 2
German Language and Literature 2 2
Japanese Language and Literature 4
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other 4
Cell Physiology 3
Italian Language and Literature 3
Music Theory and Composition 3
Petroleum Engineering 2 1
Physics Teacher Education 3
Spanish Language Teacher Education 3
Biology Teacher Education 2
Earth Science Teacher Education 2
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other 2
Russian Language and Literature 2
American Indian & Native American Studies 1
Asian-American Studies 1
Chemistry Teacher Education 1
Foreign Language Teacher Education 1
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 1
Structural Biology 1
Grand Total 1,602 2,414 1,115

Stanford University has a graduation rate of 95%, which is among the 2% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 95% 94% 96%
  • Full-time retention rate - 98%

Publications & Citations

Stanford University is a world-class research university with 393,817 scientific papers published and 20,211,207 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Genetics, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry.

Publications
393,817
Citations
20,211,207

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
227,126 / 13,217,928
Medicine
194,514 / 9,628,286
Chemistry
183,462 / 10,968,235
Engineering
168,981 / 8,724,517
Computer Science
167,539 / 9,415,634
Physics
162,646 / 8,561,732
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
146,052 / 7,382,090
Genetics
126,307 / 7,840,339
Environmental Science
116,177 / 6,003,942
Biochemistry
111,113 / 7,422,663
Quantum and Particle physics
110,134 / 5,913,689
Psychology
100,749 / 5,547,817
Pathology
89,127 / 4,341,117
Mathematics
80,398 / 4,402,244
Materials Science
74,802 / 3,950,220
Organic Chemistry
69,608 / 4,154,206
Philosophy
65,840 / 3,656,130
Statistics
65,166 / 3,536,319
Political Science
64,989 / 3,125,457
Surgery
64,277 / 2,378,069
Geology
63,966 / 3,326,389
Law
61,709 / 3,039,167
Geography and Cartography
58,327 / 2,897,716
Psychiatry
57,979 / 3,031,760
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
57,907 / 3,414,316
Sociology
56,691 / 2,931,882
Optical Engineering
56,575 / 2,646,931
Business
46,343 / 2,414,029
Neuroscience
44,898 / 2,864,038
Immunology
43,283 / 2,584,641
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
43,230 / 1,766,271
Paleontology
40,598 / 2,190,326
Economics
40,278 / 2,043,418
Electrical Engineering
39,881 / 1,879,485
Ecology
39,444 / 2,442,057
History
37,126 / 1,704,789
Linguistics
34,637 / 2,023,788
Oncology and Cancer research
31,402 / 1,634,557
Archaeology
30,132 / 1,561,791
Machine Learning
30,074 / 1,840,424

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 3832 88455
1992 3767 96354
1993 3861 99184
1994 3976 105376
1995 4051 114390
1996 4610 123457
1997 4285 132676
1998 4640 150311
1999 4982 164973
2000 5184 183999
2001 5497 205271
2002 7210 260036
2003 7065 277502
2004 7347 306383
2005 7914 354379
2006 8394 391758
2007 8649 430637
2008 9063 464508
2009 9499 512685
2010 9986 565261
2011 10781 626552
2012 11182 692407
2013 12591 759035
2014 13010 816350
2015 14119 867534
2016 14713 907227
2017 15783 967485
2018 16971 1084009
2019 18409 1230666
2020 20693 1414689
2021 20722 1575262
2022 19993 1507168
2023 18214 1509364
Academic rankings

Stanford University alumni

  1. Elon Musk

    Elon Musk
    Born in
    South Africa Flag South Africa
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    entrepreneurprogrammerbusinesspersoninvestorengineer
    Biography

    Elon Reeve Musk is a businessman and investor. He is the founder, chairman, CEO, and CTO of SpaceX; angel investor, CEO, product architect, and former chairman of Tesla, Inc.; owner, chairman, and CTO of X Corp.; founder of the Boring Company and xAI; co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI; and president of the Musk Foundation. He is the second wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$232 billion as of December 2023, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, and $182.6 billion according to Forbes, primarily from his ownership stakes in Tesla and SpaceX.

  2. John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1917-1963 (aged 46)
    Enrolled in Stanford University
    Studied in 1940-1941
    Occupations
    naval officerwriteranti-communistjournalistpolitician
    Biography

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often referred to as JFK or Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A Democrat, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the U.S. Congress prior to his presidency.

  3. Reese Witherspoon

    Reese Witherspoon
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    modelfilm actorfilm producerbusinesspersonvoice actor
    Biography

    Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon is an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 and 2015, and Forbes listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2019 and 2021. In 2021, Forbes named her the world's highest earning actress, and in 2023, she was named one of the richest women in America with an estimated net worth of $440 million.

  4. Jennifer Connelly

    Jennifer Connelly
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Enrolled in Stanford University
    Studied in 1990-1990
    Occupations
    voice actormodelactorsinger
    Biography

    Jennifer Lynn Connelly is an American actress. She began her career as a child model before making her acting debut in the 1984 crime film Once Upon a Time in America. After a few more years of modeling, she began to concentrate on acting, starring in a variety of films including the horror film Phenomena (1985), the musical fantasy film Labyrinth (1986), the romantic comedy Career Opportunities (1991), and the period superhero film The Rocketeer (1991). She received praise for her performance in the science fiction film Dark City (1998) and playing a drug addict in Darren Aronofsky's drama film Requiem for a Dream (2000).

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names SU
Founded 1885
Motto Die Luft der Freiheit weht
Colors cardinal red, white
Academic calendar September to June. Also Summer Session (June - August)
Total FTE staff 17,300
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 450 Jane Stanford Way
Stanford, California, 94305
United States
City population 21,000
Phone 6507232300

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