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The acceptance rate of Stanford University is 3.7%. Total 56,378 students have applied to and 2,075 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 1,736 students enrolled in Stanford University (Admission Yield: 83.7%). The average SAT score is 1,550 and the average ACT score is 35. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $90 and graduate school application fee is $125 at Stanford University.
  • Acceptance Rate: 3.7%
  • Yield: 83.7%
  • SAT Score: 1,550

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 56,378 students have applied to Stanford University. By gender, 28,379 male and 27,999 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 2,075 (948 male and 1,127 female) students have accepted and 1,736(794 male and 942 female) have enrolled into Stanford University for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Stanford University.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at Stanford University
TotalMenWomen
Applicants56,37828,37927,999
Admitted2,0759481,127
Enrolled1,736794942
Acceptance Rate 3.68% 3.34% 4.03%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 83.66% 83.76% 83.58%

SAT/ACT Scores

At Stanford University, 855 applicants (49% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 405 applicants (23%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,580 and 25th percentile score is 1,500. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 107 and 25th percentile score is 100. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Stanford University. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Stanford University.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at Stanford University
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing730780
SAT Math770800
ACT Composite3335
ACT Math3236
ACT English3536

Offered Degrees at Stanford

Stanford University offers 5 degree/certificate programs - Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice). Below table summarizes the offered degrees at Stanford University.
Offered Degrees at Stanford University
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at Stanford

Stanford University accepts Dual Credit, Advanced placement (AP) credits, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at Stanford University.
Accepted Credits at Stanford University
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to Stanford University, 3 items are required to submit. High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript) and Recommendations are rquired to submit to apply for Stanford. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for Stanford.

High School GPA

Required

High School Rank

Considered But Not Required

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Completion of College Preparatory Program

Considered But Not Required

Recommendations

Required

Formal Demonstration of Competencies

Considered But Not Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Considered But Not Required

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