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The acceptance rate of Stanford University is 3.9%. Total 55,471 students have applied to and 2,190 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 1,757 students enrolled in Stanford University (Admission Yield: 80.2%). 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: 3.9%
  • Yield: 80.2%
  • SAT Score: 1,550

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2021-2022, total 55,471 students have applied to Stanford University. By gender, 28,332 male and 27,139 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 2,190 (1,068 male and 1,122 female) students have accepted and 1,757(861 male and 896 female) have enrolled into Stanford University for academic year 2021-2022. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Stanford University.
2021-2022 Admission Stats at Stanford University
TotalMenWomen
Applicants55,47128,33227,139
Admitted2,1901,0681,122
Enrolled1,757861896
Acceptance Rate 3.95% 3.77% 4.13%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 80.23% 80.62% 79.86%

SAT/ACT Scores

At Stanford University, 271 applicants (15% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 186 applicants (11%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,570 and 25th percentile score is 1,470. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 104 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.
2021-2022 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at Stanford University
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing720770
SAT Math750800
ACT Composite3435
ACT Math3133
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, 2 items are required to and 3 items are recommended to submit. High School Record (or Transcript) and Recommendations are rquired to submit to apply for Stanford. In addition, High School GPA, Completion of College Preparatory Program and TOEFL are recommended to submit. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for Stanford.

High School GPA

Recommended

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Completion of College Preparatory Program

Recommended

Recommendations

Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Recommended

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