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Stanford University

Stanford, CA · CDS 20252026 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
3.8%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
79.9%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$91,518
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$12,785

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates7,346
Total all graduate10,775
Grand total all students18,121

Admissions

Total applicants60,646
Total admitted2,302
Total enrolled1,839
Overall admit rate3.8%
Admit rate — women3.9%
Admit rate — men3.7%
Yield rate79.9%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/15
Restrictive Early Action?Yes

Test Scores

% submitting SAT55.6%
% submitting ACT20.9%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile750
SAT EBRW 75th %ile780
SAT Math 25th %ile770
SAT Math 75th %ile800
ACT Comp 25th %ile34
ACT Comp 75th %ile36
% in top 10% of HS class97.0%
% in top 25% of HS class100.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$67,731
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees$843
Room and board$22,944
Total cost — in-state$91,518
Total cost — out-of-state$91,518

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$71,440
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$13,813
Avg loan debt at graduation$12,785

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist669
# admitted from waitlist57
Waitlist admit rate9.9%
Transfer applicants (total)4,532
Transfer admit rate2.3%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time60.8%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)3.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$13,807Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)97.0%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)88.5%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate98.0%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$136,959Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant19.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan6.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full32.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress34.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress14.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white23.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino17.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian28.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races9.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international12.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women44.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men55.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white45.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian22.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international8.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown13.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services21.1%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies18.9%
Social Sciences15.0%
Engineering14.8%
Mathematics And Statistics5.5%
Physical Sciences3.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences3.4%
Psychology3.4%