Stanford University Common Data Set 2025-26

CATest policy: Test-required: SAT or ACT required for Fall 2026 entry (standardized testing reinstated); AP and institutional exams used for placementCompare with other schools AP credit

Acceptance rate

3.8%

2,302 of 60,646

Early decision rate

No ED

SAT middle 50%

1520–1570

ACT middle 50%

34–36

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Admissions

AppliedC1	60,646
AdmittedC1	2,302
EnrolledC1	1,839
YieldC1	79.9%
Early decisionC21	Not offered
Early actionC22	Offered, counts not reported

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	669
Accepted a placeC2	573
Admitted from waitlistC2	57
Odds if you stay on the listC2	9.9%

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	55.6%
Submitted ACTC9	20.9%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	750–780
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	770–800
Average high school GPAC12	3.94
GPA of 4.0C11	73%
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	16.2%
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	7.9%
GPA below 3.50C11	3%

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	$67,731
Required feesG1	$843
Food and housingG1	$22,944
Need fully met (first-years)H2	97.8%
Average % of need metH2	100%
Average need-based packageH2	$77,279
Average need-based grantH2	$72,166

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankVery important
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresVery important
Application essayVery important
Recommendation(s)Very important
InterviewConsidered
Extracurricular activitiesVery important
Talent/abilityVery important
Character/personal qualitiesVery important
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationConsidered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyNot considered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	7,346
First-year retentionB22	97.5%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	91.6%

Notes on this filing

C1: applicant, admit and enrollee totals were printed as sums of male/female/unknown; the printed degree-seeking totals (60,646 / 2,302 / 1,839) match the sums.
C1/C2 waitlist: three counts mapped by position (offered 669, accepted place 573, admitted 57). Waitlist ranking is 'No'; the release questions are blank.
C8A asks about Fall 2027 applicants, while C8F's clarification refers to Fall 2026 entry. The policy summary follows C8F and the two are consistent.
C8G: AP and institutional exam checked for placement.
C9: SAT (55.57%) and ACT (20.94%) submitter shares are printed as given and do not sum to 100%; the filing does not explain the remainder.
C11: pct_below_3_50 is the sum of the 3.25-3.49 (2.89) and 3.00-3.24 (0.08) bands. The lower bands are blank.
C10 class rank percentages are of students who submitted rank (23%).
Early action: offered (nonbinding, closing 11/1, notification 12/15), but applicant and admit counts are not printed. Early decision is not offered.
Graduation: 4-year rate is not printed in B4-B11 (only the 6-year rate, 91.64%, for the Fall 2019 cohort), so grad_rate_4yr is null.
Aid: pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed as a percent (H2 gives 761 of 761 with need awarded aid), so it is left null. pct_need_fully_met is computed as H2 line h (744) / line d (761).
Aid: avg_need_based_package uses H2 line J (average financial aid package, $77,279), which is the all-aid package figure, not a need-based-only figure. avg_need_based_grant uses line K ($72,166).
G1: private institution, so in-state and out-of-state tuition are null. Room and board is the food-and-housing figure ($22,944). Cost uses the first-year column, which matches the undergraduate column.
Tuition and fees do not vary by year or program (G3, G4 = No).
B1 undergraduate total (3,604 + 3,742 = 7,346) matches the B2 total.

Source: Stanford University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.