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Acceptance Rate

3.6%

Total Profiles

59

SAT Range

1510–1580

User Accept Rate

33.9%

Tuition

$62,484

Undergrad Enrollment

7,841

Applicants

53,733

Yield Rate

80.9%

Student:Faculty

6:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2028
GPA
3.96
SAT
1530
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
3.46
SAT
1470
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2026ACCEPTED
GPA
2.97
SAT
ACT
Round: REA
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.66
SAT
1370
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.04
SAT
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.19
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.90
SAT
1580
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.41
SAT
1370
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.01
SAT
ACT
34
Round: ED2
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.80
SAT
1520
ACT
34
Round: ED
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.66
SAT
1510
ACT
Round: REA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.86
SAT
1550
ACT
Round: ED2
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.33
SAT
1130
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
2.87
SAT
ACT
27
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.94
SAT
1540
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.26
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
4.00
SAT
1520
ACT
34
Round: EA
Class of 2024WAITLISTED
GPA
4.00
SAT
1450
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.72
SAT
1380
ACT
33
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.78
SAT
1500
ACT
33
Round: EA
Class of 2025WAITLISTED
GPA
2.85
SAT
ACT
32
Round: ED
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.75
SAT
1420
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.98
SAT
1350
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025WAITLISTED
GPA
3.79
SAT
1400
ACT
30
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.52
SAT
1320
ACT
Round: RD

What you pay

$13,807/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $55,228 over four years.

What grads earn

$112,700/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$101,788 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.5 years of pay.

91% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.6%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

63%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Stanford University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$-2,536
$30–48k$-193
$48–75k$3,212
$75–110k$11,092
Over $110k$53,882

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

97%

Completion · all

97%

Completion · Pell

94%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

90%

Median debt

$12,000

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, large, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
53,733
Admitted
2,0993.9%
Enrolled
1,69981% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling191
Motor Vehicle Theft1811
Rape27
Robbery2

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation49% / 51%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball38Basketball16Fencing12Football110Golf9Gymnastics21Rowing30Soccer28Swimming27Tennis8Track & Field79Volleyball16Water Polo26Wrestling26

Women's

Basketball24Beach Volleyball24Fencing15Field Hockey25Golf8Gymnastics18Lacrosse32Rowing45Sailing13Soccer29Softball22Squash12Swimming46Tennis10Track & Field100Volleyball15Water Polo23

Coed

Sailing19
Research Activity
FY 2024
$1.6Btotal R&D expenditure#9 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Computer Science341 grads
Human Biology133 grads
Engineering, Other117 grads
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics109 grads
Cognitive Science101 grads
Political Science and Government, General80 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General76 grads
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other74 grads
Engineering/Industrial Management62 grads
International Relations and Affairs59 grads

4yr Grad Rate

77%

6yr Grad Rate

96%

Retention Rate

98%

Median Earnings

$124,080