Standford University

Overview

Stanford University is a private institution that was founded in 1885. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 8,049 (fall 2023), its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 8,180 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. Stanford University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #3. Its tuition and fees are $62,484.

Stanford University’s pristine campus is located in California’s Bay Area, about 30 miles from San Francisco. Stanford offers a wide range of student organizations, including the Stanford Pre-Business Association and Stanford Solar Car Project, which designs, builds, and races a solar car every two years. The Stanford Cardinal are well known for the traditional "Big Game" against Cal, an annual football competition that awards the Stanford Axe — a sought-after trophy — to the victor. Stanford also has successful programs in tennis and golf. Only freshmen are required to live on campus, but students are guaranteed housing for all four years, and most choose to remain on campus. Greek life at Stanford represents approximately 25% of the student body.

Four of Stanford University’s seven schools offer undergraduate and graduate coursework, and the remaining three serve as purely graduate schools. Graduate programs include the highly ranked School of Education, School of Engineering, School of Law and Graduate School of Business. The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment oversees collaboration between environmental research, teaching and outreach. Stanford has a number of well-known theatrical and musical groups, including the Ram’s Head Theatrical Society and the Mendicants, an all-male a cappella group. Notable Stanford alumni include former U.S. President Herbert Hoover, Hall of Fame NFL quarterback John Elway, actress Sigourney Weaver and golfer Tiger Woods, who played collegiately at Stanford.

    Admissions

* These are the average scores of applications admitted to this school. Ranges represent admitted applicants who fell within the 25th and 75th percentile.

Stanford University has an acceptance rate of 4%. Half the applicants admitted to Stanford University who submitted test scores have an SAT score between 1500 and 1580 or an ACT score of 33 and 35. However, one quarter of admitted applicants achieved scores above these ranges and one quarter scored below these ranges. The application deadline at Stanford University is Jan. 5.

Admissions officials at Stanford University consider a student's GPA a very important academic factor. An applicant's high school class rank, when available, is considered very important and letters of recommendation are considered very important for admissions officials at Stanford University. 

International Student’s Requirements

●      Application deadline - Fall - January 5

●      No separate application required - $90

●      No conditional admission offered

●      Only early action allowed

●      Either TOEFL or IELTS recommended

●      Either SAT or ACT considered

Enrollment

Stanford University champions a diverse, inclusive community. In Fall 2023, 6,996undergraduates enrolled. Breakdown: 21.2% White, 12% Asian, 9.9% Black/African American,16.4% Hispanic/Latino, 6.4% multi-racial, and 1% American Indian/Alaska Native. The undergraduate program is home to about 900 international students at any given time, or about 11.5% of the undergraduate student body. Stanford is wildly popular, but it’s also not very big. They received nearly 54,000 applications for admission for the first year.

Housing & Dining

Nearly all undergraduates and about 72% of graduate students reside in 81undergraduate student residences and 151 graduate on-campus residences. Nine dining halls, a teaching kitchen, and organic gardens provide the campus community with healthy, sustainable meals.

Transportation Information & Resources

Stanford Transportation can help you get around campus and out of town – Marguerite, bicycles, public transit, airport shuttles, bus charters, and on-campus car share and rental cars.

Where do Stanford student’s hangout?

Tresidder Memorial Union: Often bustling with students, tour groups, and coffee chats, Tresidder Union is a great place to study if you are looking for a more social environment. With the best of both worlds, Tresidder has fantastic outdoor tables – weather permitting– as well as pleasant indoor tables.

Restaurants near Stanford University

●      Courtyard Long Bar & Bistro - American

●      Olives - Mediterranean

●      Coupa Café - American

●      Stanford Bookstore Café - American

●      The Axe & Palm - Asian

●      Bytes Café - American

●      Vino Locale -American

●      CoHo Café - American

●      Ike’s Place - Asian

●      Panda Express - Asian