Stanford Common Data Set

2023-2024

Acceptance Rate

3.91%

Average GPA (UW)

3.9

Average SAT/ACT

1540/35

Total Undergraduates

8,054

Fast Facts

Location: Stanford, California

School Type: Private

EA/ED Yes (Early Action)

EA/ED Deadline: November 1

Regular Decision Deadline: January 5

US News Ranking: #4

Applicant Pools

Type Number of Students Number of Students Accepted Acceptance Rate
Early Action 7,855 722 9.19%
Regular Decision 45,878 1,377 3.00%
Waitlist 506 76 15.02%

Tuition/Fees

Total Costs In State Out Of State
Application Fee $90 $90
Tuition $65,127 $65,127
Room and Board $21,315 $21,315
Total $86,442 $86,442

Student Body

Gender Breakdown Male Female
Applied 27,133 26,600
Accepted 1,044 1,055
Enrolled 846 853
Ethnic Backgrounds First-Year Students Undergraduate Students
Nonresident 231 924
Hispanic/Latino 283 1,385
Black or African American, non-Hispanic 151 620
White, non-Hispanic 372 1,894
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic 13 62
Asian, non-Hispanic 490 2,154
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic 5 19
Two or more races, non-Hispanic 150 751
Race/ethnicity unknown 4 32
Total 1,699 7,841

Admitted Student Academics

SAT/ACT Breakdown Total Submitted 25th Percentile 75th Percentile
SAT Submitted 802 (47%) X X
ACT Submitted 368 (22%) X X
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing X 740 780
SAT Math X 770 800
ACT Math X 32 35
ACT English X 35 36
Class Rank Breakdown Percent of Admitted Students
Top 10% of Graduating Class 96.2%
Top 25% of Graduating Class 99.5%
Top 50% of Graduating Class 100.0%
Below 50% of Graduating Class 0.00%
Below 25% of Graduating Class 0.00%
Percent Submitted Class Rank 21.4%
GPA Breakdown Percent of Admitted Students
GPA 4.0 75.2%
GPA between 3.75 and 3.99 15.5%
GPA between 3.50 and 3.74 5.8%
GPA between 3.25 and 3.49 2.9%
GPA between 3.00 and 3.24 0.7%
GPA between 2.50 and 2.99 0.00%
GPA between 2.00 and 2.49 0.00%
GPA between 1.00 and 1.99 0.00%
Factors of Admission Very Important Important Considered Not Considered
Rigor of secondary school record X
Class rank X
Academic GPA X
Standardized test scores X
Application Essay X
Recommendation(s) X
Interview X
Extracurricular activities X
Talent/ability X
Character/personal qualities X
First Generation X
Alumni/ae relation X
Geographical residence X
State residence X
Religious affiliation/commitment X
Volunteer work X
Work experience X
Level of applicant's interest X
Transfer Admissions Applied Admitted Enrolled
Male 1,865 36 33
Female 1,420 31 25
Another Gender 0 0 0
Total 3,285 67 (2.04%) 58