SAT submit rate
Stanford University changed SAT submit rate by +5.7 percentage points from 2024-25 to 2025-26.
50.3% to 56.0%
SCHOOLS / STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Stanford University
The Stanford University Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 18 reports on file, 2008–2025; the latest is 2025-26. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.
In its 2025-26 report, Stanford University says 60,646 first-year students applied and 2,302 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 3.8%. 1,839 admitted students enrolled (80% yield). Enrolled students who sent scores had a middle-50% SAT of 1520–1570 and ACT of 34–36. GPA among enrolled first-years who reported one is published with the file.
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File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Jun 16, 2026.
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STANFORD, CAIPEDS 243744CARNEGIE CLASS 15
Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.
SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,520
Median1,550
75th1,570
§ 56% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th34
Median35
75th36
§ 21% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 4%SAT SUBMIT 56%ACT SUBMIT 21%
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§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
How the class gets assembled.
No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.
Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.
Applicants60,646reported count
Admits2,3024%
Class seats1,83980% yield
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All applicants | 60,646 | 2,302 | 4% | 1,839 | School-reported totals. |
Overall yield: 80%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Offered a spotn/a
Accepted a spot573
Admitted from wait list57
n/a joined after being offered a spot. n/a of students who joined were admitted.
Exact wait-list data
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Offered a wait-list spot | n/a |
| Accepted a wait-list spot | 573 |
| Admitted from wait list | 57 |
| Joined after being offered | n/a |
| Admitted after joining | n/a |
Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.
Application fee: $100. Fee waivers are reported as available.
What this school reports giving.
This CDS does not report the core H2A no-need grant fields. Federal affordability context is still shown below when available.
Partial merit profile
Not reportedH2A first-year fields not reported
Avg net price$13,807Federal Scorecard, all aided students
CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.
Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a.
This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
What changed in the latest CDS.
Source-linked year-over-year changes that have cleared the public review gate for 2025-26.
1From year-over-year school reports.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET YEAR-OVER-YEAR
Source-labeled federal facts
These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.
Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024
Academics
Admissions
Admissions testing
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Costs
Endowment
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Identity
Outcomes
What federal data says
SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
$124,080
10 yrs after enrollment
92%
6-year completion
$13,807
sticker minus grants
$12,000
federal loans only
3%
FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate
Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.
Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars
P25
$73,321$73k
MEDIAN
$124,080$124k
P75
$219,740$220k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
Average cost after grants
Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000$-2,536
$30,001 – $48,000← MODAL BRACKET$-193
$48,001 – $75,000$3,212
$75,001 – $110,000$11,092
$110,001 and up$53,882
51%
92%
97%
98%
88%
1%
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
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