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%
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%
Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
How the class gets assembled.
No Early Decision reportedRestrictive Early Action offered
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 spot669
Accepted a spot573
Admitted from wait list57
86% joined after being offered a spot. 10% of students who joined were admitted. 1% of applicants were offered the wait list.
Exact wait-list data
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Offered a wait-list spot | 669 |
| Accepted a wait-list spot | 573 |
| Admitted from wait list | 57 |
| Joined after being offered | 86% |
| Admitted after joining | 10% |
Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.
Application fee: $100. Fee waivers are reported as available.
What changed in the latest CDS.
Source-linked year-over-year changes that have cleared the public review gate for 2025-26.
1Generated from extracted Common Data Set fields.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET YEAR-OVER-YEAR FIELD PROJECTION
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
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
CDS H2A · 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.