First-year admissions

Stanford University acceptance rate

Stanford University admitted 3.8% of first-year applicants for fall 2025 (2,302 of 60,646), up from 3.6% for fall 2024, the lowest in the four years with figures. It was 4.4% for fall 2018. Applications rose from 47,452 to 60,646 over that span. Usable figures for fall 2020, fall 2021, fall 2022, and fall 2023 are not in our archive.

Stanford University’s acceptance rate, fall 2018–2025

Share of first-year applicants admitted, by fall entering class. — = not reported or not usable.

Stanford University first-year acceptance rate, applicants, admits, enrolled, and yield by entering class, newest first.
Year	Acceptance rate	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield	Source
Fall 20252025–26 report	3.8%	60,646	2,302	1,839	79.9%	PDF
Fall 20242024–25 report	3.6%	57,326	2,067	1,693	81.9%	PDF
Fall 20232023–24 report	—	Report on file; counts not usable
Fall 20222022–23 report	—	Report on file; counts not usable
Fall 20212021–22 report	—	Report on file; counts not usable
Fall 20202020–21 report	—	Report on file; counts not usable
Fall 20192019–20 report	4.3%	47,498	2,062	1,701	82.5%	PDF
Fall 20182018–19 report	4.4%	47,452	2,071	1,697	81.9%	PDF

Source: Common Data Set reports published by Stanford University, section C1 (first-time, first-year, degree-seeking students). Note: Acceptance rate is admitted ÷ applied; yield is enrolled ÷ admitted. Each year is the class entering that fall; the 2024–25 report covers fall 2024. — = not reported or not usable.