Applying to Stanford - Admission Stats, Acceptance Ratio, Admission Yield

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 3.61%. A total of 57,326 students (29,602 men and 27,724 women) have applied to and 2,067 (1,015 men and 1,052 women) students admitted to Stanford University.

Among them, 835 male and 858 female students have enrolled into Stanford and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 81.91%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.

At Stanford, 857 applicants (51% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 324 applicants (19%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.

The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,550 at Stanford. SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,580 and 25^th percentile score is 1,510.

The average ACT score is 35 (ACT Composite) . The 75^th percentile score of ACT is 35 and the 25^th percentile score is 34.

The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Stanford. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Stanford with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.

For applying to Stanford University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School Record, Recommendations, Personal statement or essay.

In addition, 8 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Work experience, Legacy status.