Stanford
Of all the exciting, challenging and joyful parts of college, the most rewarding should be discovering what you love to do in life.
To begin your journey, visit ADMISSION.STANFORD.EDU.
The Academic Program
Stanford students choose majors and minors from within three undergraduate schools: SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SCIENCES
African and African American Studies American Studies Anthropology Archaeology Art History Art Practice Biology Chemistry Classics Communication Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity Asian American Studies Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity Jewish Studies Native American Studies Creative Writing (minor) Dance (minor) Digital Humanities (minor) Division of Literatures, Cultures and Languages* Comparative Literature French German Studies Iberian and Latin American Cultures Italian Medieval Studies (minor) Middle Eastern Languages, Literatures and Cultures (minor) Modern Languages (minor) Portuguese (minor) Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (minor) Russian Language (minor) Russian Language and Literature Russian Language, Literature and Culture (minor) Russian Studies
Spanish Translation Studies (minor) East Asian Languages and Cultures Chinese East Asian Studies Japanese Korean (minor) Economics Education (minor) English Ethics and Society (minor) Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Film and Media Studies Global Studies (minor) African Studies European Studies Iranian Studies Islamic Studies Latin American Studies South Asian Studies History Human Biology Human Rights (minor) International Relations Linguistics Mathematical and Computational Science Mathematics Music Philosophy Philosophy and Religious Studies Physics Political Science Psychology Public Policy Religious Studies Science, Technology and Society Sociology Statistics (minor) Symbolic Systems Theater and Performance Studies Urban Studies
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
*Students are able to study more than 40 languages through the Stanford Language Center.
Pre-professional advising is available for students who plan to attend business, law or medical school.
Aeronautics and Astronautics Architectural Design Atmosphere/Energy Bioengineering Biomechanical Engineering Biomedical Computation Chemical Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Engineering Physics Environmental Systems Engineering Individually Designed Major in Engineering Management Science and Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Mechanical Engineering Product Design
SCHOOL OF EARTH, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Earth Systems: Biosphere Energy, Science & Technology Environmental Geoscience Human Environmental Systems Land Systems Oceans, Atmosphere and Climate Sustainable Food and Agriculture Energy Resources Engineering Geological Sciences Geophysics Sustainability (minor)
200+ INTRODUCTORY SEMINARS
courses taught by world-renowned faculty for small groups of 16 students or fewer
CLASS SIZE 10–19 STUDENTS 33%
20–99 STUDENTS 28%
2–9
STUDENTS 35%
100+
68%
STUDENTS 4%
of classes have 19 students or fewer
5:1
student-to-faculty ratio
2,240 faculty
11 CENTERS
operated by Stanford’s Bing Overseas Studies Program
32 MACARTHUR FELLOWS and
17 NOBEL LAUREATES
currently members of the Stanford community
The Stanford Community
CLASS OF 2023 STATISTICS
48 STATES and 77 COUNTRIES 1,700 students 12% international students 19% first-generation
Students from
college students
7,083
total undergraduates
97% of eligible students housed on campus
80+ diverse housing options STANFORD STUDENT AWARDS
122 Rhodes Scholars 94 Marshall Award Winners 65 Truman Scholars 600+ student organizations 25 Directors’ Cups 149 national championships
won by Stanford’s NCAA Division I athletics program
Help With Costs At Stanford, if your annual family income with typical assets is:
$65K
Less than
$65K
Greater than
$125K
to
Your TUITION and ROOM & BOARD are covered
$125K
A SLIDING SCALE of financial support
Your TUITION is covered
Stanford is committed to a need-blind admission policy for U.S. citizens, undocumented students and permanent residents. Students are admitted without regard to their ability to pay. We encourage you to visit our net price calculator on our website to determine what level of financial aid you can expect.
$55,569
Average need-based scholarship and grant in the current freshman class
66% Students receiving some form of financial assistance
81%
Students graduating with no debt from federal, state, institutional or private student loan programs
$5.82M FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH which funded 1,069 projects this year
228,000+ ALUMNI a global network in
50 STATES and
150+ COUNTRIES 79% students had at least one U.S.-based internship by graduation
For more information and a link to our financial aid calculator, visit FINANCIALAID.STANFORD.EDU.
stanford Office of Undergraduate Admission Stanford University Montag Hall 355 Galvez Street Stanford, California 94305-6106 T 650.723.2091 F 650.725.2846 Email: admission@stanford.edu admission.stanford.edu financialaid.stanford.edu
Key Dates and Deadlines RESTRICTIVE EARLY ACTION*
REGULAR DECISION
Application Deadline
November 1
January 2
Last Acceptable SAT Test Sitting
October
December
Last Acceptable ACT Test Sitting
September
December
Decision Release
by December 15
by April 1
Student Reply Date
May 1
May 1
*Restrictive Early Action Policy Applicants agree not to apply to any other U.S. private college/university under an early action, restrictive early action, early decision or early notification program. Applicants may apply to any other private college/university under their regular decision option.
TRANSCRIPTS Describe your academic program and achievement ESSAYS Tell us who you are and what makes you unique
SAT/ACT TESTS Provide a universal index CONTEXT Factors and experiences that make up your background
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Tell us how you spend your time outside of the classroom
RECOMMENDATIONS Help us get to know who you are in the classroom and in your community OPTIONAL INTERVIEWS Help us get to know you better
Stanford practices HOLISTIC ADMIS SION, focusing on academic excellence, intellectual vitality and personal context. We are interested in learning about who you really are.
To learn more about our selection process, visit ADMISSION.STANFORD.EDU @EngageStanford Stanford complies with the Jeanne Clery Act and publishes crime statistics for the most recent three-year period. View the full report at https://police.stanford.edu/pdf/ssfr-2019.pdf If you would like to opt out of receiving future mailings, please send an email to admission@stanford.edu. For information on Stanford’s non-discrimination and Title IX policies, please go to: https://admission.stanford.edu/apply/selection/index.html
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