Stanford University

Stanford University, located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, is one of the world's leading teaching and research universities. 

• Since its opening in 1891, Stanford has been dedicated to finding solutions to big challenges and to preparing students for leadership in a complex world.

• Stanford welcomes more than 150,000 visitors to campus annually. Whether you live in the neighborhood or are coming from far away, we look forward to seeing you here on the Farm.

• Stanford is a thriving residential campus and community sitting on 8,000 acres of foothills and flatlands – once a horse farm belonging to Jane and Leland Stanford and still fondly known as "the Farm." Living at Stanford brings surprises and new experiences every day, in an extraordinary community of creative and accomplished people from around the world.

• From Nobel Prize winners to undergraduates, all members of the Stanford community are engaged in creating new knowledge, and Stanford brings an innovative, entrepreneurial spirit to this work of discovery. Stanford people take on audacious problems, bring imaginative new approaches to solving them, and work collaboratively to advance knowledge and make meaningful contributions to our world.

• Stanford offers the kind of education needed for leadership in a rapidly changing world. Its seven schools – Humanities & Sciences, Engineering, Business, Law, Medicine, Education and Earth Sciences – offer a breadth of highly regarded degree programs that allow students the freedom to explore their intellectual and personal passions.

 Stanford Admissions at a Glance

Student Enrollment

•     Undergraduates: 7,018

•     Graduates: 9,118

Class of 2018

•     42,167 applicants

•     1,678 students

•     From 50 states and 62 countries

Undergraduate admission

•  A holistic review process evaluates academic excellence, intellectual vitality and personal context of each applicant.
• Restrictive Early Action application deadline is November 1.
• Regular Decision application deadline is January 3.

Graduate admission

    More than 65 departments and programs offer graduate study.   Business, Law and Medicine have separate admission procedures. Application deadlines vary by program.

Financial Aid

•     U.S. undergraduates are admitted on a need-blind basis; 100% of need is met for all admitted domestic students.

•     For undergraduates from households with incomes below $100,000, tuition is fully covered by scholarship and/or grant aid.

•     Undergraduate parents with incomes below $60,000 are expected to pay nothing toward tuition, room or board.

•     Nearly 70% of undergraduate students receive assistance toward tuition costs.

•     Graduate study aid is based on availability of funds and academic merit.About 85% of graduate students receive financial aid.