Undergraduate Admission
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Experience the freedom to be the person you want to be, freedom to dive deep into academic discovery, and freedom to pursue your passions. Faculty and staff will spark and support your inquiry, and your peers will challenge you in a dynamic learning environment where listening and respectful discourse are paramount. Stanford will provide you the opportunity of a lifetime.
It isn’t just about the courses or the grades. It’s about the human being behind all of it. The cornerstones of resilience—learning, seeking advice, getting perspective and finding community—offer a way for young people to grow as they embark on the next major step in their lives.
– Richard H. Shaw, Dean of Undergraduate Admission
Application Deadlines
Restrictive Early Action Application with Arts Portfolio
Restrictive Early Action Standard Application
Regular Decision with Arts Portfolio
Regular Decision Standard Application
Transfer Application with or without Arts Portfolio
We look forward to learning about you through your application.
A Stanford Education is Possible.
Stanford offers comprehensive, need-based financial aid that makes it possible for all admitted undergraduate students to attend — and we do not expect students to borrow to meet their need. Learn how the program works, then use the net price calculator to get an award estimate based on your family’s financial situation.
News & Announcements
RD decision release
The Office of Undergraduate Admission will release decisions to Regular Decision applicants on Friday, March 29 at 4 p.m. (PDT).
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Decisions will be available in the Stanford portal. If you have not yet logged in or are having difficulty logging into your portal, reset your credentials by selecting “Forgot Your Password?” from the login page.
Testing policy for Fall 2025 applicants
For the 2023–24 and 2024–25 admission cycles, Stanford will not require ACT or SAT scores for first-year or transfer applicants.
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Our test optional policy will extend to applicants applying for the Fall 2025 entry term.
Stanford is committed to a holistic review of all candidates. We consider the vast array of information provided in and with each student’s application, whether that information includes test scores or not. Students may continue to self-report test scores in their application if they would like. Applications without test scores will not be at a disadvantage.
The NCAA Eligibility Center has announced a standardized testing policy for students who intend to play NCAA Division I or II sports: “the NCAA will no longer require standardized testing as part of the eligibility criteria.”
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