Stanford University
CA · Private · West · National university · Top 10 tier · 7,289 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Superscores
- ACT
- Accepts superscores, not required
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Required. ACT: you may self-report your ACT Superscore Composite as your Highest Composite alongside your highest section scores.
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “When you self-report your scores, you can enter your ACT Superscore Composite as your Highest Composite Score ... If you are offered admission and choose to enroll, official scores for ACT and/or SAT scores will be required for all self-reported sittings.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 2,062 | 4.3% | Not reported | 100% | 67% | 50% | 1440-1550 | 32-35 | |
| 2020-21 | 2,349 | 5.2% | Not reported | 100% | 71.9% | 45% | 1420-1550 | 31-35 | |
| 2021-22 | 2,190 | 3.9% | Not reported | 79% | 48% | 31% | 1470-1560 | 34-35 | |
| 2022-23 | 2,075 | 3.7% | Not reported | 72% | 49% | 23% | 1500-1570 | 33-35 | |
| 2023-24 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | 69% | 47% | 22% | 1500-1560 | 34-35 | |
| 2024-25 | 2,067 | 3.6% | Not reported | 69.3% | 50.3% | 19% | 1510-1570 | 34-35 | |
| 2025-26 | 2,302 | 3.8% | Not reported | 76.5% | 55.6% | 20.9% | 1520-1570 | 34-36 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 10%
- 2024: 6%
- 2023: 15%
- 2022: 2%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Required2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Required2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDSAs the school reported it. Not borne out: in the class that entered Fall 2021, 48% submitted SAT and 31% ACT (2021-22 CDS).