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Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics
Stanford University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Statistics
Stanford University admitted 2,302 students to its Class of 2029 from 60,620 applications. Below is a full picture of Stanford University’s admissions data, what the numbers actually indicate, and what the school looks for in an applicant.
Class of 2029
At a Glance
- Overall acceptance rate
- 3.8%
Class of 2029
Acceptance Rates
For the Class of 2029, Stanford University admitted 2,302 students from 60,620 total applications — an overall acceptance rate of 3.8%. Across the last four cycles the overall rate has held between 3.6% and 3.9%, with class size and application volume shown below.
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2029 | 60,620 | 2,302 | 3.8% |
| 2028 | 57,326 | 2,067 | 3.61% |
| 2027 | 53,733 | 2,099 | 3.91% |
| 2026 | 56,378 | 2,075 | 3.68% |
| 2025 | 55,471 | 2,190 | 3.95% |
View historical data
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45,227 | 2,349 | 5.19% |
| 2023 | 47,498 | 2,062 | 4.34% |
| 2022 | 47,452 | 2,071 | 4.36% |
| 2021 | 44,073 | 2,085 | 4.73% |
| 2020 | 43,997 | 2,118 | 4.81% |
No data is available for this admission round.
No data is available for this admission round.
Class of 2029
Test Scores & Academic Profile
- SAT middle 50%
- 1520-1570
- ACT middle 50%
- 34-36
- Testing policy
- Required — Stanford requires the SAT or ACT for applicants.
- GPA
- 3.94
Good to Know
- Stanford uses the Common Application
- Restrictive Early Action is nonbinding.
- Stanford does consider legacy status.
- Stanford does offer interviews.
