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North façade of the Stanford Memorial Church from the Main Quad of the Stanford University campus on the morning of June 16, 2025

Stanford, California · United States · Research university

Stanford University

Stanford in California: undergraduates join Humanities and Sciences or Engineering; about 98% of eligible undergraduates live on campus.

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In English
Every degree
City
Stanford, California
Apply via
Common Application
Next deadline
1 Nov 2026

Deadlines

  1. 1 November 2026

    Restrictive Early Action (non-binding) closes
    DetailsSource

  2. 5 January 2027

    Regular Decision closes
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

Every date in the United States

What you could study here

Every degree here is taught in English. What it is known for:

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What it asks of IB students

No courses or minimum scores are required for admission. Stanford reads IB results in the context of your school and country, with no GPA conversion; SAT or ACT scores are required.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

Stanford is need-aware for non-US citizens: an international request for financial aid is a factor in admission, but it meets the full demonstrated need of everyone it admits.

All 3 notes
  • Stanford is need-aware for non-US citizens: an international request for financial aid is a factor in admission, but it meets the full demonstrated need of everyone it admits.
  • 2026-27 tuition is $67,731 and the full student budget is $97,545; an international applicant who does not request aid cannot apply for it later.
  • Housing is guaranteed to entering first-years for four years, in a system of 80 undergraduate residential facilities.

Sources
  1. Stanford Admission: first-year requirements and deadlines — checked 2026-10-07
  2. Stanford Admission: Regular Decision and Restrictive Early Action — checked 2026-10-07
  3. Stanford Admission: international applicants — checked 2026-10-07
  4. Stanford Admission: apply overview — checked 2026-10-07
  5. Stanford Financial Aid: undergraduate student budget 2026-27 — checked 2026-10-07
  6. Stanford Facts: schools and programs — checked 2026-10-07
  7. Stanford Facts: student life — checked 2026-10-07
  8. Stanford Majors: explore majors — checked 2026-10-07
  9. Stanford Majors: Computer Science — checked 2026-10-07
  10. Common App: 2026-27 first-year deadlines grid — checked 2026-10-07