First-Year Applicants

Requirements and Deadlines

Required Application Components
 Common Application
 $90 nonrefundable application fee or fee waiver request
 ACT or SAT test scores (test optional)
 School Report form and counselor letter of recommendation
 Official transcript(s) or academic results
 Letters of recommendation from two teachers
 Midyear transcript (due by February 15)

Application Deadlines
Submit your Common Application by 11:59 p.m. (in your local timezone) on the
applicable deadline.

Restrictive Regular
Event
Early Action Decision

Application with Optional Arts Portfolio October 15 December 5

Standard Application Deadline November 1 January 5

Notification of Missing Documents Mid-November Mid-February

Decision Released By Mid-December Early April

Student Reply Date May 1 May 1

Stanford reserves the right to evaluate an application and render a final decision
even if all pieces of the application have not been received.
Applicants are limited to a total of three applications for undergraduate
admission, whether for first-year admission, transfer admission or a combination
of both. If you have submitted fewer than three applications to Stanford, you
may reapply.
Updated on August 29, 2023 11:02 AM

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 Admission Overview
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First-Year Applicants

o Requirements and Deadlines

o Regular Decision and Restrictive Early Action
o Academic Preparation
o Application and Essays
o Application Fee/Fee Waiver
o Standardized Testing
o Transcript and Required School Forms
o Interview
o Arts Portfolio
o Guidelines for Home-Schooled Applicants
o After Submitting Your Application
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Transfer Applicants

 International Applicants
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Veterans and ROTC

 Undocumented Applicants
 QuestBridge