General
Information
Admission
Financial Aid
Student Body
The objective of Stanford University,
Jane and Leland Stanford wrote in their Founding Grant
in 1885, is "to qualify its students for personal
success, and direct usefulness in life; And its
purposes, to promote the public welfare by exercising an
influence in behalf of humanity and civilization,
teaching the blessings of liberty regulated by law, and
inculcating love and reverence for the great principles
of government as derived from the inalienable rights of
man to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
California Governor and U.S. Senator Leland Stanford made his money as a railroad entrepreneur. He made history with the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. He spent
multiple millions, however, to build a university and name it for his only son, Leland Jr., who died at 15 of typhoid fever.
"The children of California shall be our children," Stanford told his wife.
Leland Stanford Junior University opened in 1891; its first student was future President Herbert Hoover. Stanford's first president, David Starr Jordan, told that initial class that
"[we are] hallowed by no traditions . . . hampered by
none. [Stanford's] fingerposts all point forward."
Today, Stanford is recognized as one of the world's leading universities. It seeks to find solutions to the great challenges of the day and to prepare its students
for becoming the next generation of leaders. Stanford undergraduates have the chance to participate in a remarkable range of activities: from academic courses taught by renowned
professors and opportunities for research, independent study and public service to an extraordinary breadth of extracurricular activities.
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Students who derive pleasure from learning for its own sake thrive at
Stanford. The school particularly seeks distinctive students who exhibit energy,
curiosity and a love of learning in their classes and lives. Not surprisingly for a
school in the heart of California, Stanford also emphatically seeks diversity in its
student body. Stanford undergraduates enjoy an approximate 6.4 to 1 student-to-faculty
ratio and the university provides small classes and opportunities to work closely with
faculty from the beginning of freshman year. Many students become involved in faculty
research or develop their own projects and discover the excitement of being at the
edge of a field and advancing the frontier of knowledge.
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The University emphasizes multidisciplinary research and teaching
as demonstrated in recent university-wide initiatives on human health, the environment
and sustainability, international affairs and the arts. These initiatives offer faculty
and students the opportunities for collaboration across disciplines that are key to
future success. Stanford offers three undergraduate degrees – Bachelor of Arts,
Bachelor of Sciences, and Bachelor of Arts and Sciences. Each degree program is
designed to achieve balance between depth and breadth of knowledge – and
between specialization and exploration.
General
Information
Stanford
University
Office of Undergraduate Admission
355 Galvez Street
Stanford, CA 94305-3020
Phone: 650.723.2091
Private
Founded 1891
No religious
affiliation
Suburban
Quarter
Admission Director: Shawn L. Abbott
Phone: 650.723.2091
Email: admission@stanford.edu
Restrictive Early
Action
Restrictive Early Action application deadline:
November 1.
Decisions are mailed in mid-December.
Regular
Decision
Regular decision deadline: January 1
Decisions are mailed by April 1.
Transfers
Transfer application deadline: March 15
Decisions are mailed in late May.
Test scores
Stanford accepts scores from either the SAT or the ACT.
ACT scores must include the Writing Test.
SAT Subject Tests are not required but are strongly
recommended. Applicants are advised to provide 2 test
scores, preferably including a Math Level 2 exam score.
Campus visit: Recommended.
Interview:
Stanford does not offer interviews.
Restrictive Early Action acceptance rate: 12.7%
Overall acceptance rate: 7%
SAT score (25/75 percentile) 2040-2330
ACT score (25/75 percentile) 31-34
Tuition
and fees for 2010-2011: $39,138
Room
and board for 2010-2011: $11,876
Average financial aid package for 2010-2011: $40,593
Percent who receive financial aid:
51%
Stanford follows a need-blind admissions policy for US
citizens and permanent residents.
Undergrad student body 6,889
Greek life: 16%
6 year grad rate: 95%
Out of state students: 55%
Top 10% of high school class: 90%
Women: 48%
International: 7%
Students living in campus housing: 91%
Freshmen and first-year transfers are required to live
on campus.
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