3.8%
2,302 admitted
from 60,646 apps
Applications60,646
Overall admit rate3.8%
Enrolled1,839 · 79.8% yield
Admitted from waitlist57 of 669
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Recs, Rigor of HS record, Test scores, Talent
Important factorsFirst-gen
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#1
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Mobile/Web Applications
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Mobile/Web Applications#126
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Data Analytics/Science#226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Theory#226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Mechanical (Doctorate)#226
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference17
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$100
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/5 → 1-Apr → 1-May
Early action11/1 → 12/15 · restrictive
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyRequired
Admissions URLhttps://admission.stanford.edu/
Admissions emailadmission@stanford.edu
Admissions phone(650) 723-2091
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Harvard University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Harvard University MA · Private (nonprofit)4.2%——
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA · Private (nonprofit)4.6%15504K
Princeton University NJ · Private (nonprofit)4.4%15305K
Yale University CT · Private (nonprofit)4.8%15306K
Columbia University NY · Private (nonprofit)3.9%15409K
University of Pennsylvania PA · Private (nonprofit)4.9%—10K
California Institute of Technology CA · Private (nonprofit)2.6%—987
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.