Editing Stanford University (section)

=== Admissions ===
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! colspan="10" |First-time fall freshman statistics
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!2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stanford University Common Data Set 2021–2022 |date=<!--Undated--> |publisher=Stanford Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support |url=https://ucomm.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2022/01/stanford_cds_2021_2022.pdf |access-date=March 20, 2022 |quote=For common datasets from 2008–present, see ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/ |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126031724/https://ucomm.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2022/01/stanford_cds_2021_2022.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>
!2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stanford University Common Data Set 2020–2021 |date=<!--Undated--> |publisher=Stanford Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support |url=https://ucomm.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/06/stanford_cds_2020_2021_v5.pdf |access-date=August 20, 2021 |quote=For common datasets from 2008–present, see ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/ |archive-date=August 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827203554/https://ucomm.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/06/stanford_cds_2020_2021_v5.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
!2019<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=<!--Undated--> |title=Stanford University Common Data Set 2019–2020 |url=https://ucomm.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2019/12/stanford-cds-2019.pdf |access-date=August 20, 2021 |publisher=Stanford Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support |language=en-US |quote=For common datasets from 2008–present, see ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/ |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018233630/https://ucomm.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2019/12/stanford-cds-2019.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
!2018<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stanford University Common Data Set 2018–2019 |date=<!--Undated--> |publisher=Stanford Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support |url=https://ucomm.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2019/01/stanford-cds-2018.pdf |access-date=August 20, 2021 |quote=For common datasets from 2008–present, see ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/ |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913233507/https://ucomm.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2019/01/stanford-cds-2018.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
!2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stanford University Common Data Set 2017–2018 |date=<!--Undated--> |publisher=Stanford Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support |url=https://ucomm.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2018/06/stanford-cds-2017.pdf |access-date=August 20, 2021 |quote=For common datasets from 2008–present, see ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/ |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913233507/https://ucomm.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2018/06/stanford-cds-2017.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Applicants
|55,471
|45,227
|47,498
|47,452
|44,073
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Admits
|2,190
|2,349
|2,062
|2,071
|2,085
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Admit rate
|3.9%
|5.19%
|4.34%
|4.36%
|4.73%
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Enrolled
|1,757
|1,607
|1,701
|1,697
|1,703
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Yield (college admissions)|Yield]]
|80.23%
|68.41%
|82.49%
|81.94%
|81.68%
|- style="text-align:center;"
!SAT range
|1420–1570
|1420–1550
|1440–1550
|1420–1570
|1390–1540
|- style="text-align:center;"
!ACT range
|32–35
|31–35
|32–35
|32–35
|32–35
|}
Stanford is considered by ''[[U.S. News & World Report|US News]]'' to be 'most selective' with an acceptance rate of 4%, one of the lowest 
among US universities. Half of the applicants accepted to Stanford have an [[SAT]] score between 1440 and 1570 or an [[ACT (test)|ACT]] score between 32 and 35, typically with a GPA of 3.94 or higher. Admissions officials consider a student's [[Grading in education|grade point average]] to be an important academic factor, with emphasis on an applicant's high school class rank and letters of recommendation.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Stanford University |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/stanford-university-1305/applying |access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=[[US News]] |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913234021/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/stanford-university-1305/applying |url-status=live }}</ref> In terms of non-academic materials as of 2019, Stanford ranks extracurricular activities, talent/ability and character/personal qualities as 'very important' in making first-time, first-year admission decisions, while ranking the interview, whether the applicant is a first-generation university applicant, [[legacy preferences]], volunteer work and work experience as 'considered'.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-31 |title=Frosh of '28 admitted to the Farm |url=https://stanforddaily.com/2024/03/31/frosh-of-28-admitted-to-the-farm/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |language=en-US |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913234012/https://stanforddaily.com/2024/03/31/frosh-of-28-admitted-to-the-farm/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Of those students accepted to Stanford's Class of 2026, 1,736 chose to attend, of which 21% were first-generation college students.

Stanford's admission process is [[Need-blind admission|need-blind]] for U.S. citizens and permanent residents;<ref>{{cite web |title=Undergraduate Basics |url=https://financialaid.stanford.edu/undergrad/ |website=Financial Aid |publisher=Stanford University |access-date=4 May 2023 |archive-date=May 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504072114/https://financialaid.stanford.edu/undergrad/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while it is not need-blind for international students, 64% are on need-based aid, with an average aid package of $31,411.<ref name="CDS">{{cite web |title=Stanford Common Data Set 2019–2020 |url=https://ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/ |publisher=Stanford University |access-date=May 10, 2020 |archive-date=April 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430215002/https://ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, the university awarded $126 million in need-based financial aid to 3,485 students, with an average aid package of $40,460.<ref name="CDS" /> Eighty percent of students receive some form of financial aid.<ref name="CDS" /> Stanford has a no-loan policy.<ref name="CDS" /> For undergraduates admitted starting in 2015, Stanford waives tuition, room, and board for most families with incomes below $65,000, and most families with incomes below $125,000 are not required to pay tuition; those with incomes up to $150,000 may have tuition significantly reduced.<ref name="FA">{{cite news |url=http://news.stanford.edu/news/2015/march/new-admits-finaid-032715.html |title=Stanford offers admission to 2,144 students, expands financial aid program |date=March 27, 2015 |agency=Stanford News |access-date=May 2, 2015 |archive-date=May 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501201610/http://news.stanford.edu/news/2015/march/new-admits-finaid-032715.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Seventeen percent of students receive [[Pell Grant]]s,<ref name="CDS" /> a common measure of low-income students at a college. In 2022, Stanford started its first dual-enrollment computer science program for high school students from low-income communities,<ref name="SRT">{{cite news |url=https://news.stanford.edu/report/2022/01/26/high-school-students-welcomed-stanford-family/ |title=High school students welcomed to the Stanford family |date=January 26, 2022 |agency=Stanford Report |access-date=September 18, 2022 |archive-date=September 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916163659/https://news.stanford.edu/report/2022/01/26/high-school-students-welcomed-stanford-family/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as a pilot project which then inspired the founding of the Qualia Global Scholars Program.<ref>{{cite web |author=Sha |first=Brian |date=April 10, 2022 |title=What I learned teaching a Stanford computer science class to high school students |url=https://stanforddaily.com/2022/04/10/what-i-learned-teaching-a-stanford-computer-science-class-to-high-school-students/ |access-date=September 18, 2022 |website=stanforddaily.com |publisher=[[The Stanford Daily]] |language=en-US |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172236/https://stanforddaily.com/2022/04/10/what-i-learned-teaching-a-stanford-computer-science-class-to-high-school-students/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Stanford plans to expand the program to include courses in Structured Liberal Education and writing.<ref name="SRT" />