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Admissions Overview
Application Deadlines
Restrictive Early Action: Nov. 1
Regular Decision: Jan. 5
Common App
Accepted
Class Rank
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SAT/ACT
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Recommendation Letters
2 Teacher Recommendations
1 Counselor Recommendation
TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge or Duolingo
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Popular Majors
17% Computer and Information Sciences
Stanford's computer science majors undertake research in areas of artificial intelligence, robotics, foundations of computer science, scientific computing, systems and more.
16% Engineering
Stanford Engineering has been at the forefront of innovation for nearly a century, creating pivotal technologies that have transformed IT, communications, health care, energy, business and beyond.
14% Social Sciences
Branches of social science include anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology. The students examine the economic aspects of modern society.
6% Mathematics
Students are taught to appreciate the practical and creative aspects of mathematics. As they learn, they see that the logical structure of theorems, proofs and classifications has an aesthetic appeal.
5% Physical Sciences
Physical science is the study of the inorganic world. The four main branches of physical science are astronomy, physics, chemistry, and the Earth sciences, which include meteorology and geology.
4% Human Biology
Human Biology majors take an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the human being from biological, behavioural, social, and cultural perspectives.