Prospective Students

Prospective Undergraduates

Considering Stanford University? Prospective freshmen and transfers can access complete information, register for virtual visit programs, and engage with us on our Undergraduate Admission website.

Graduate Programs and Admission

Stanford University has over 9,000 graduate students pursuing degrees in more than 65 departments and programs within 7 schools. Requirements for admission vary greatly among departments and programs. Therefore, we encourage interested students to consult the Web sites of the department, program, or school of interest to find out more about applying to specific departments prior to visiting.

Graduate Admissions in the Office of the Registrar provides application information and materials for nearly all graduate degree programs. See Graduate Admissions or call (650) 723-4291.

Also see:

• Graduate School of Business
• Law School
• School of Engineering
• School of Medicine

School Groups and Community-Based Organizations

Unfortunately, due to public health concerns with regard to COVID-19, Stanford is not offering tours of any kind at this point. High school groups and academic community-based organizations interested in virtual programming can send an email to to receive updated information about potential seasonal offerings.

Updated on August 14, 2020 4:15 PM