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Official Admissions Statistics 2008 - 2009
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 25,299 |
| Admitted | 2,400 |
| Acceptance rate | 9.5% |
| Yield rate | 71.0% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Stanford University.
Stanford University's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 650 and 760
- Math: 680 and 780
- Writing: 670 and 760
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at Stanford University.
Stanford University's average composite ACT score falls between 30 and 34.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General (LL.M., M.C.L., M.L.I., M.S.L., J.S.D./S.J.D.) | 25 | 19 | 44 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 44 | 5 | 49 |
| African Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| Anthropology | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Applied Mathematics, Other | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Archeology | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Area Studies, Other | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Asian-American Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biochemistry | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biological & Physical Sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 27 | 20 | 47 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biophysics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business Administration/Management | 254 | 120 | 374 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services, | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Business/Managerial Operations, Other | 35 | 11 | 46 |
| Cell Physiology | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chemical Engineering | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Chemistry, General | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Chinese Language & Literature | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cinematography & Film/Video Production | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 68 | 46 | 114 |
| Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Comparative Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computational Mathematics | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| Computer Science | 80 | 15 | 95 |
| Developmental Biology & Embryology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| East Asian Studies | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Economics, General | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| Education, General | 56 | 114 | 170 |
| Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering | 32 | 4 | 36 |
| Engineering, Other | 47 | 30 | 77 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 13 | 38 | 51 |
| English Language & Literature/Letters, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Epidemiology | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, & Gender Studies, Other | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Film/Cinema Studies | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Foreign Languages/Modern Languages, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| French Language & Literature | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Geophysics & Seismology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| German Language & Literature | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services, Other | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, & Mexican-American/Chicano | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History, General | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Human/Medical Genetics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Immunology | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Industrial Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Industrial Management | 43 | 11 | 54 |
| Italian Language & Literature | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese Language & Literature | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Latin American Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Law (LL.B., J.D.) | 100 | 78 | 178 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences/Liberal Studies | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Linguistics | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Materials Engineering | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| Mathematics, General | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 31 | 5 | 36 |
| Medical Informatics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Medicine (MD) | 41 | 52 | 93 |
| Molecular Pharmacology | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Music, General | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Neuroscience | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Oncology & Cancer Biology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Philosophy | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| Philosophy & Religion, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Physics, General | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| Physics, Other | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Psychology, General | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Public Policy Analysis | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russian Language & Literature | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Science, Technology & Society | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Sociology | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Statistics, General | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| Structural Biology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Systems Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Women's Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1161 | 820 | 1981 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 15182 |
| Reported Results | 1853 |
| Accepted | 347 (19%) 19,81 |
| Rejected | 1506 |
| Attending | 127 |
| Yield Rate | 36% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.81 | 3.97 | 4.00 |
| SAT I | 2100 | 2265 | 2349 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 796 | 921 | 972 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.66 | 3.90 | 4.00 |
| SAT I | 2010 | 2190 | 2289 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 723 | 864 | 937 |
Stats last calculated: Yesterday (May 16, 2012)
Newest applicant: 0 days, 6 hours, and 48 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2008 - 2009 academic year.
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