From the Stanford University Founding Grant, November 11, 1885:
...the Nature, Object, and Purposes of the Institution Hereby Founded, to Be:
Its nature, that of a university with such seminaries of learning as shall make it of the highest grade, including mechanical institutes, museums, galleries of art, laboratories, and conservatories, together with all things necessary for the study of agriculture in all its branches, and for mechanical training, and the studies and exercises directed to the cultivation and enlargement of the mind:
Its object, to qualify its students for personal success, and direct usefulness in life;
And its purposes, to promote the public welfare by exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and civilization, teaching the blessings of liberty regulated by law, and inculcating love and reverence for the great principles of government as derived from the inalienable rights of man to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Admission Considerations:
Secondary school GPA (Recommended), Secondary school record (Required), Completion of college-prepatory program (Recommended), Recommendations (Required), Admission test scores (Required), TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) (Recommended)
Test Scores (2006) :
25th Percentile
75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading
660
760
SAT Math
680
780
SAT Writing
660
760
ACT Composite
28
33
ACT English
29
34
ACT Math
28
34
Notes:
25th Percentile = 25% of students scored at or below
75th Percentile = 25% of students scored above
Tuition and Fees :
Undergraduate Academic Year Cost:
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
Tuition and fees
$31,452
$33,264
$35,089
Books and supplies
$1,260
$1,290
$1,335
Room and board (on campus)
$9,932
$10,367
$10,808
Financial Aid Information:
Financial Aid Office Phone: (650) 723-3058
Percentage of students receiving any financial aid: 72%
Average amount of types of financial aid received from:
Federal Grants: $5,401
State/Local Grants: $9,648
Institutional Grants: $22,691
Student Loans: $4,271
