Stanford University

GMAT scores are one of the crucial criteria during admission and are submitted by students to improve their profiles. 58% class submitted GMAT scores, and 42% submitted GRE scores. There is no ideal score provided by students to get into the Stanford MA. According to the university student profile 2026, an average score of 738 was scored by the applicants who were selected.

As per a ranking body, Stanford is popular for many programs like International Education, Art History, Asian Studies, German Studies, History, and more. Students can check some popular MA programs at Stanford along with the tuition fees:

Students who have scored high in their UG degree and have some job experience or done some internship in the similar subjects should think of taking admission at Stanford for MA. Philosophy, Psychology, International Education, Art History, Asian Studies, German Studies, History, and more, are some popular program.

Indian students who want to join the MA programme at Stanford University should have a UG degree to fulfill the qualification. A job experience and a GPA of 3.5 can add a positive impression. They should submit LOR, SOP, transcripts, resume, and English language requirements.

Yes, Stanford University offers 1-2 year MA programme to international students. Some popular programs are Philosophy, Psychology, International Education, Art History, Asian Studies, German Studies, History, and more. The programme is of 1-2 year and tuition fees is between INR 26L and INR 72L.

Yes portfolio is important requirement that you must provide Stanford University if you need admission in Design course. You should have already mastered some basic skills that you can bring for the program such as quick idea sketching, product rendering, prototype building, etc. 

Stanford University does not mention it anywhere that students must have prior experience or employment in Design to get into Design program. But university expect or want students to try to make impact the world through design and design thinking. 

For 2026 entry into MS Design at Stanford, application will opened in mid-September 2025 on university official portal. The application for this program closed on Dec 02,  2025. No applications are accepted after this deadline. 

No Stanford Design programs are not yet offered at PhD level. The highest level in which Design courses are available is Master level. But the curriculum of MS Design program is such that you can smoothly shift to another Ph.D. programme in Science or Engineering field.