Stanford University

As the name of the intake suggests, the Restrictive Early Action at Stanford restricts International not apply for any other private university's Early Action or Early Decision program, so apply only if you meet the given conditions -

• Stanford is the only choice you have
• Your academic profile (grades 9 to 11th) is already outstanding

Apply for Regular Decision if you need time to retake SAT/ACT exams, boost scores or complete extracurricular projects. 

The UG students who received an offer letter from Stanford University should confirm their enrollment and accept the offer by Early May 2026. 

The mentioned deadline is applicable to both kinds of Stanford applications: Early Action and Regular Decision. For Stanford PG courses, the date would be mentioned in the offer letter as the deadlines can vary. 

Mostly for UG courses, Stanford Uni do not need language proficiency scores. It is not a mandatory requirement. Students can send the test scores if they want to. English is a pre-requisite for studied at Stanford University. 

Stanford Uni meets the full financial need of the UG students. The tuition fee is covered for the students with family income under USD 150,000. Whereas, for students with tuition, room, and board, are covered for undergraduates with family incomes below USD 100,000. 

There are many transportation services at Stanford like Parking facilities and shuttle service. There are sustainable commuting options so you can get around campus without car. Other services include emergency rides.

Both of the institutions are insanely tough to get into, but Indian students may have a better shot at MIT admissions rather than Stanford University. Given are the pointers - 

• The reason being the MIT acceptance rate is 4.5% and for Stanford, it is just 3.61%.
• To get into either of these universities, Indian students need to do extraordinarily well in academics, essays, interviews and extracurriculars.

Based on an unofficial source,   the Engineering department of Stanford University enrolls the the highest number of students each year. Look at the pointers given below -

• The most popular courses, Indian students apply for are in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.
• Additionally, the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) also has a huge number of Indian students under its wings. 

Yes, for all new Indian students, it is important to go through an orientation program.

The orientation is mandatory for the knowledge of the student dorms and living in the US. 

Generally, international students should submit their test scores and recommendation letters as early as possible, meaning shortly after the main deadline. Given below are the guidelines for the same: 

• It should be done to ensure review of the application (ideally within 1 to 2 weeks).
• If the test scores are delayed then the self-reported scores can be considered, but for the initial review only.
• After getting the conditional letter, the applicant should submit this along with other admission requirements at Stanford.

Given that the US visa processing takes a few weeks, it is important for Indian applicants to apply and submit their financial documents early. The safest deadline for the same is Jun 1, 2026. 

Some of the Stanford courses may have earlier requirements and deadlines too. After a student submits these docs succesfully, they are then issued an I-20 by the Bechtel International Center.