Stanford University

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.  

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.

The Stanford University admission notifications are released at the same time for domestic students as well as international students including the Indian applicants. These results are generally released in early April. 

Generally, these decisions are posted on the applicant status page and it is also shared via the registered email of the student. 

Stanford Uni rankings in the QS Global MBA rankings 2026 is #4. This indicates that for MBA course, Stanford is a top university in the world. In 2025 Business school rankings by U.S. News, Stanford ranks at No. 2. 

Stanford application deadlines vary as per the courses. UG courses of Stanford Uni have two types of application deadlines types, Restrictive Early Action and Regular Decision. The application deadlines for Stanford Uni UG and MBA courses are given below: 

UG

MBA

In 1892, Stanford University Alumni Association was established by the university's first graduates. More than 220,000 Stanford alumni members are there. Famous alumni of this university are: 

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.