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Common Data Set 2025-2026

Stanford Average GPA and Acceptance Rate

Official figures from Stanford's own Common Data Set for the first-years who enrolled in Fall 2025, and a checker to see where your GPA falls.

Average GPA

3.94

Had a 4.0

72.97%

Acceptance rate

3.8%

Applicants

60,646

Where does your GPA fall?

The Common Data Set groups GPAs on a 4.0 scale. Work yours out with the high school GPA calculator.

Enter your GPA to see where it falls among Stanford's Fall 2025 first-years.

High school GPA of Fall 2025 first-years (CDS item C11)

GPA Share of first-years
4.0
72.97%
3.75 to 3.99
16.17%
3.50 to 3.74
7.89%
3.25 to 3.49
2.89%
3.00 to 3.24
0.08%
2.50 to 2.99
—
2.0 to 2.49
—
1.0 to 1.99
—
Below 1.0
—

Shares as printed in the CDS. "—" means the cell is blank in the CDS.

Stanford admissions, Fall 2025

First-year applicants60,646
Admitted2,302
Enrolled1,839
Acceptance rate (admitted ÷ applied)3.8%
Average high school GPA (enrolled)3.94
Enrolled first-years who submitted a GPA69.60%

What these numbers mean

  • The average and the bands describe first-years who enrolled in Fall 2025, not everyone who was admitted, and only those with a high school GPA on file (69.60% of the class).
  • The Common Data Set does not say whether these GPAs are weighted or unweighted.
  • Only 69.60% of Stanford's Fall 2025 first-years submitted a high school GPA, and the average covers those students.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average GPA at Stanford?
3.94 for first-years who enrolled in Fall 2025, according to Stanford's Common Data Set 2025-2026 (item C12). 69.60% of them submitted a high school GPA.

What GPA do you need to get into Stanford?
Stanford's Common Data Set reports the GPAs of the first-years who enrolled. In Fall 2025, 72.97% had a 4.0 and 89.1% had 3.75 or higher. Enter your GPA above to see where yours falls.

What is Stanford's acceptance rate?
3.8% for Fall 2025: 2,302 of 60,646 first-year applicants were admitted and 1,839 enrolled (Common Data Set item C1). The rate is admitted divided by applied.

Is Stanford's average GPA weighted or unweighted?
The Common Data Set does not say. It groups GPAs on a 4.0 scale.

Source

Stanford University, Common Data Set 2025-2026, items C1, C11 and C12: the document we read, linked from Stanford's Common Data Set page. Figures are copied as printed; the acceptance rate is worked out from them. Checked 26 September 2026.

Average GPA at other universities

UCLA 3.94 USC 3.85 NYU 3.81 Harvard 4.22 UC Berkeley 3.90 Penn State 3.67 UC San Diego 3.88 Purdue 3.81 UC Davis 4.03 Boston University 3.86 Georgia Tech 4.17 Arizona State 3.52 University of Michigan 3.9 UNC Chapel Hill 4.47 University of Florida 3.9 Columbia 4.25

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