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Stanford University

Stanford University
450 Jane Stanford Way
Stanford, CA 94305

Official telephone: (650) 723-2091
Fax number: (650) 723-6050
Website: https://www.stanford.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2023 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid homepage: https://
www.financialaid.stanford.edu/
undergrad/how/calculator/
index.html#net-price-calculator

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $57,693; $57,693 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,350
Combined room and board expenses: $18,619

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoN/A
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoN/A

Applied for financial aid:
62% of first-year students
56% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
79% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
73% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
2% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
97% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% for first-year students
100% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$66,562 for first-year students
$65,175 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$63,208 for first-year students
$61,412 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,831 for first-year students
$3,070 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,112 for first-year students
$3,647 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$0 for first-year students
$26,426 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • athletic scholarships

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