How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Stanford University admits about 3.6% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,510 and 1,580 on the SAT or between 34 and 35 on the ACT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 19.2% receive Pell Grants and 30.3% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 3.2%. Stanford offers work-study as part of its aid structure, per the financial aid page. Azimuth ranks Stanford University #216 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the structural constraint that a highly selective admission funnel imposes: at an admit rate of 3.6%, the number of Pell-eligible and first-generation students Stanford University enrolls is limited relative to institutions that open their doors to a broader share of applicants. The six-year graduation rate is 91.9%, and 87.6% of Pell-eligible students complete within that window — a completion outcome that reflects strong institutional support for the low-income students who do gain admission. Azimuth ranks Stanford University #149 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates have median earnings of $134,300 on a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 99.8 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The low-income cohort is comparatively small — 19.2% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants — so the median reflects outcomes for a narrower group of students rather than a population-wide pattern. The pattern that Azimuth's access-versus-mobility analysis surfaces here is clear: low-income students who gain admission complete at high rates and reach earnings outcomes that rank among the strongest in the country, but the institution's admission scale limits how many students benefit from that pathway.
Stanford University admits about 3.6% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,510 and 1,580 on the SAT or between 34 and 35 on the ACT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 19.2% receive Pell Grants and 30.3% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 3.2%. Stanford offers work-study as part of its aid structure, per the financial aid page. Azimuth ranks Stanford University #216 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the structural constraint that a highly selective admission funnel imposes: at an admit rate of 3.6%, the number of Pell-eligible and first-generation students Stanford University enrolls is limited relative to institutions that open their doors to a broader share of applicants. The six-year graduation rate is 91.9%, and 87.6% of Pell-eligible students complete within that window — a completion outcome that reflects strong institutional support for the low-income students who do gain admission. Azimuth ranks Stanford University #149 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates have median earnings of $134,300 on a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 99.8 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The low-income cohort is comparatively small — 19.2% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants — so the median reflects outcomes for a narrower group of students rather than a population-wide pattern. The pattern that Azimuth's access-versus-mobility analysis surfaces here is clear: low-income students who gain admission complete at high rates and reach earnings outcomes that rank among the strongest in the country, but the institution's admission scale limits how many students benefit from that pathway.
Stanford University admits about 3.6% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,510 and 1,580 on the SAT or between 34 and 35 on the ACT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 19.2% receive Pell Grants and 30.3% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 3.2%. Stanford offers work-study as part of its aid structure, per the financial aid page. Azimuth ranks Stanford University #216 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the structural constraint that a highly selective admission funnel imposes: at an admit rate of 3.6%, the number of Pell-eligible and first-generation students Stanford University enrolls is limited relative to institutions that open their doors to a broader share of applicants. The six-year graduation rate is 91.9%, and 87.6% of Pell-eligible students complete within that window — a completion outcome that reflects strong institutional support for the low-income students who do gain admission. Azimuth ranks Stanford University #149 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates have median earnings of $134,300 on a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 99.8 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The low-income cohort is comparatively small — 19.2% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants — so the median reflects outcomes for a narrower group of students rather than a population-wide pattern. The pattern that Azimuth's access-versus-mobility analysis surfaces here is clear: low-income students who gain admission complete at high rates and reach earnings outcomes that rank among the strongest in the country, but the institution's admission scale limits how many students benefit from that pathway.
