Transfer Application Requirements

Checklist

Required Application Components

• Coalition Application or Common Application
• $90 nonrefundable application fee or fee waiver request 
  
• ACT or SAT test scores (refer to testing for score reporting policies)
• Official high school transcript (should include your graduation date). Visit our Transcripts and College Report page for information about equivalent documents you may submit.
• Official transcript(s) from every college/university attended
• College Report (a form completed by a school official that provides information about your standing at your current or most recent institution)
• Letters of recommendation from two academic instructors

Optional Arts Portfolio

• The Arts Portfolio is optional and may be submitted to highlight extraordinary talent in the arts.

After submitting your application

• You will receive an application acknowledgement email from Stanford once your application has been processed. Double-check that your email address is valid to ensure you receive all correspondence.
• Check your Stanford portal regularly to track the receipt of all required materials.
• Add admission@stanford.edu to your email address book or safe senders list.
• Consider applying for financial aid. Visit financialaid.stanford.edu for deadlines and details.

Stanford reserves the right to evaluate an application and render a final decision even if all pieces of the application have not been received.

Applicants are limited to a total of three applications for undergraduate admission, whether for freshman admission, transfer admission or a combination of both. If you have submitted fewer than three applications to Stanford, you may reapply.

Updated on July 29, 2021 5:08 PM