Is it easy for Indians to adjust at Stanford?
Adjusting at Stanford depends from student to student. The University offers variety of courses at UG, PG, Doctorate levels. There are also communities for Indian students at Stanford University known as SIA (Stanford India Association) which throws party for different Indian festivals like Holi and
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The Indian students who are willing to get into LL.M. Courses at Stanford University can apply via online portal named LSAC. The University offers 2 LL.M. Courses which is very popular and opted by students from all over the world. The application fee for LL.M. Courses are USD 85 which is around INR
Yes, it is right to say that it is very tough to get into Stanford University, the overall acceptance rate of the University is very low at only 3.6% suggesting throat-cut competition for the students who are interested in getting into the University.
Stanford University has been rated very highly time and time again. As per Shiksha's popularity Ranking, the University is placed at #2 for its LLM Courses. According to ARWU, the rankings for the year 2026 is not available but for the year 2025, Stanford University is ranked at #10 for Law.
There are only 2 LL.M. courses available for Indian students at Stanford for a time frame of 12 months to 4 years. The tuition fee lies around INR 70.36 L – 73.18 L. The other fee components are given in the table below:
Fee Component | Tuition Fee |
|---|---|
Tuition | INR 70.36 L – 73.18 L |
Hostel | INR 20.15 L - 23.71 L |
Insurance | INR 7.24 L |
Transportation | INR 1.74 L - 2.32 L |
Others | INR 11.78 L - 13.94 L |
Total | INR 1.12 Cr - 1.21 Cr |
UCLA and Stanford are both equally good for other PG programs but there are a few factors to be certain like the acceptance rate, rankings and the affordability.
Particulars for Other PG programs | Stanford University | University of California, Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|
Shiksha Popularity Ranking | #2 | #7 |
Tuition Fee | INR 50 L – 58 L | INR 25.86 L - 38.3 L |
General acceptance rates | 3.6% | 8.97% |
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