When can I apply for Stanford University admissions?

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Anushree Sinha
a year ago

Stanford University allows overseas undergraduate candidates to apply for admissions in one of the two application deadlines: Restrictive Early Decision and Regular Decision. Given below are the application deadlines of Stanford for first-year students:

Event

Restrictive
Early Action

Regular
Decision

Application with Optional Arts Portfolio 

Oct 15, 2025

Dec 5, 2025

 

Application Deadline

Nov 1, 2025

Jan 5, 2026

 

Notification of Missing Documents

Mid-Nov, 2025

Mid-Feb 2026

 

Decision Released By

Mid-Dec 2025

Early-Apr 2026

 

Student Reply Date

May 1, 2026

May 1, 2026

 

 

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