Prospective Graduate Students

Thank you for your interest in Stanford's Statistics graduate degree programs.

Please take a look at our Academic Programs webpage for details about our program options.

Stanford's Guide on Getting into Grad School also provides information for prospective applicants to consider before starting their application.

The department is unable to provide any admissions counseling, such as advising or assessment of an applicant's qualifications and therefore does not respond to such requests. Applicants must determine eligibility before starting the application. Eligibility and application requirements are set by the University. The GRE general test is required as part of both the MS and PhD applications.

IMPORTANT: Effective May 2024, the GRE Math Subject Test is optional for the PhD program. Applicants to both the PhD and MS programs are still required to take the GRE General Test.

Our graduate admissions and degree program pages address all the relevant information. Please refer to the MS or PhD links to the left for further admissions information.

We address the logistics of completing the degree programs on their respective Frequently Asked Questions pages.

Unfortunately, the Statistics department does not have staff dedicated to scheduled or drop-in visits from prospective graduate students, although they are welcome to visit Stanford's campus.

Application Deadlines:

External Applicants

Announcements

The Stanford University application system will open in late September. Please check our admissions pages this summer for further information or changes.

Please do not send status inquiries or admissions questions to the faculty, staff or students in the Statistics department; they are under no obligation to respond.