Application Timeline & Deadlines
Proposed start quarter: Autumn 2025
| June 1, 2024 | Knight-Hennessy Scholars (KHS) application opens |
| September 12, 2024 | CEE Application opens. |
| September 17, 2024; 2:00pm Pacific Time | CEE Graduate Application Information Session recording (passcode: 3gw#LYYm); Correction about academic credential evaluation for international students: Institutions in China: We require your transcript and degree certificate to be verified by the China Credentials Verification agency (CSSD). All other institutions outside the United States: We require a credential evaluation from World Education Services. |
| Early Fall | All TOEFL tests should be taken in early fall to ensure a timely submission. |
| October 9, 2024, 1:00pm Pacific Time | Knight-Hennessy Scholars (KHS) Application Deadline |
| by November 19, 2024 | Application fee waiver deadline is two weeks before the department deadline (in early December). Application fee waivers are requested through the online application after you start it. Fee waiver requests are not accepted through email. Fee waiver awards run out, so we encourage you to apply as soon as the application opens. |
| 11:59pm, December 3, 2024, Pacific Time | Application deadline for all PhDs. Application deadline for all Master's. Application deadline for coterms. All supporting materials must be received. *For those applying to KHS, this CEE Application Deadline is: TBD. |
| February-April 2025 | Admission decisions are released. If necessary, the process can stretch longer. |
| March 2025 TBD | Visit Day - for accepted students only. |
| April 15, 2025 | Deadline for admitted students to respond to offers of admission. |
| June 30, 2025 | Deferral request deadline to change starting quarter from Autumn 2024 to Autumn 2025 |
| TBD | New Graduate Student Orientation. More information on this event will be distributed to newly admitted students over the summer. |
| in late September, 2025 | First day of classes. |
Proposed start quarter: Autumn 2024
| July 7, 2023 | Knight-Hennessy Scholars (KHS) application opens |
| September 15, 2023 | CEE Application opens. |
| Early Fall | All TOEFL tests should be taken in early fall to ensure a timely submission. |
| October 11, 2023 | Knight-Hennessy Scholars (KHS) Application Deadline: 1pm PST, Oct. 11, 2023 |
| Early Fall | Application fee waiver deadline is two weeks before department deadlines.Fee waiver awards run out quickly, so we encourage you to apply as soon as the application opens. |
| December 5, 2023 | Application deadline for all PhDs.Application deadline for all Master's degrees.All supporting materials must be received.*For those applying to KHS, this CEE Application Deadline is December 1, 2023. |
| February-April 2024 | Admission decisions are released. If necessary, the process can stretch longer. |
| March 2024 TBD | Visit Day - for accepted students only. |
| April 15, 2024 | Deadline for admitted students to respond to offers of admission. |
| June 30, 2024 | Deferral request deadline to change starting quarter from Autumn 2024 to Autumn 2025 |
| September 19, 2024 | New Graduate Student Orientation. More information on this event will be distributed to newly admitted students over the summer. |
| September 23, 2024 | First day of classes. |
Decisions
Decisions are based on a comprehensive evaluation of each applicant’s file. PhD admission decisions are typically available by early March and MS admission decisions are typically available by early April. All applicants will be notified via email of admissions decisions.
Deferral Requests
Admitted students are expected to enroll in the program in September of the year they are admitted. Deferral requests from admitted students will be reviewed by the admissions committee on a case-by-case basis. The maximum length of an admissions deferral granted by Stanford is one year. Typically, deferral requests are only approved for military, medical, visa, or education-related purposes.
Decision Feedback
Feedback is not available to applicants denied admission. We recognize that you devote a great deal of time and effort to your application, and may wish to discuss it with a member of our admissions committee or a faculty member. Regrettably, we are unable to provide individual feedback to any applicant.