Required Tests

Educational Testing Services (ETS) administers required exams. Applicants are encouraged to register early to maximize the chances of scheduling preferred test dates and times. For details and registration information explore the ETS web site.

Reporting Scores  

Official scores must be reported directly to Stanford from Educational Testing Services. Stanford’s ETS institutional code is 4704.  Individual department code numbers are not necessary.  As long as the institutional code of 4704 is selected, the score will be electronically delivered to Stanford.

GRE (Graduate Recprd Examination) General Test

Scores from the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test are required of all applicants. In addition, some departments also require the subject exam. Refer to programs.

• Scores expire after five years and will not be available from ETS.
• Test scores received by Graduate Admissions prior to September 1, 2011 are no longer retained on file. If you had ETS send test scores to Stanford but you did NOT submit an application, you must request that ETS resend the scores if you submit an application in the future.
• Find GRE (Graduate Record Exam) information here.

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Adequate command of spoken and written English is required for admission. Applicants whose first language is not English must submit an official test score from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

• Scores must be submitted from a test taken within the last eighteen months.
• Exceptions are granted for applicants who have earned a U.S. bachelor’s or master’s degree from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting association in the United States, or equivalent of either degree from a university of recognized standing in countries where all instruction is provided in English.    For example, applicants with degrees from: Australia, Canada (except Quebec), New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Ireland, Whales) are exempt from taking the TOEFL. 
• Applicants with degrees from countries where English is spoken but not all courses provided in English are not exempt from taking the TOEFL.
• US citizenship does not automatically exempt an applicant from taking the TOEFL; if the applicant’s first language is not English.
• Minimum TOEFL Requirements:  Evidence of adequate English proficiency must be submitted before enrollment is approved by Graduate Admissions.