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Overview
Applicants who hold a U.S. bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from colleges and universities of recognized standing are eligible to be considered for admission to non-matriculated graduate status at Stanford. Non-matriculated graduate student status is granted to students of demonstrated ability who are not seeking advanced degrees from Stanford University but who would benefit from course work at Stanford for a variety of reasons. Applicants may apply to take courses in only one department/program in a single quarter.
Only a limited number of departments/programs consider applications for general non-matriculated status.
Refer to the
Department of Interest
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Refer to the
General Non-Matriculated Status
section of the Stanford Bulletin for all relevant policies.
Application Timeline
Applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis. If you wish to apply for multiple quarters, you must submit one application per quarter.
Quarter
Application Open Date
Application Deadline
First Day of Classes
Winter 2025-2026
October 1, 2025
October 27, 2025
January 5, 2026
Spring 2025-2026
November 1, 2025
January 27, 2026
March 30, 2026
Summer 2025-2026
Not offered through this application. Visit
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Stanford Summer Session
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Autumn 2026-2027
July 1, 2026*
August 24, 2026*
September 22, 2026
*Dates subject to change
Tuition and Fees
The application fee is $125 and is nonrefundable. You will be prompted to pay the application fee at the time you submit your application.
Approved non-matriculated students are charged a minimum of the 8-10 unit graduate tuition rate for each quarter of enrollment, even if enrolled in fewer than 8 units.
For the 2025-2026 academic year, the 8-10 unit graduate tuition rates are as follows:
$13,770/quarter if all courses are outside the School of Engineering
$14,660/quarter if any course is in the School of Engineering
The per-unit tuition rate (3-7 units) is restricted to the populations listed in the
Stanford Bulletin
.
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Applicant Information
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Program Information
Department of Interest (
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If your department of interest is not listed, it does not accept applications for graduate non-matriculated study.
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Applied Physics
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Community Health and Prevention Research
Computational and Mathematical Engineering
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Education
Environmental Social Sciences
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If your intended term is not listed, it is unavailable at this time. Please refer to the Application Timeline at the top of this form.
Winter 2025-2026
Spring 2025-2026
Autumn 2026-2027
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Acknowledgment of Policies
Please review the following webpages before you apply:
Stanford Bulletin - Graduate Nonmatriculated Study
Stanford Graduate Admissions - Eligibility
Please check the boxes below to acknowledge all of the following before starting your application:
Please check the boxes below to acknowledge all of the following before starting your application:
I meet the minimum education requirements for graduate non-matriculated study (U.S. bachelor’s degree or international equivalent) as described on the Stanford Graduate Admissions Eligibility page.
I acknowledge that I may only apply to take courses through one department per quarter.
I understand that my application may be rejected if the course I request is not open to non-matriculated students, or if the course is listed under a department that does not accept applications for general non-matriculated status.
I understand that the $125 application fee is nonrefundable.
I understand that if my application is approved, I will be responsible for paying a minimum of the 8-10 unit graduate tuition rate (or the per-unit tuition rate for populations that qualify for an exception as listed in the Bulletin).
I consent to Stanford University’s collection and processing of any sensitive personal data contained in my application to evaluate my application and for the other purposes described in Stanford University’s Online Privacy Policy and Offline Privacy Policy.
Please check all boxes above before submitting this form.
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