Stanford will forgo Cal Grants to keep legacy admissions considerations in place despite California’s new statewide ban.

Stanford University has confirmed its admissions policies for fall 2026 will continue considering legacy status, a decision ...

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Stanford University will require applicants to submit standardized test ...

New admissions criteria announced a continuation of legacy consideration and a reinstatement of the standardized testing ...

Stanford University will require SAT or ACT scores for Fall 2026 admissions, ending its test-optional policy. The university ...

Stanford University stopped short on Monday of pledging to comply with a new California law banning legacy admissions, while other prestigious institutions committed to upholding the newly passed ...

In 2019, 16.2% of Stanford University’s accepted applicants were children whose parents attended Stanford, while 1.5% of all accepted applicants had donated to the university.

In 2022, nearly 14% of Stanford University’s new admissions had ties to donors or alumni, according to Ting’s office.

Claremont McKenna College is one of the California private colleges that used legacy admissions in 2022 that will be affected by a new state law that will ban the practice that Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

At one school, Northeastern University Oakland, fewer than 10 students who were admitted based on legacy ties did not meet the school’s admissions criteria last fall.

This advantage, known as legacy admissions, has long been controversial, but it’s come under heightened scrutiny in the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling against college admissions ...