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Application instructions and information about admissions requirements and procedures are available from the section of the Registrar's Office.
You may also contact Graduate Admissions at:
Graduate Admissions Office
Stanford University
630 Serra Street, Suite 120
Stanford, CA 94305-6032
Phone: (650) 723-4291
Email:
The application is accessed through Stanford's Graduate Admissions website.
All supporting material for online applications and all materials for those submitting paper applications must be postmarked by the appropriate application deadlines. Mail all material to:
iCME Graduate Admissions
Stanford University
496 Lomita Mall, Durand Building, Room 141
Stanford, CA 94305-4042
Phone: (650) 725-8594
Fax: (650) 736-8118
Email:
We recommend that you retain copies of the supporting documents that you send us and have your recommenders retain copies of what they send us in case they are lost or delivered to the wrong department.
Please keep your e-mail address current; you will be notified by e-mail with the admissions decision. All correspondence regarding your application and the notification of all admissions decisions are done via e-mail. Please contact the office if you wish to make any changes to your online application.
Make sure your first and last names remain consistent throughout the application process and in your correspondence with the department.
Online Application
Online applicants will receive an electronic confirmation from "Apply Yourself", the application interface used by the University. You will not receive a confirmation from iCME.
It is not necessary to mail a hardcopy of the application form once you submit an application online.
Paper Application
If you wish to request a paper application, submit an online request. Paper applications are processed directly by the Graduate Admissions Office from September through November only.
Please Note: You must send a check or money order for $20, made payable to Stanford University, with your request. All applicants must pay $20 (payable in US funds) to obtain a paper application, regardless of whether you are a US citizen/permanent resident or an international applicant.
Degree Programs
Applicants to the graduate program in iCME must apply either to the M.S. program or to the Ph.D. program, but not to both.
Every year a number of students from the iCME Masters program will qualify to enter the Ph.D. program by successfully completing the Ph.D. qualifying exams and aligning with a research advisor. Entering the M.S. program is by no means a guaranteed path to a Ph.D. in iCME, and subsequent admission into the Ph.D. program is far from assured. However, very strong students with insufficient background for Ph.D. admission may choose to enter the MS program to gain a thorough understanding of the core courses, to demonstrate academic potential at Stanford, and perhaps to align with a faculty member in research. All of these factors, along with passing the quals, can contribute to a strengthened application to a Ph.D. program at Stanford.
Admission to the Ph.D. program is much more competitive than to the M.S. program, so students interested primarily in a Masters degree should apply to the M.S. program.
Please refer to the Academic Programs section for more information.
HCP Applicants
Honors Cooperative Program (HCP) applicants are admitted to the program in all three quarters unlike the regular applicants to the program. Since "Apply Yourself", the application interface used by the University, can only process applications for a specific academic term, please choose the default admit term available in the on-line application and indicate the term you would like to be considered for admission in "Please include any questions or comments" section on page four of the on-line application. In addition you must e-mail your request to so your application can be processed for the correct admit term.
Additional Degree/Change of Degree Programs
- For current Stanford students only. Relevant university policy can be found in the Bulletin on page 32.
MS program in iCME offers both a terminal degree option as well as a track to the CME-PHD program. Entering the M.S. program is by no means a guaranteed path to a Ph.D. in iCME, and subsequent admission into the Ph.D. program in far from assured. However, very strong students with insufficient background for Ph.D. admission may choose to enter the MS program to gain a thorough understanding of the core courses, to demonstrate academic potential at Stanford, and perhaps to align with a faculty member in research. All of these factors, along with passing the quals, can contribute to a strengthened application to a Ph.D. program in Computational and Mathematical Engineering.
A fee of $50 will be automatically assessed by the Registrar's Office when the offer of admission to MS or Ph.D. is accepted and a new program is opened.
For application deadlines for Additional Degree/Change of Degree, please see the application deadlines section of this site.
Coterm Applicants
The relevant forms can be downloaded from the Registrar's website.
THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS/MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE:
- Completed Graduate Authorization Petition Form, with the signature of your primary department representative. DO NOT complete a paper or online application.
- A new Statement of Purpose - concise, focused, and well written.
- 3 letters of recommendation.
- Current Stanford transcript as well as transcripts from any classes taken outside of Stanford.
- GPA calculation: Maximum GPA at Stanford for most students is 4.3. It is best to use the GPA that is reflected in Axess as of the application deadline. You may also follow the directions from the Registrar's website.
- For your GPA for classes taken outside of Stanford, use the maximum for the school as is defined on the back of the transcript and if a cumulative GPA is not provided, please calculate one using the same general criteria outlined on the Registrar's website.
- All applicants are required to take the General GRE test. All applicants must provide GRE scores from an examination taken within the last 5 years of the application deadline. You must mail or fax iCME a photocopy of the ETS score report that was sent to you by the deadline in addition to having your score reported directly to the University by ETS.
Reapplying
Regular Ph.D., M.S., and Honors Co-op applicants interested in reapplying need to submit the following documents to the iCME Graduate Admissions Office by the application deadline:
- Application Form
- Application Fee
- Statement of Purpose
- Three new letters of recommendation
- GRE and TOFEL scores (if applicable)
- Two official, original transcripts from any academic institution attended after the previous application was submitted.
Application Status
We are unable to answer inquiries regarding the status of any application. We will contact you if your application is incomplete; be sure to keep your e-mail address updated. Please refer to the Application Deadlines for the approximate time when application decisions will be made.
If you do not receive an e-mail from our office by the posted decision date, you may e-mail us at and include your first and last names as used on the application, mailing address and a fax number (if available). Please do not call our office with this particular inquiry, as we are unable to provide any applicant information over the phone.
Deferral Policy
In general iCME does not allow admission to be deferred to a later quarter. The primary reason being that the core courses sequence begins in the autumn quarter. An admitted student can get special permission to start the program in the summer quarter. A year long deferral may be approved on a case by case review. A Ph.D. student may get a deferral of a year only if they have an external fellowship whose sponsor has agreed to the deferral.