<p>How much more easy is it to get admitted into Stanford as an international student that doesnt need financial aid? If we are assuming we have the ideal qualifications, is it easier to get admitted than domestic applicants?</p>
<p>Definitely not. It’ll be easier than internationals seeking aid, but admissions is still very competitive.</p>
<p>I was waitlisted at Stanford while accepted to all other Ivys where I didn’t apply for aid. So I’m just speaking from personal experience.</p>
<p>I was international and didn’t seek financial aid. I got in, and in general (from what I know of my school/other international schools, and stories from friends back in the States), the chances are pretty much the same.</p>
<p>So in other words, you’re not at an advantage or a disadvantage compared to most Americans.</p>
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<li><p>In general, the international applicant pool for Stanford and Ivies has been considered more competitive than national group.</p></li>
<li><p>Stanford is not need-blind with respect to international student financial aid. Admission decisions can reflect the ability to pay as the financial aid available to international students is limited with priority to domestic admits. [Note: expatriate students who are US citizens or permanent residents are considered under the need-blind domestic financial aid policy.]</p></li>
<li><p>Roughly 30% of the undergraduate students receive no financial aid.</p></li>
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<p>As a side-note, roughly 10% of the class of 2015 (244) attended international high schools and represent 52 countries in the statistics. This number is not broken down into expatriates who applied and were admitted from abroad and international students.</p>
<p>So basically, the ability to pay may come into play IF you make it into the “admit” pile of international students. " We will not admit a[n international] student unless we are certain either that the student is self-funded or that we are able to provide financial aid" </p>
<p>Will you gain an advantage as a self-funded international student for admissions in comparison to a domestic student? No, as their admissions is need blind and Stanford is committed to full-funding of verified financial need for those students. Will you gain an advantage as a self-funded international student against one requiring financial aid? Possibly, but only IF Stanford is unable to provide the necessary financial aid to that international student.</p>
<p>[International</a> Applicants : Stanford University](<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/application/international/index.html#fin_aid]International”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/application/international/index.html#fin_aid)</p>
<p>I applied to Stanford today and I require full aid. Until the last poster posted, I thought that I was deluded to even apply but the last friend gave me some hope. </p>
<p>I believe a school like Stanford would judge a student on his caliber than his ability to make payment unless severe shortage force them to do so.</p>
<p>Good luck in the application process. Here’s an excerpt from the article _Stanford Raises Undergraduate Tuition" with respect to financial aid (although most of the comments relate to domestic not international students).</p>
<p>[Stanford</a> raises undergraduate tuition 3.5 percent for 2011-12 academic year](<a href=“You've requested a page that no longer exists | Stanford News”>You've requested a page that no longer exists | Stanford News)</p>
<p>"Hume said Stanford is projected to spend $122 million on undergraduate financial aid in 2012, compared with $66 million in 2007.</p>
<p>“Rick Shaw [dean of undergraduate admission and financial aid] and his team are doing a great job of getting the word out about Stanford’s financial aid, so families out there just don’t see the cost of tuition and room and board and say, ‘My child can never go to Stanford,’” Hume said. “Yes, your child can go to Stanford, because of our financial aid program.”</p>
<p>Stanford’s need-based financial aid program for undergraduates is designed to ensure that a family’s economic circumstances will not prevent a student from attending Stanford. Parents making less than $60,000 a year are not expected to pay tuition or contribute to the costs of room and board and other expenses. Families making less than $100,000 a year do not pay tuition. Students still are expected to contribute their earnings from work during the summer and academic year. The program, which was established in 2008, also eliminated the need for student loans."</p>