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 ...

The highly selective university will forgo California financial aid for students to circumvent a new law aimed at curbing the ...

Stanford University said it will continue giving admissions preference to children and relatives of alumni by withdrawing from the Cal Grant program to avoid using state financial aid.

With three weeks to go before California's ban on legacy and donor admissions takes effect at private universities that ...

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

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Stanford University will require applicants to submit standardized test scores in its fall 2026 admissions process. It will also continue legacy ...

Stanford University will require SAT or ACT scores for Fall 2026 admissions, ending its test-optional policy. The university will also continue to consider legacy status, opting out of California’s ...

Student members have rallied behind AB 1780 while calling for the University to amend admissions policies on its own. “The California Assembly made its position clear,” said Ryan Cieslikowski ...

The landscape of college admissions is currently undergoing seismic shifts in ways we haven’t seen since the widespread adoption of affirmative-action policies in the 1970s. In 2023, the Supreme ...

Stanford University will continue considering legacy status in admissions through fall 2026, despite California’s ban on ...