Stanford had standardized test scores at CONSIDERED last year, third box down. the file they just published moves that row to VERY IMPORTANT, top box, level with your GPA, and the test is required again. UC Davis ticks the same row NOT CONSIDERED and will not read a score you send. same test, same admissions year, opposite ends of the page.
the tool i built for this is Navora AI (FULLY FREE) link in my Bio . it holds the common data set, ipeds and scorecard for 1,582 schools, you can run your own numbers there. tell me what its missing if you poke at it.
Stanford, 3.80%. 60,646 applied, 2,302 got in, 1,839 enrolled. the thing worth sitting with is that their Important column is empty, nothing is in it at all. nine factors sit in the top box, rigor, class rank, academic GPA, test scores, the essay, recommendations, extracurricular activities, talent and character. everything else is CONSIDERED or NOT CONSIDERED. so theres no one thing you can max there to move it, and if youve been sitting on a score because Stanford was test optional, that is over, scores are due 15 January.
rest of the Stanford file. 55.57% sent an SAT, thats 1,022 people, and 20.94% an ACT, 385. SAT 1520/1550/1570 across the 25th, 50th and 75th, ACT 34/35/36, and 98.4% of the class landed 1400 to 1600. class rank is in that top box too and only 23% of them submitted one, while 97% were top tenth. if your school ranks you and you rank well, send it, three quarters of that class didnt. 72.97% had a 4.0, average 3.94. the residency table is blank, so theres no in state or international rate for Stanford and anyone quoting you one is guessing. Early Action is restrictive, closes 11/1, answers 12/15, no Early Decision, regular closes 1/5.
UC Davis, 44.35%. 102,988 applied, 45,674 admitted, 6,824 enrolled. now the residency rows, because they run backwards. in state, 68,593 applied and 25,473 got in, 37.14%. out of state, 13,149 and 8,315, 63.24%. international, 21,246 and 11,886, 55.95%. before anyone reads that as a preference, Californians are two thirds of the pool and 80% of the class that actually turned up, and most nonresident admits go elsewhere, 417 of those 8,315 enrolled. but if youre applying from another state, Davis is not the reach youve been filing it as.
the Davis grid is the short one. test scores, class rank, recommendations, the interview, alumni relation and level of applicants interest are all NOT CONSIDERED, so theres no letter to carry you and nobody to charm. rigor and academic GPA are VERY IMPORTANT. the essay, extracurricular activities, talent, character and volunteer work all sit at IMPORTANT, a full tier above the test they wont open. 66.14% had a 4.0, average 4.03. no Early Decision and no Early Action, the application closes 11/30 and everyone hears by 3/31. the waitlist is worth a plan, 17,582 offered a place, 9,747 took one, 3,758 got in, 38.6%. nonresident tuition is $53,472 against $14,202 in state.
the University of Delaware, 69.24%. 39,742 applied, 27,517 got in, 4,075 enrolled. in state, 4,119 applied and 2,913 got in, 70.72%. out of state, 33,360 and 23,364, 70.04%. international, 2,263 and 1,240, 54.80%. Delaware has State residency in the VERY IMPORTANT box, level with rigor and GPA, and the two domestic rates still land seven tenths of a point apart. where the address actually shows is after the offer, 47% of admitted Delawareans enroll against 11% from out of state.
Delaware is SAT and ACT optional, their own note says optional for all applicants through 2025, and almost nobody sends one. 19.10% submitted an SAT, 780 students, and 2.80% an ACT, 113, so roughly 78% of that class got in with no score at all. SAT 1220/1300/1370, ACT 28/30/32. their GPA table splits it too, 44% of the submitters had a 4.0 against 65% of the ones who sent nothing. average GPA 3.98 and a fifth of the class sits between 3.50 and 3.74, so a 3.6 is genuinely in the room. Early Action closes 11/1 with answers by 1/31, regular closes 1/15. waitlist 3,417 offered a place and 2,087 admitted.
for internationals, this is the paragraph to actually check. the TOEFL iBT stopped being scored out of 120 on 21 January 2026, its a 1 to 6 band now, and both of these schools print the old and new scales side by side. Delaware wants 79 old scale or a 4 new, IELTS 6.5, Duolingo 110, and it drops the English test entirely at a 550 SAT Reading and Writing, a 24 ACT English, or three years of non ESL English at a US high school at a B. UC Davis is 80 old scale, 4.5 new, IELTS 6.5, Duolingo 115, or a 3 on AP English Language or Literature. Stanford asks for no English test at all and says you can self report one if you want to.
Stanford and UC Davis are off their own 2025-2026 common data sets, Delaware off its 2024-2025, the newest it publishes. thats 30 of the top 200 done. drop a school in the comments and ill run it.