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Tours and Programs for Prospective Undergraduates (Updated 10/29/2024)
The Stanford Visitor Center is generally open from Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (with the exception of federal holidays and some breaks between quarters) to provide information about visiting campus.
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The Office of Undergraduate Admission offers a variety of tours and programs – both virtual and in-person – for prospective undergraduate students and their supporters, with expanded offerings on Mondays and Fridays. Starting in October 2024, additional tours will be offered on selected Saturday mornings (by registration only) for prospective undergraduates and their supporters.
Additional programming on most Mondays and Fridays includes specialized tours focused on specific aspects of campus and interactive student discussion forums. Live virtual offerings are available on a weekly basis during most times of the year. Tours for organized groups (10 or more people) are provided to qualifying organized groups from Tuesday-Thursday based upon availability; group visits require advance booking.
December Visitors (Updated 11/20/2024)
We encourage our local community and prospective applicants to visit campus this holiday season, but take note of our limited schedule of availability during the month of December.
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The Stanford Visitor Center will maintain its regular schedule and offerings through Thursday, December 12. On Friday, December 13, the Center will close at 3pm. During the week of December 16, the Visitor Center will be open mornings only from 9am-12pm, Monday through Friday.
Stanford's Annual Winter Closure runs from Monday, December 23 through Friday January 3. The Visitor Center will reopen on Monday, January 6 and programming will resume on Tuesday, January 7.
Please note that Saturday morning tours for prospective undergraduate students and their supporters have concluded for the fall and will resume on a limited basis in the winter, starting on Saturday, January 25. Registration is available online at: https://admission.stanford.edu/engage
Tours for Approved Groups/Organizations available by reservation (Updated 9/25/2024)
Guided tours of campus for organized groups of prospective undergraduate students (high schools, community colleges, educational access programs, etc.) are available to approved groups by advance reservation on most weekdays during the academic quarter.
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The Office of Undergraduate Admission is pleased to announce that 45-minute tours are once again provided by advance reservation to qualifying organizations, with tours times available for reservation during the fall on most weekdays (holiday periods excluded) from Week 3 through Week 10 of each academic quarter.
At this point, all new Group Tour requests should be sent to [email protected]. Requests that have already been submitted for fall and beyond will be reviewed and receive responses based upon tour availability and qualifying status.
Qualifying organizations: The Office of Undergraduate Admission seasonally offers guided tours by appointment for prospective undergraduate student groups of 10 or more people (up to 50 max) from the following categories:
- High Schools
- Community Colleges
- Not-For-Profit Organizations focused on Access or Exposure to College
- Qualifying Community Based Organizations
Please note that we will not grant requests for group visits through commercial or third party tour operators. All requests and communications must come from and and be processed through a qualifying organization.
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