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. Additional tours are 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.

The dates from March 8 through April 13, 2025 coincide with Stanford’s Winter Quarter final exams week, Spring Break, and the beginning of Spring Quarter (when student guides are either away from campus or not required to give tours). As a result, large crowds are paired with limited offerings and vastly reduced programming and tour guide staffing. Local lodging is also very impacted and particularly expensive during this time.

To truly get a sense of what Stanford is like, we strongly encourage that you plan your visit when an academic quarter is in full swing and take advantage of the many opportunities to see what the university is actually like for students. Enjoy smaller tour groups, sign up for special tours, and participate in regular discussion groups. Perhaps the best time to visit Stanford for an optimal Stanford experience is from mid-April through mid-May, when we offer full staffing, full programming, optimal weather (usually!), and vastly diminished crowds. For more information, please contact us at (650) 723-2560 during business hours.

Our currently scheduled tours and programs for the second half of March are already full, and we anticipate that things will fill very quickly for the beginning of April, so mark your calendars for this upcoming registration launch.

The Office of Undergraduate Admission offers 45-minute tours to qualifying organizations by advance registration. Tours times are at 11:15am and 1:30pm on most Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from Week 3 through Week 10 of each academic quarter (holiday periods excluded).

At this point, all new Group Tour requests should be sent to grouptours@stanford.edu. Requests that have already been submitted for winter and beyond will be reviewed and will 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