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Colleges similar to Stanford University

15 schools closest to Stanford University (Trajecta Score 90) — neighbors in California first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Stanford University, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— Stanford University (this school) Stanford, CA 4% 1510–1580 $13,807 $124k 90
1 California Institute of Technology Elite Pasadena, CA 3% — $16,075 $129k 88
2 University of California-Berkeley Highly Selective Berkeley, CA 11% — $13,481 $92k 84
3 University of California-Los Angeles Elite Los Angeles, CA 9% — $12,548 $83k 84
4 Pomona College Elite Claremont, CA 7% 1490–1560 $19,285 $78k 83
5 Claremont McKenna College Elite Claremont, CA 10% 1470–1560 $28,849 $105k 83
6 University of Southern California Elite Los Angeles, CA 10% 1450–1550 $32,740 $92k 79
7 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Elite Cambridge, MA 5% 1520–1580 $20,111 $143k 89
8 Princeton University Elite Princeton, NJ 5% 1510–1580 $6,128 $110k 91
9 Harvard University Elite Cambridge, MA 4% 1510–1580 $19,066 $102k 88
10 University of Chicago Elite Chicago, IL 4% 1510–1580 $14,860 $92k 87
11 Rice University Elite Houston, TX 8% 1510–1570 $13,370 $90k 87
12 Yale University Elite New Haven, CT 4% 1470–1570 $23,777 $101k 87
13 Johns Hopkins University Elite Baltimore, MD 6% 1520–1570 $18,809 $88k 86
14 Vanderbilt University Elite Nashville, TN 6% 1500–1570 $15,846 $92k 86
15 University of Pennsylvania Elite Philadelphia, PA 5% 1510–1570 $28,699 $111k 86

How these are picked: schools in California with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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