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Tours and Programs for Prospective Undergraduates (Updated 5/5/2025)
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 most 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 virtually and in person, for prospective undergraduate students and their supporters.
Live virtual offerings are available on a semi-weekly basis during most times of the year. Tours for organized groups (10 or more people) are provided seasonally to qualifying organized groups based upon the availability of student tour guides.
Registration for Summer 2025 Now Available (Updated 5/5/2025)
Registration for campus tours and programming taking place from Monday, June 16 through Friday, September 12 is now available online at admission.stanford.edu/engage
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Summer 2025 will be a very busy time from Memorial Day to Labor Day. We encourage those planning to visit Stanford during the summer to register promptly for programs scheduled during their desired dates of travel, as dates can fill up quickly.
Tours are offered throughout the day each weekday during the summer (other than July 3-4, and September 1-5, when guided tours will not be offered). Admission information sessions and discussion panels ("Student Forum" and "Parents/Supporters Q&A") are offered multiple times per week. Weekend tours are not offered during the summer.
Fall Quarter programs (starting Monday, September 15) are scheduled to be posted by Monday, August 11.
Information for Groups/Organizations Requesting a Tour (Updated 5/5/2025)
Bookings for Group Tours (approved groups of 10 or more) for Spring Quarter are completely full. The scheduling availability for such groups for Summer 2025 (July 7 - August 22) will be determined by mid-June.
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Our ability to handle group tour requests during summer is determined on a case-by-case basis based upon the varying weekly availability of student guides during the summer.
For 2025, the potential dates for Group Tour availability are:
Weekdays from July 7 through August 22.
Please note that Group Tours will not be available from June 2 through July 4, 2025, nor from August 25 through October 3, 2025.
You are welcome to check back regarding availability for Summer 2025 (and/or submit a request) starting June 9 by sending an email to: grouptours@stanford.edu. We regret that we are unable to respond to requests for Summer 2025 prior to this date.
Approved 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 be processed through a qualifying organization.
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