Visitor Information Services

Visitor Information

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Visitor Center Tours and Programs for Prospective Undergraduates (Updated 7/8/2025)

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 organizations based upon the availability of student tour guides.

Registration for Summer 2025 Tours and Programs (Updated 7/8/2025)

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. Most tours for summer have already reached their registration capacity. Visitors who register online for a general campus visit will be given priority on any given date for any additional spaces that are available due to no-shows, cancellations, and increased staffing.

Tours are offered throughout the day each weekday during the summer (other than July 3-4, August 15, 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 7/8/2025)

Group Tours for Summer 2025 are offered to qualifying groups/organizations of 10 or more on weekdays from July 7 through August 14. Most dates are full at this point.
Group Tour offerings will resume for the Fall starting the week of October 6.
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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
Other groups: Middle schools, grade schools, and other qualifying organizations may request approval to visit and park on campus, and can be provided with resources to enjoy a self-guided visit with age appropriate sites, resources, and activities, but we are sorry to say that we are no longer providing staffing for guided tours for these age levels.

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.

12 campus art walks to experience

From formal tours to serendipitous sightings, there are plenty of ways to engage with the public artworks on Stanford's grounds.
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