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Stanford University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes: Stanford accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Who may translate: Not the applicant; graduate: institution or professional service
- $24.95 per page
- Usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
How we know · policy checked on October 21, 2026
Stanford requires English translations of transcripts and teacher recommendations for undergraduate admission, sent with the originals, and does not let applicants translate their own documents; Graduate Admissions accepts literal, complete translations issued by the institution or a professional translating service.
Stanford University accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary. After graduate admission, students with degrees from outside the US and China also need a WES evaluation, which we do not provide.
Stanford at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Stanford Graduate Admissions accepts translations "issued by the institution or a professional translating service" (transcripts), and the undergraduate rule asks for English translations that you do not make yourself (international FAQ); a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets both. Policy checked on October 21, 2026.
- Translation
- Required: literal and complete
- Who may translate
- Not the applicant; graduate: institution or professional service
- Credential evaluation
- Graduate admits: WES; China: CSSD
- Price
- $24.95 per pageUp to 250 words, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on October 21, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Stanford's own page before you submit.
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Undergraduates translate teacher recommendations, not just transcripts.
Never your own
Applicants may not translate their documents.
WES by July 1
Admitted graduate students with foreign degrees.
Stanford requirements in detail
Translation (undergraduate)
Transcripts and teacher recommendations must be translated into English, with the originals when applicable (Undergraduate Admission: international applicants).
Who may translate (undergraduate)
Not the applicant. Stanford recommends asking an English teacher or other school official (Undergraduate Admission: international applicants); it does not limit the translation to them.
Translation (graduate)
Original-language records with official English translations, issued by the institution or a professional translating service; literal and complete (Graduate Admissions: transcripts). The GSB PhD program uses the same wording (GSB PhD: education and CV).
Grades
No need to convert marks to a US GPA (Undergraduate Admission: international applicants).
Undergraduate delivery
Official documents with marks and predictions come directly from your school; transfer records come from a school official or testing agency, not the applicant, preferably through the Common App, or by email to credentials@stanford.edu (international, transfer).
Graduate review
Unofficial transcripts are enough for review; official records are required only after you accept an offer (Graduate Admissions: transcripts).
Graduate evaluation
After admission, degrees from outside the US and China need a WES evaluation (ICAP; document-by-document is sufficient), requested by July 1, 2026 for autumn 2026-27 (Graduate Admissions: verification of academic credentials for incoming students).
China
Graduate admits verify transcript and degree through CSSD, with verification reports issued in English (Graduate Admissions: verification of academic credentials for incoming students).
Undergraduates: transcripts and recommendations, not by you
Stanford's international FAQ answers the translation question in four sentences. Transcripts and teacher recommendations must be translated into English. Originals must also be submitted when applicable.
Applicants cannot translate their documents themselves. Stanford recommends asking an English teacher or another school official to translate.
That last sentence is advice, not a list of who is allowed; a certified translation from a professional service is made by someone other than you.
What the readers do with it: Stanford's staff read applications in the context of each country's education system, so there is no need to convert your marks to a GPA.
Official documents showing internal and external marks and any predictions must come directly from your school, which can email them to credentials@stanford.edu if it cannot use the portal (Undergraduate Admission: international applicants).
Transfer applicants also need college transcripts and any leaving exams (A-Levels, IB, national exams) sent by the school or testing agency, never by the applicant (Undergraduate Admission: transfer transcripts and college report).
If a recommendation letter is translated, the teacher's original goes with it.
Graduate Admissions: professional translations, then WES
For graduate programs you upload an unofficial transcript for every post-secondary institution where you were enrolled in a degree program, with course titles, grades and the grading key.
If the institution does not issue records in English, you submit the original-language records with official English translations, issued by the institution or a professional translating service, literal and complete (Graduate Admissions: transcripts).
The Graduate School of Business PhD program repeats the rule for its uploads (GSB PhD: education and CV).
After you accept an offer, official documents must come from the issuing institution or an authorized agency, never from you (Graduate Admissions: verification of academic credentials for incoming students).
For a bachelor's degree earned outside the US and China, Stanford requires a WES evaluation: choose ICAP so verified transcripts travel with it; document-by-document is enough.
Request it by July 1, 2026 for autumn 2026-27; graduate-level credentials from abroad go into the same WES file (preferred) or come from the institution. WES applies its own translation rules (WES).
Chinese degrees go through CSSD verification instead, with reports in English.
Need a certified translation for Stanford?
$24.95 per page of up to 250 words, certification included, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages. See the price before you pay.
Documents applicants usually translate
- Secondary school transcripts with internal and external marks and predicted grades
- Teacher recommendations written in another language, for undergraduate applicants
- Leaving exam results, such as the baccalaureate or national exams
- University transcripts with the grading key, for graduate applicants
- Degree certificates for the WES evaluation after graduate admission
What an eVerbary translation includes
- A complete English translation of every page, stamps, seals and handwritten notes included, laid out like the original so each line can be matched.
- Grades exactly as recorded, with the grading scale the document prints. We never convert marks to a US GPA.
- A signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead, with our contact details, delivered as a PDF you can upload.
- $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, certification included; 24 hours for one to three pages as standard. Regular clients who need it can get delivery in as little as 30 minutes, on request.
Uploading the translation to Stanford
Undergraduates: your school sends official documents through the Common Application or Stanford's portal, or by email to credentials@stanford.edu; translations go with the documents they belong to (Undergraduate Admission: international applicants, transfer).
Graduate applicants upload the original-language records and the translation in the online application (Graduate Admissions: transcripts); after admission, foreign records reach Stanford through the WES evaluation or CSSD (Graduate Admissions: verification of academic credentials for incoming students).
What we do not do
eVerbary is a translation service, not a credential evaluation service: we do not issue evaluations, US equivalencies or GPA conversions, and we cannot send documents on behalf of the school that issued them.
At Stanford that means we translate your records and letters; the WES evaluation or CSSD verification after graduate admission comes from those agencies, and official records must come from your school.
How to order
- Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
- Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
- Receive the PDF, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages, and upload it with the copy of the original wherever the institution asks for it.
Frequently asked questions
Can I translate my own documents for Stanford?
No. Stanford says applicants cannot translate the documents themselves (Undergraduate Admission: international applicants).
Do my teacher recommendations need a translation?
Yes, for undergraduate admission, along with your transcripts (Undergraduate Admission: international applicants).
Does Stanford Graduate Admissions accept a professional translation service?
Yes. It accepts translations issued by the institution or a professional translating service, literal and complete (Graduate Admissions: transcripts).
Do I need a WES evaluation to apply to a Stanford graduate program?
Not to apply: unofficial transcripts are enough for review. After admission, degrees from outside the US and China need a WES evaluation (Graduate Admissions: verification of academic credentials for incoming students).
When should I order the WES evaluation?
As soon as you accept the offer, and no later than July 1, 2026 for autumn 2026-27 (Graduate Admissions: verification of academic credentials for incoming students).
Will eVerbary convert my grades to a US GPA?
No. The translation reproduces the grades and the grading scale exactly as they appear. A GPA conversion is credential evaluation, which the institution or an evaluation agency does.
Sources
Stanford University's own pages, read on October 21, 2026.
- Undergraduate Admission: international applicants (admission.stanford.edu)
- Undergraduate Admission: transfer transcripts and college report
- Graduate Admissions: transcripts
- Graduate Admissions: verification of academic credentials for incoming students
- GSB PhD: education and CV
- WES: translation requirements
Translating documents for Stanford?
Upload a scan of your transcript or diploma and see the price and delivery time before you pay.