Annual Student Information Update
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Each year, federal law requires us to collect and confirm information from Stanford students. The information you provide helps us receive federal funding to continue our academic mission.
At the beginning of each calendar year, all students will be prompted to complete the annual “Student Information Update” in Axess. It takes only about five minutes to complete. After you've completed the process, the fields will remain available all year round for you to update.
This annual student information update includes:
- Emergency contact information: we collect this information in order to be able to respond effectively in emergency situations.
- Missing person notification: this is federally required information used only in the event that a student is reported as missing for 24 hours or more.
- Tax dependent status: the university needs to know whether or not your parents claim you as a dependent for tax purposes.
- Your ethnicity: we collect this information in order to comply with federal law.
- University policies acknowledgment: Stanford requires that you have read and understand university policies.
Even if you have already entered this information, you must confirm that the information you previously entered is still accurate. We appreciate your participation in this process of gathering and confirming this information.