Stanford Accounts is Getting a New Look

Note: This article has been revised to reflect the official release date on May 10. Please review this information carefully to familiarize yourself with the new user interface.

We are enhancing the user experience for Stanford Accounts—with the changes coming on May 10, 2025. With a sleek new design, simplified navigation, and improved accessibility, the refreshed interface will make managing passwords and accounts easier.

What to expect

After the upgrade, the interface will look quite different from what you see today, but you'll still access the same information and most features.

Upon launching the updated Stanford Accounts application, you will notice the following:

• Modernized interface: The entire application has been transformed into an elegant and modern user interface.
• Simplified navigation: A redesigned dashboard organized with everything you need on the main landing page.
• Improved accessibility: Each component has been evaluated for a more inclusive user experience.
• Autoreply redirect: The autoreply feature will redirect users to their vacation and out-of-office settings in Stanford email (Microsoft 365 or Gmail), and the legacy autoreply feature will be retired as part of the upgrade.
• Sponsorship email requirement: To set up a sponsored SUNet ID at base level, sponsees will need to provide a valid non-Stanford email address at the time of SUNet ID creation.

Visit Stanford Accounts Upgrade May 2025 to get a sneak preview of what’s to come.

What do you need to do?

While we don’t anticipate any downtime during this cutover, there are a few things you should keep in mind before and after the upgrade.

Before the upgrade: Individuals with the Stanford Accounts vacation autoreply feature enabled have been notified that they need to transition to using the vacation and out-of-office settings in their Stanford email (Microsoft 365 or Gmail) email accounts ahead of the upgrade. Refer to these step-by-step instructions if you need assistance with setting up automatic replies in Stanford email (Microsoft 365 or Gmail).

After the upgrade: You can continue to manage your Stanford accounts and passwords at https://accounts.stanford.edu as you do today. If you have trouble accessing Stanford Accounts after the update, try these additional steps:

• Clear your browser's cache.
• Ensure any Stanford Accounts bookmark points to: https://accounts.stanford.edu.
• Try opening Stanford Accounts in a new private (incognito) browser session.

How to get help?

If you have questions about this upgrade or need help, please visit the Stanford Accounts service webpage or submit a Help request.