STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. This university is commonly known as Leland Stanford Junior University. It one of the world's most prestigious institutions, with the highest undergraduate selectivity and fundraising performance in the United States. This University was founded in 1885 by Leland Stanford, former governor of and U.S. senator from California. Stanford is located in northern Silicon Valley near Palo Alto, California.  It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 7,061 with the campus size of 8,180 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. Stanford ranks as a best college in 2015. Its tuition and fees are $44,757 (2014-15). Four of Stanford University’s  offer undergraduate and graduate coursework, and the remaining three serve as purely graduate schools. Graduate programs include the highly ranked School of Education, School of Engineering, Law School, School of Medicine and the top-ranked Graduate School of Business. Stanford faculty  have successfully founded many companies including Google, Hewlett-Packard, Nike, Sun Microsystems, and Yahoo!, and companies founded by Stanford alumni generate more than $2.7 trillion in annual revenue, equivalent to the 10th-largest economy in the world.

As a research and teaching university, Stanford offer both undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to work closely with faculty and researchers. The University's academic departments are organized into seven schools, with several other holdings, such as laboratories and nature reserves, located outside the main campus. Four of Stanford University’s seven schools offer undergraduate and graduate coursework, and the remaining three serve as purely graduate schools. Graduate programs include the highly ranked School of Education, School of Engineering, Law School, School of Medicine and the top-ranked Graduate School of Business. Stanford also has successful programs in tennis and golf. 

There are over 600 student organizations at Stanford. Students can take advantage of the university’s high research activity and prime location in the heart of Silicon Valley, the epicenter of the tech world. Only freshman are required to live on campus, but students are guaranteed housing for all four years and most choose to remain on campus. Greek life at Stanford represents approximately 10 percent of the student body.

Stanford has produced numerous luminaries, including one U.S. president, four U.S. Supreme Court justices and business leaders like Steve Ballmer, Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Marissa Mayer. Stanford has also been home to some of the world’s most successful athletes, including John McEnroe, John Elway, Tiger Woods, Michelle Wie and Andrew Luck. Student-athletes compete in the Pacific-12 Conference (NCAA Division I).

MISSION OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY

IJane and Leland Stanford established Stanford University in 1885 in the memory of their son. They want  to establish a "University of high degree" that would "qualify students for personal success and direct usefulness in life and promote the public welfare by exercising an influence on behalf of humanity and civilization." Today, Stanford is a research university where teaching, learning and research are all integral to the university's mission. In 2012-13, Stanford allocated about $5.3 million to support 938 projects. Current faculty members have earned 22 Nobel Prizes and 5 Pulitzer Prizes. Students, distinguished by initiative, love of learning and commitment to public service, are talented in many areas, including academics, art, music and athletics. Stanford's athletic teams, called the Cardinal, have won the Director's Cup as the best program nationwide 19 years in a row.