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Stanford University

Location
Stanford, California, United States
Nickname
Cardinal
Established
11 November, 1885
Stanford University

Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. Stanford was founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford in memory of their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., who had died of typhoid fever at age 15 the previous year. Stanford is ranked among the best universities in the world by academic publications. It is also one of the top fundraising institutions in the country, becoming the first school to raise more than one billion dollars in a year. Leland Stanford was a U.S. senator and former governor of California who made his fortune as a railroad tycoon. The school admitted its first students on October 1, 1891, as a coeducational and non-denominational institution. Stanford University struggled financially after the death of Leland Stanford in 1893 and again after much of the campus was damaged by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Motto German: Die Luft der Freiheit weht
Motto (English) "The wind of freedom blows"
Type Private research university
Established 1891
Founder Leland and Jane Stanford
Academic affiliations AAU, Space-grant
Endowment $27.7 billion (2019)
Budget $6.6 billion (2020–21)
President Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Provost Persis Drell
Academic staff 2,240
Administrative staff 12,508 excluding SHC
Students 17,249 (Fall 2019)
Undergraduates 6,996 (Fall 2019)
Postgraduates 10,253 (Fall 2019)
Campus Suburban, 8,180 acres
Academic term Quarter
Colors Cardinal and white
Mascot None
Sporting affiliations NCAA Division I FBS, Pac-12 (primary), IRA, PCCSC, MPSF

About Stanford University

Prestigious university known for its academics that became one of the top fundraising institutions in the nation.

Achievement of Stanford University

The university enrolls around 15,000 students annually, over half being postgraduate students. 

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Latest information about Stanford University updated on July 28 2021.