A private research institution in Stanford, California, Stanford University is formally known as Leland Stanford Junior University. The campus, one of the biggest in the country at 8,180 acres (3,310 hectares), houses nearly 17,000 students. Stanford is one of the most prominent colleges in the world and is generally well regarded.
Leland and Jane Stanford established Stanford in 1885 in honour of their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., who had passed away from typhoid disease at the age of 15 the year before. Former California governor and U.S. senator Leland Stanford amassed wealth as a railroad magnate.
On October 1, 1891, the university welcomed its first students as a coeducational, nondenominational school Leland Stanford died in 1893, and Stanford University suffered financially again following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which severely devastated most of the campus. Frederick Terman, Stanford’s provost, encouraged and supported teachers and alumni who wanted to start their own businesses after World War II in order to create a self-sufficient local economy that would eventually become known as Silicon Valley.
Stanford University is a private college in the Division I FBS Pac-12 Conference, with seven schools on the same campus. It is one of two private colleges in the Division I FBS Pac-12 Conference, and students play in 36 varsity sports. It has won 131 NCAA team titles and has been the recipient of the NACDA Directors’ Cup for 25 years. By 2021, it will also have won 296 Olympic medals, including 150 gold and 79 silver.
Stanford University is one of the best colleges for getting finance for start-ups and is renowned for its entrepreneurship. As of 2011, 5.4 million jobs had been generated by the various businesses that Stanford graduates had launched, which together generated more than $2.7 trillion in yearly revenue. 17 astronauts, 74 current billionaires, and former US President Herbert Hoover all attended Stanford University, as did the current presidents of Harvard, Yale, and MIT, as well as the provosts of Harvard and Princeton. Additionally, it is a major generator of Fulbright Scholars, Marshall Scholars, Rhodes Scholars, and US Congresspeople.
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Undergraduate Admission
About 1,700 freshmen and 30 transfer students enroll at Stanford each year. We review each applicant with an eye to academic excellence, intellectual vitality and personal context.
Undergraduate Financial Aid
Stanford meets the full financial need of every admitted undergrad who qualifies for assistance. Tuition is covered for undergrads with family incomes under $150,000. Tuition, room and board are covered for undergrads with family incomes below $100,000.
Graduate Admission
More than 200 degree programs are offered across seven schools at Stanford. Admission requirements vary greatly among them.
Financing Graduate Study
The cost of graduate study at Stanford — and the resources available for financial support — vary by degree, school and enrollment status. About 85% of Stanford graduate students receive financial assistance.
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