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About Stanford

Stanford University, located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley, is one of the world’s leading teaching and research universities. Since its opening in 1891, Stanford has been dedicated to finding solutions to big challenges and to preparing students for leadership in a complex world

STANFORD FACTS AT A GLANCE

  

OPENED 1891

STUDENT ENROLLMENT

• Undergraduates: 6,980
• Graduates: 8,897

CAMPUS

• 8,180 contiguous acres in six governmental jurisdictions
• Nearly 700 major buildings
• 97% of undergraduates live on campus

RESEARCH

• 5,100 externally sponsored projects
• $1.35 billion total budget

FACULTY

• 2,043 faculty members
• 22 Nobel laureates are currently members of the Stanford community
• 5:1 student to faculty ratio

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