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Stanford University

Stanford University was established in 1885 by Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane Lathrop Stanford. It was named after their only child, Leland Stanford, Jr., who died just before his 16th birthday. The main campus of the university encompasses more than 8,000 acres in Stanford, California. Stanford University is divided into the following academic units:

  • Graduate School of Business
  • School of Earth Sciences
  • School of Education
  • School of Engineering
  • School of Humanities and Sciences
  • Stanford Law School
  • Stanford University School of Medicine

There are several fraternities and sororities at Stanford University. Some of these are Kappa Alpha Theta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Epsilon Phi, Kappa Alpha Psi, Sigma Chi, Omega Psi Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Psi Zeta, and Sigma Theta Psi.

Stanford University has more than 160,000 living alumni. Some of the most notable alumni are Travis Flenniken, Chairman of Intel Corp.; Mohammad Reza Aref, first Vice President of Iran; and Jim Allchin, co-President of Microsoft.

Campus Location

Stanford, CA 94305
USA
Main Tel: (650) 723-2300
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Stanford University Highlights

Where Stanford University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in mathematics, engineering, science, and computer science and engineering.
  • Selective admissions.
  • High faculty salary.
  • High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • On-campus hospital
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Master2,13780
Bachelor1,70964
Doctorale72068
First-professional degree2492
Post-master's certificate611

Students

The student enrollment at Stanford University was 19,782 in 2007 (16,392 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 37% of enrolled students, graduate students are 58%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 5%.

About 7% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 93% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 35,089
Room$ 5,863
Board$ 4,945
Books and supplies$ 1,335
Other$ 1,995

Financial Aid: Stanford University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  952
Without tenure; working toward tenure  288
Without tenure; tenure not available  506

Housing and Meals

Stanford University provides on-campus housing for 10,845 of its 16,392 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Stanford University Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Stanford University is in the Pacific-10 Conference for major sports.

Stanford University offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 366 male students received the aid (men were 57% of those receiving aid) and 277 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 43% of students receiving such aid) .

Stanford University Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men10%
Women10%
All10%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal660-760
Math680-790
Writing660-760

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (38 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (461 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (243 awarded)

  • Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (12 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (230 awarded)

  • Education

ENGINEERING (1,364 awarded)

  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
  • Archeology
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Systems Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (34 awarded)

  • Public Policy Analysis

LAW (214 awarded)

  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
  • Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (1,096 awarded)

  • African Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American Indian/Native American Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology
  • Area Studies
  • Asian-American Studies
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • Comparative Literature
  • East Asian Studies
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • French Language and Literature
  • German Language and Literature
  • Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • History
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (188 awarded)

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics

MEDIA (57 awarded)

  • Communication and Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (17 awarded)

  • Health and Medical Administrative Services
  • Medical Informatics

MEDICINE (86 awarded)

  • Medicine (MD)
  • Neuroscience

MUSIC (29 awarded)

  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (11 awarded)

  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (31 awarded)

  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (536 awarded)

  • Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Biophysics
  • Cell Physiology
  • Chemistry
  • Developmental Biology and Embryology
  • Epidemiology
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • Human/Medical Genetics
  • Immunology
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
  • Molecular Pharmacology
  • Oncology and Cancer Biology
  • Physics
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Structural Biology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (169 awarded)

  • Cognitive Science
  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

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