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Established :
1891
University Type and Campus :
Suburban, 8,180 acres (12.8 sq mi; 33.1 km2)
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, adjacent to Palo Alto and between San Jose and San Francisco. Its 8,180-acre (12.8 sq mi; 33.1 km2) campus is one of the largest in the United States. Stanford also has land and facilities elsewhere.
The university 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 was a former Governor of California and U.S. Senator; he made his fortune as a railroad tycoon. The school admitted its first students 125 years ago on October 1, 1891, as a coeducational and non-denominational institution.
Quick facts
Motto: The wind of freedom blows
Endowment: $22.2 billion (2015)
Administrative staff: 11,128
Students: 15,877
Undergraduates: 6,980
Postgraduates: 8,897
58 : 42
Gender ratio (in %)
International students
Students : Staff ratio
Bachelors
View all 71 Bachelors courses offered
| Application deadline | Courses fee | Application fee | Basic eligibility | |
| National | 03 Jan | 15777 USD | 90 USD |
N/A N/A |
| International | 03 Jan | 15777 USD | 90 USD |
N/A N/A |
Masters
View all 87 Masters courses offered
| Application deadline | Courses fee | Application fee | Basic eligibility | |
| National | 03 Jan | 15777 USD - 43530 USD | 90 USD |
TOEFL-IBT: 89, TOEFL-PBT: 575, N/A |
| International | 01 Nov | 15777 USD | 90 USD |
TOEFL-IBT: 89, TOEFL-PBT: 575, N/A |
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