# Stanford University

- Location: Stanford, California, United States
- Type: Private
- Founded: 1885
- Official website: https://www.stanford.edu
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/stanford

## Summary

Leland and Jane Stanford founded the university in 1885 in memory of their son, and it opened to students in 1891 on the couple's former stock farm near Palo Alto, California. Its research growth after the Second World War, including Stanford Research Park in the early 1950s, tied it closely to the rise of Silicon Valley. It is a private research university with seven schools, among them engineering, medicine, law, business and the Doerr School of Sustainability.

## Key facts

- rank: =2 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx
- tuition: $61,731 (per year, 2023)
- admission: 3.6% (2024)

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](https://www.stanford.edu)
- [Admissions](https://admission.stanford.edu/)
- [Financial aid](https://financialaid.stanford.edu/)
- [Reference](https://www.stanford.edu/about)
- [Official Stanford Facts: founded 1885 (input 1891 is the opening year), 7,289 undergraduates + 10,025 graduate students, Autumn 2025 (total is the sum)](https://facts.stanford.edu/)
- [Wikipedia cross-check: history, type, motto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University)

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