Stanford University
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| Motto | Die Luft der Freiheit weht (German for "The wind of freedom blows") |
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| Established | 1891[1] |
| Type | Private |
| Endowment | US $15.2 billion[2] |
| President | John L. Hennessy |
| Staff | 1,771[3] |
| Undergraduates | 6,689[4] |
| Postgraduates | 8,201[4] |
| Location | Stanford, CA, USA |
| Campus | Suburban, 8,180 acres (33.1 km²) |
| Mascot | Cardinal / Tree |
| Website | Stanford.edu |
The Leland Stanford Junior University, often called Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university next to Palo Alto in California, in the middle of Silicon Valley, about 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and about 20 miles northwest of San José, in Santa Clara County.
With one of the largest university campuses in the United States, the University includes the Schools of Engineering, Law, Medicine, Education, Business, Earth Sciences, and Humanities and Sciences. Stanford also hosts volunteer programs and a teaching hospital.
[change] References
- ↑ Stanford University History. Stanford University. Retrieved on 26 April 2007.
- ↑ Sturrock, Carrie. "Well-funded: Stanford's endowment purse grows fatter", San Francisco Chronicle, October 1 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
- ↑ Stanford Facts 2007 (The Stanford Faculty). Stanford University. Retrieved on 26 April 2007.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Stanford Facts 2007. Stanford University. Retrieved on 26 April 2007.
