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Stanford University

Stanford, California

About Stanford University

Located 35 miles south of San Francisco and 20 miles north of San Jose, Stanford University is in the heart of Northern California’s dynamic Silicon Valley. Situated on 8,180 acres, Stanford is one of the largest campuses in the United States with 18 interdisciplinary research institutes and seven schools on a single campus. It has a reputation for producing entrepreneurial students who go on to produce, invent, develop and champion globally significant initiatives.

A Brief History
A brief history

Stanford University was founded in 1885 by California senator Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane, “to promote the public welfare by exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and civilisation".

General info
General information

Schools include: the Graduate School of Business; School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences; Graduate School of Education, and the Schools of Engineering; Humanities & Sciences; Medicine & Law.

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