Stanford University

Stanford University was founded almost 150 years ago on a bedrock of societal purpose. Our mission is to contribute to the world by educating students for lives of leadership and purposeful contribution; advancing fundamental knowledge and cultivating creativity, and accelerating solutions and amplifying their impact.

Leland Stanford Junior University
Seal of Leland Stanford Junior University.svg
Motto Die Luft der Freiheit weht (German)
Motto in English
“The wind of freedom blows”
Type Private research university
Established 1891; 132 years ago
Founder Leland and Jane Stanford
Accreditation WSCUC
Academic affiliations
  • AAU
  • Space-grant
Endowment $36.3 billion (2022)
Budget $8.2 billion (2022–23)
President Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Provost Persis Drell
Academic staff
2,279
Administrative staff
15,314
Students 17,246 (Fall 2021)
Undergraduates 7,858 (Fall 2021)
Postgraduates 9,388 (Fall 2021)
Location
Stanford

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California

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United States

37°25′42″N 122°10′08″W

Campus Large suburban, 8,180 acres (33.1 km2)
Other campuses
  • Pacific Grove
  • Redwood City
  • Washington, D.C.
Newspaper The Stanford Daily
Colors Cardinal red & White
   
Nickname Cardinal
Sporting affiliations
  • NCAA Division I FBS – Pac-12
  • IRA
  • PCCSC
  • MPSF
Mascot Stanford Tree (unofficial – no official university mascot) 
Website www.stanford.edu

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