Stanford University

Stanford University


Stanford, CA 94305

Web: http://www.stanford.edu

Overview

Type: Private institution
Founded in Year: 1885
Religious Affiliation: None
Academic Calendar: Quarter
Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,576
Location: Suburban
Endowment: 12,205,035,000
Application Deadline: December 15
Application Fee: 75
Tuition Fees: 32,994
Room And Board: 10,367

Campus Life

Fraternity: N/A
Dorority: N/A
On-Campus Weekends: 94%
Housing Offered: Yes
Students College Housing: 91%
campus housing: Yes
Types Available: coed dorms (64%), women's dorms (1%), sorority housing (3%), fraternity housing (5%), apartments for married students (1%), apartment for single students (10%), special housing for disabled students (2%), cooperative housing (5%), other housing options (9%)
High Speed Internet: 100%
Campus Size: 8,180 acres
Nearest Airport: San Jose, San Francisco
Nearest Train: Palo Alto
NearestBus: Palo Alto
Public Transport: Yes
Cars Permitted: No
School Employment: Yes
Average Undergrad Earnings: N/A
Alcohol Permitted: Yes
Additional Policies: honor code, hazing prohibited, other
Popular Events: Stanford Pow Wow, Viennese Ball, Full Moon on the Quad, Big Game, Gaities

Extra-Curricular

Student Activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
Numer Of Organizations: 640
Honor Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, many other honor societies
Religious Organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Baha'i, Buddhist, Campus Crusade for Christ, Campus Evangelistic Fellowship, Canterbury Episcopal, Catholic, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Chinese Christian Fellowship, Christian Science, Church of Christ, Cornerstone, Harvest Christian Fellowship, Hillel, Hindu Students Council, Humanist Community, ISCO, Intervarsiy Undergrad, Islamic Society, LDS Student Association, Lutheran, Orthodox Campus Fellowship, Parakaleo Christian Ministries, ReJoyce in Jesus Campus Fellowship, Society of Friends/Quaker, Sports Challenge, Tabletalk Peninsula Bible Church, Trinity Lutheran, Unitarian Universalists, United Campus Christian Ministry, World Peace Buddhists, Zoroastrian Community
International Organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Centers and houses: Black Community Services Center, Committee on Black Performing Arts, Ujamaa, Muwekma-Tah-Ruk, Native American Cultural Center/American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Program, Asian American Activities Center, Asian American Interactive Mentoring, kada House, Casa Zapata, El Centro Chicano; Groups: There are 103, including the Society of Black Scientists and Engineers, Stanford Black Pre-Medical Organization, American Indian Scientists and Engineering Society, Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Society, Black Pre-Law Society, Chicanos in Health Education, Stanford Society of Chicano/Latino Engineers and Scientists, Barrio Assistance, Asian American Theater Project, Mariachi Cardenal de Stanford, Alaska Native Students, Argentinos en Stanford, Armenian Students Association, Asian American Students Association, Ballet Folklorico de Stanford, Black Business Students, Black Student Union, Cherokee Student Group, French Stanford Students Club, International Undergraduate Community, Kuumba Dance Ensemble, Muslim Students Awareness Network, Pilipino American Student Union, Stanford American Indian Organization, Stanford Japanese Association, Stanford Serbian Student Society, Taiwanese Cultural Society, Thai-American Intercultural Society, etc.
Other Organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Society of Women Engineers, Society of Black Engineers, Stanford Debate Society, Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Association, Stanford Mathematical Organization, Women in Computer Science, Women in Electrical Engineering, Cardinal Competitive Cheer, Sailing Club, Jujitsu Club, Ski and Snowboard Club, Stanford Polo Club, Stanford Judo Club Team, Stanford Rugby, Barrio Assitance, Alternative Spring Break, Artspan, East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring, Future Social Innovators Network, I Have a Dream, Science and Environmental Education, Stanford Project on Hunger, Stanford Habitat for Humanity, Stanford Human Rights Forum, Basmati Raas, Jam Pac'd, Bent Spoon Dance Company, Ram's Head Theatrical Society, Stanford Ballroom Dance Team, Stanford Improvisors, Stanford Film Society, Stanford Cooking Club, Stanford Concert Network, Stanford Shakespeare Society, Stanford Taiko, Student Organizing Committee for the Arts, Jewish Queers, Zoot Suit Week, The Bridge Peer Counseling Center, Amnesty International, Animal Rights on the Farm, Speakers Bureau, Out4Biz, Stanford Air Force Club, Stanford in Government, Stanford Students for Life, Students for a Sustainable Stanford, Stanford Outing Club, Quiz Bowl Club, Stanford Chess Club, Stanford Windsurfing Club
Student Papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Stanford Daily (daily), Stanford Review (monthly), Reorient Magazine (biannual), Sauti (biannual), Stanford Chaparral (six times per year)

Services

Basic: nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Teaching: N/A
Counseling: career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious
Career: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Firms: Google, Accenture, Teach for America, Boston Consulting, Goldman Sachs,J.P. Morgan. Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, McKinsey, Mercer
Library Facilities: There are 14 main or branch libraries and five coordinate libraries on campus. Main or branch libraries: Art and Architecture Library, Branner Earth Sciences Library, Cecil H. Green Library, Cubberley Education Library, East Asia Library, Engieering Library, Falconer Biology Library, J. Henry Meyer Memorial Library, Mathematical and Computer Sciences Library, Miller LIbrary at Hopkins Marine Station, Music Library--Archive of Recorded Sound, Physics Library, Stanford Auxiliary Library, Swain Library of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; the coordinate libraries are the Crown Law Library, the Hoover Institution of War, Revolution and Peace, the J. Hugh Jackson Library in the Graduate School of Business, the Lane Medical Library and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Library.
Museums: The Hopkins Marine Station, the Iris & Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, the Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery, the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, and the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. There are 13 independent laboratories, centers and institutes at Stanford and three national and international research centers, including the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, the Department of Plant Biology in the Carnegie Institution in Washington, and the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Computers Available In: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Student Webpages: Yes
Campus Safety: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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