Stanford University

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Built in 1891, Stanford University has garnered an international reputation as one of the leading universities in the world, offering an elite education in the arts and sciences and a stimulating intellectual environment. Encompassing 8,180 beautiful acres in Palo Alto, Stanford offers undergraduate and graduate students a progressive, co-ed academic experience that produces cultured, informed citizens. Students at Stanford benefit from the university’s vibrant campus life, captivating Northern California scenery and successful NCAA athletic programs. Campus Walking Tours are offered every day at 11 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. with reservations. For information on Stanford University admissions and tours, call (650) 723-2560 or visit www.stanford.edu.

Stanford University Education. For beyond a century, Stanford has presented students with a wealth of learning and life opportunities on the beautiful campus in the western foothills of the San Francisco Bay. Students earn undergraduate degrees in three Schools at Stanford - School of Humanities and Sciences, School of Engineering, and the School of Earth Sciences. Stanford’s four graduate schools offer graduate programs in Business, Education, Law and Medicine. As a noted research university, Stanford offers undergraduates/graduates the exclusive opportunity to discover new knowledge under the direction of its renowned faculty that mentors students from freshman-year seminars through senior honors projects and research seminars.  [Top]

Experience the Arts of Stanford. The arts soar at Stanford with academic divisions in music, drama, art and dance offering classes, lectures, performances and exhibits, as well as student groups that inspire the creative arts to flourish.. The galleries of the Cantor Center for Visual Arts exhibit artwork ranging from Renaissance paintings to African masks. This incredible museum features the largest collection of Auguste Rodin sculptures outside the Musée Rodin in Paris and master works by Georgia O'Keeffe and Jasper Johns. Stanford Lively Arts offers over 40 performances annually, presenting internationally famous artists in music, dance and theater.  [Top]

Stanford University Athletics. The enormously successful Stanford University Athletics program has won over 70 NCAA team championships since 1980, as well as nine consecutive NACDA director's cup titles, awarded annually to the country’s most successful athletics program. From 1990 to 2002, Stanford athletes have won 47 Olympic Medals and 39 NCAA championships. The Stanford Athletics department features more than 800 student-athletes - from men’s football to women’s golf!  [Top]

Stanford School of Medicine & Hospital. A leading research institution, Stanford School of Medicine improves human health through collaborative discoveries in patient care, research and education. The highly-respected School fosters a collaboration of knowledge between research laboratories and patient-care facilities, with faculty, postdoctoral scholars, staff and students engaging in interdisciplinary efforts that transfer knowledge into therapies that treat and prevent disease. Stanford Hospital & Clinics offers state-of-the-art patient care in cardiovascular medicine and surgery, cancer diagnosis and treatment, organ transplantation, neurology and neurosurgery, and complex surgery. Hospital physicians and residents affiliated with the School of Medicine treat a million hospital and clinic patients in 100 specialties and subspecialties.  [Top]