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Stanford University

Stanford University
450 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305

Official telephone: (650) 723-2300
Website: www.stanford.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 6,999
Full-time undergraduates: 6,999
Total graduate students: 9,771
Full-time graduate students: 8,779
Part-time graduate students: 992
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 61%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
22.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
13.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
36.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
10.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
10.3% Nonresident Alien
0.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
1.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
20.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
15.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
37.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
10.4% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
8.8% Nonresident Alien
0.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 8,180 acres
City or town school is located in: Palo Alto, CA
Population of city/town: 66,642
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses at Hopkins Marine Station in Monterey, CA, Stanford in New York City and Bing Stanford in Washington Center.
Nearest major city: San Jose, CA
Distance of nearest major city: 20 miles
Population of nearest major city: 998,537
Online campus map: www.stanford.edu/dept/
visitorinfo/plan/
maps.html

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (66%)
  • women's dorms (1%)
  • sorority housing (3%)
  • fraternity housing (5%)
  • single-student apartments (8%)
  • married-student apartments (1%)
  • special housing for disabled students (2%)
  • cooperative housing (5%)
  • other housing including Academic, language, ethnic, theme, and cross-cultural housing. (9%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 93%
Percent of students who live off campus: 7%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen must live on campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 25%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1000
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Art/architecture, earth sciences, education, East Asia, engineering, biology, mathematical, computer sciences, business, chemistry, classics, law, marine biology, medical, philosophy, and music libraries.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art galleries, museum, marine station, biological preserve, linear accelerator center, concert hall, observatories, independent centers/institutes.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance, Gay/lesbian/transgender, veterans, first-generation student, and ethnic centers.
Counseling services:
military, veteran student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, job fairs.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 98%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 16
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 6
Percent of men who join fraternities: 20%
Number of social sororities on campus: 14
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 3
Percent of women who join sororities: 20%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Stanford Daily; Stanford Review, published monthly
Number of honor societies: 3
Total number of registered organizations: 600
Campus-based religious organizations:
Atheists Humanists and Agnostics, Chinese Chan Society, World Peace Buddhists, Cardinal Life, Catholic Community, Christian Science Organization, Christian Students, Cornerstone Ekklesia, International Students Christian Outreach, Orthodox Christian, Progressive Christians, Sports Challenge, Islamic Society, Ismaili Students, L'Chayim Club; Baha'i, Buddhist Community, Latter-day Saints, Hindu, Jewish, and Sikh Students Associations; Acts 2 Christian, Chi Alpha Christian, Chinese Campus Evangelistic, InterVarsity Christian, University, ReJOce in Jesus, and Youth Evangelical Fellowships; Episcopal Lutheran, Grace, and Parakaleo Christian Ministries
Minority student organizations:
Black and Queer, Black Graduation Committee, Black Men's Forum, Cherokee Student Group, First-Generation, Low-Income Partnership; Hui o Hawai'i, Latinos Unidos, Multiracial Identified Community, Muslim Students Awareness Network, Queer and Questioning Asians and Pacific Islanders, Queerituality, Sanskriti, American Indian Organization, Cultural Interactions Club, Hawaii Club, Powwow, Zen Society, Taiwanese Cultural Society; Asian American, Jewish, Korean-American, and Undergraduate Chinese-American Associations; Black, Japanese, and Filipino American Student Unions
International student organizations:
Argentinos en Stanford, Ethiopian Student Union, International Undergraduate Community, Israel Alliance; Armenian Estonian, Chinese Students & Scholars, German, Hong Kong, India, Japanese, Korean, Nigerian, Persian, Romanian, Turkish, and Vietnamese Associations; Serbian and Taiwanese Cultural Socieites; Canadian, French, Indonesian, Nepalese, and Peruvian clubs
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Music, theatre, political, service, and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Barnard Muir,
Athletic Director
Athletic department's mailing address: Athletic Director,
Edward Leland,
Stanford University,
Stanford, CA 94305
School colors: cardinal and white
School mascot: Tree
Athletic conference memberships: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference, Pacific-12 Conference (Football I-A)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's crewyesNCAA Div. I
Men's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Men's fencingyesNCAA Div. I
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Men's gymnasticsyesNCAA Div. I
Men's sailingno 
Men's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Men's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Men's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's water poloyesNCAA Div. I
Men's wrestlingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's crewyesNCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Women's fencingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's field hockeyyesNCAA Div. I
Women's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Women's gymnasticsyesNCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosseyesNCAA Div. I
Women's sailingno 
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's squashno 
Women's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's water poloyes 
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 32%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 18%
Athletic facilities:
baseball and softball diamonds; boathouse; equestrian sports and recreation/exercise centers; field hockey, lacrosse, and rugby fields; golf course, jogging paths, rock climbing walls, sand volleyball pits, sports pavilions, stadiums, swimming pool complex, tennis courts, tracks
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, baseball, basketball, bouldering, cycling, dodgeball, football, golf, racquetball, rugby, running, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball (outdoor/sand), water polo
Club sports for men:
archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, climbing, cycling, equestrian sports, hurling, ice hockey, judo, lacrosse, polo, racquetball, rugby, running, skiing, soccer, squash, swimming, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo
Club sports for women:
archery, badminton, basketball, cheerleading, climbing, cycling, equestrian sports, hurling, judo, lacrosse, polo, rugby, running, skiing, soccer, swimming, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: San José, CA (20 miles)
Nearest other airport: San Francisco, CA (35 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Palo Alto, CA (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: Palo Alto, CA (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 25% immediately
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 50% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Accenture, Athena Health, Bain, BCG, Coursera, Davita, Deloitte, Facebook, Gragomen, GM, GiveWell, GoldmanSachs, Google, LInkedIn, McKinsey, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Palantir, SpaceX, Teach for America.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page, Google founders
  • Sandra Day O'Connor, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  • Susan Rice, US National Security Adviser.

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