Stanford University
Picture an ideal Northern California university, what does it have to offer? What has it produced? Think Silicon Valley. Think Google, Hewlitt Packard, and Yahoo. Think Olympic Medal winners. Now open your eyes. Welcome to Stanford.
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Research Opportunities Galore
Some of the most popular degrees at Stanford are in the sciences: Biology/Human Biology, Economics, Engineering, and Computer Science. And it’s no wonder—Stanford offers tons of resources for scientific research from advising to grants to undergraduate research programs. The Symposia of Undergraduate Research and Public Service provide opportunities for undergrads to present their research to the Stanford community, and in 2010-11, Stanford allocated a whopping $4.5M for grant programs to fund more than 900 projects.
Academic Variety
Some of the most popular degrees at Stanford are in the sciences: Biology/Human Biology, Economics, Engineering, and Computer Science. And it’s no wonder—Stanford offers tons of resources for scientific research from advising to grants to undergraduate research programs. The Symposia of Undergraduate Research and Public Service provide opportunities for undergrads to present their research to the Stanford community, and in 2010-11, Stanford allocated a whopping $4.5M for grant programs to fund more than 900 projects.
Bing Overseas Studies
Students eager to study, research, or do public service abroad can take advantage of Stanford’s many overseas opportunities in Australia, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin Cape Town, Florence, Kyoto, Madrid, Moscow, Oxford, Paris and Santiago. Stanford also offers three-week Overseas Seminars for students who don’t want to spend an entire semester abroad.
Rankings
- US News & World Report 4
- Admissionado 4
Student Body
- Male
- Female
- Applicants 38828
- Accepted 2208
- Enrolled 1677
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Famous/Notable Alumni
Herbert Hoover, Tiger Woods, Reese Witherspoon.
5 Most Popular Majors
(1) Social Science, (2) Interdisciplinary Studies, (3) Engineering, (4) Biology, (5) Physical Science
Fun Fact!
The school was built on an 8,180 acre farm that was originally used to train championship horses. Much of the school’s landscape remains open, untouched pasture.