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Stanford University facts for kids
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Campus from above
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| Motto | Die Luft der Freiheit weht |
| Established | 1891 |
| Type | Private |
| Endowment | $17.2 billion |
| President | John L. Hennessy |
| Admin. staff | 1,771 |
| Students | 14,945 |
| Undergraduates | 6,759 |
| Postgraduates | 8,186 |
| Location | Stanford, California, United States |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I FBS |
| Nickname | Cardinal |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Website | www.stanford.edu |
Not to be confused with Samford University.
The Leland Stanford Junior University, often called Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university next to Palo Alto in California, in the middle of Silicon Valley, about 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and about 20 miles northwest of San José, in Santa Clara County. Leland and Jane Stanford started the university. They named the university after their son, Leland Stanford Junior, who died at young age.
With one of the largest university campuses in the United States, the University includes the Schools of Engineering, Law, Medicine, Education, Business, Earth Sciences, and Humanities and Sciences. Stanford also hosts volunteer programs and a teaching hospital.
People who worked at or graduated from Stanford Univeristy
People who graduated from Stanford University are:
- Nicolas Sadirac (1989), founder and current head of the École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies
People who have worked at Stanford are:
Images for kids
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Center of the campus in 1891.
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An aerial photograph of the center of the Stanford University campus in 2008.
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Walkway in the Main Quad
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From the Hoover Tower one can see all of the Stanford campus. Pictured is the Main Quad and Serra Mall.
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Green Library
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Bronze statues by Auguste Rodin are scattered through the campus, including these Burghers of Calais.
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Gate to the Main Quad
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Google! homepage in 1998
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Many students use bicycles to get around the large campus.
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The new Stanford Stadium, site of home football games.
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The Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band rallies football fans with arrangements of "All Right Now" and other contemporary music.
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Vintage Stanford University postcard