Stanford, CA 94305
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1885
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Quarter
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 6,576
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $12,205,035,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $75
Application Deadline: December 15
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $32,994
Room/Board: $10,367
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 65%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Google, Accenture, Teach for America, Boston Consulting, Goldman Sachs,J.P. Morgan. Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, McKinsey, Mercer
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 8,267,412
Number of current serial subscriptions: 52,000
Number of microforms: 5,745,423
Number of audiovisuals: 1,534,751
Number of ebooks: 365,000
Other 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 or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: 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.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 1,500
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 400
Classrooms: 80
Labs: 550
Other areas: 375
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 5,000
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 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)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 91%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 94%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 91%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – N/A
Available types of campus housing: 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%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 13%
Doubles: 60%
Triples or Suites: 10%
Apartments: 12%
Other: 5%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 78
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 90%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 8,180 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): San Jose (20), San Francisco (35)
Nearest train station: Palo Alto (1)
Nearest bus station: Palo Alto (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – N/A
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Santa Clara University)
Navy ROTC Offered at cooperating institution (University of California–Berkeley)
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (San Jose University)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: honor code, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Stanford Pow Wow, Viennese Ball, Full Moon on the Quad, Big Game, Gaities