Stanford University

History

• Founded in 1891 by the Stanford family (Leland and James Stanford)

Mission Statement

• Promote the public welfare by exercising an influence on behalf of humanity and civilization.
• Unofficial Motto" Die Luft der Freiheit weht"

Mascot/Sports

• Mascot: Stanford Tree
• Sports- Both Women's and Men's
• Activities- Extracurriculars and Clubs

STUDENTS

• Enrollment- 6,999 undergraduate & 9,771graduate (total 16.770)
• Retention Rate (freshmen)- 97.3%
• Graduates Per Year- 94.% ( average 6 years)

Seven Schools of Stanford university

• Graduate School of Bussiness
• School Of Earth, Energy, & Environmental Sciences
• Graduate School of Education
• School of Engineering
• School of Humanity & Sciences
• Law School
• School of Medicine

Degrees & majors

• Degree Persistence: Bachelor's- 1,671,Master's-2,325, Doctoral professional practice- 273, Doctoral research/scholarship- 688

Full-Time Faculty

Student- Teacher

• Student-Teacher Ratio- 4:1
• Out of 2,153 faculty members, 20 of the are Noble Prize laureates

Class Sizes

TOTAL COST

• Tuition & Fees- $47,940 (same for out-of-state)
• Total - $62,541

Greek Life & Clubs

School Rankings

• #4 Best Global University
• #1 Mathematics (Globally)
• #1 High School Counselor
• #1 Best Colleges for Veterans
• #1 Environmental Health Engineering
• #1 Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engineering

lOCAL aTTRACTIONS

• Hoover Tower & Garden (4 minutes & .5 miles)
• Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve ( 15 minutes & 4.7 miles)
• Museum of American Heritage (6 minutes & 1.1 miles)

Grocery, Pharmacy, & Mall

• Whole Foods Market- 4 minutes & 8 miles
• Menlo Division Plo Alto Health Care System- 12 minutes & 2.7 miles
• Walgreens- 5 minutes & .9 miles
• Stanford Shopping Center- 3 minutes & .4 mi

Apartments ON/OFF Campus

• Single Undergraduate Housing
• Single Graduate Housing
• Couples without children Housing
• Couples with children housing
• Community Housing
• Greek Housing (Sororities & Fraternities)
• Oak Creek Apartments ( Free Wi-Fi)
• Sharon Green Apartments

Campus Dining

• Starbucks Pavillion
• Arbuckle Dining Pavillion
• Beckam Bistro
• CoHo (bistro/cafe)
• Ray's Grill (TEX-MEX, Asian, & American)
• The Treehouse (Burger, Pizza, & TEX-MEX)
• Union Square (Vegetarian & Vegan)

Major?

• Chemical Engineering (GRADUATE)

Would I attend?

• NO MA'AM

NEWS ARTICLE

• STANFORD STUDENT CREATES BOT TO DEFEND PARKING TICKETS

Interesting fact

• Stanford allows frolicking in the "Claw Fountain" known as Fountain Hopping.

Works Cited(cont.)

• -"Clubs & Activities." Stanford Graduate School of Business. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2016. -Communication, Stanford Office of University. "Stanford University." News RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2016. -Communications, Stanford Office of University. "Stanford University History Part 1 of 5 - Birth of the University." Stanford University News RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2016.

Works cited

• -Communications, Stanford Office of University. "Campus Life." Cardinal Athletics: Stanford University Facts. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2016. -Communications, Stanford Office of University. "Stanford Facts at a Glance." Introduction: Stanford University Facts. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2016. -"Here's How Much You'll Pay to Attend Stanford." Stanford University. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.

Works CITED (cont.)

• "Stanford R&DE." Housing Options. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2016. - @abc7newsbayarea. "Stanford Student Creates Bot to Defend Parking Tickets." ABC7 San Francisco. N.p., 01 July 2016. Web. 3 Sept. 2016. - "The Top 10 Things to Do in Palo Alto - TripAdvisor - Palo Alto, CA Attractions - Find What to Do Today, This Weekend, or in September." The Top 10 Things to Do in Palo Alto - TripAdvisor - Palo Alto, CA Attractions - Find What to Do Today, This Weekend, or in September. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2016. MLA formatting by BibMe.org.