All CoursesStanford University is one of the world’s top-most research universities. It is located in California’s Bay Area, which is both culturally diverse and intellectually dynamic. It ensures a great learning experience for the students even beyond Stanford. Its proximity to the Silicon Valley also aids the career development of the students. It is very popular for the top-notch courses it provides in various fields such as humanities, engineering and sciences.
Established in 1885, Stanford University is spread over 8,180 acres. This California based university has over 16,000 students enrolled in various programs. Almost all the undergraduate students live on the university campus. Stanford University has received an endowment of $28.8 billion as of August, 2017.
Astounding Achievements
Stanford is one of the most research-oriented universities in the world. Since 1952, more than 54 Stanford faculty, staff, and alumni have won the Nobel Prize and Stanford has the largest number of Turing award winners for a single institution. Stanford’s current community of scholars includes 19 Nobel Prize laureates and 4 Pulitzer Prize winners. In addition, Stanford is the alma mater of 30 living billionaires and 17 current astronauts.
Objectives
Stanford alumni are known for their entrepreneurial skills. Stanford believes in owning knowledge, honing skills, cultivating social responsibility. Its aim is to encourage direct involvement of students in the creation of knowledge. The teachers ensure that the students not only receive the in-depth knowledge related to their subject of specialisation but are also introduced to a broad range of disciplines such as natural and physical sciences, maths, humanities, languages and engineering. Equal importance is given to generalised and specialised education, this helps in preventing the students from developing a one-dimensional approach. This multidisciplinary knowledge can help in creating more effective solutions to the challenges faced by the society.
Faculty & Research
There are 2,219 faculty members at Stanford, which consists of 17 Nobel Prize laureates. The faculty at Stanford participate in research work along with the students. Student to Faculty ratio at Stanford is 4:1, which enables the students to receive proper attention from the teachers. Faculty and students from 18 institutes come together to work in harmony for achieving common goals.
Through the culture of collaboration the researchers have been able to come up with groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of health, environment etc. There are 6200+ externally sponsored projects and the total budget for various projects is more than $1.5 billion. Interdisciplinary research has also enabled the researchers to use each other’s perspective In order to do new innovations.
Eighteen independent labs, centres and institutes engage faculty and students from across the university. There are over 20 libraries each with a world-class collection of books, journals, films, maps, databases. There is an official Stanford University Libraries’ search tool called SearchWorks that acts as an online catalogue. It provides data from more than 8 million resources.
Campus Services
Stanford University offers a number of student services, including nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance. Stanford University also offers campus safety and security services like 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.). Alcohol is permitted for students of legal age at Stanford University. The facilities related to different areas are as follows:
Health & Fitness
- Be Well @ Stanford
- Health Improvement Program
- Meal Plans
- Recreation & Wellness
Amenities
- Residential & Dining Enterprises
- Conference Services
- Stanford Guest House
- Faculty Club
Getting Around
- Campus Map
- Parking & Transportation
- Commute Club
- Public Safety
Computing
- University IT
- Computing & Communication
- Information Security
- HelpSU
Rankings
Stanford ranks high in most college ranking measures. From polls done by The Princeton Review in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, the most commonly named “dream college” for students was Stanford; separately, parents, too, most frequently named Stanford their “dream college.” In 2014, Slate dubbed Stanford as “the Harvard of the 21st century,” and The New York Times also concluded that “Stanford University has become America’s ‘it’ school, by measures that Harvard once dominated.†The inaugural 2017 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings picked Stanford as the No. 1 school in the United States.
Globally, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranked Stanford second in the world from 2003 to 2016. Additionally, Times Higher Education recognized Stanford as one of the world’s “six super brands” on its World Reputation Rankings, along with Berkeley, Cambridge, Harvard, MIT, and Oxford.
Cost of Education & Financial Aid
Its tuition and fees are $51,354, plus an additional $15,763 for room and board. The terms and conditions for financial aid vary depending upon the course. You can plan for your educational expenses according to the financial aid that is provided by the university, government agencies, employers, foundations, academic departments and schools. Financial assistance can be availed in the ways mentioned below:
Scholarships – The scholarships are awarded to the students on the basis of merit.
Loans – Funds can be availed from government or private banks.
Earnings – Wages paid for assistance in research, teaching etc.
Applying for aid
To apply for aid, you will need to complete the following required forms:
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)  An online application provided by the U.S. Department of Education
- Graduate Student Loan Application  Stanford’s online institutional application.
The notification of availability of an award letter can be received within 6 to 8 weeks of completing all application requirements.
Job Prospects
According to PayScale, the average salary of a Stanford University graduate is $80K. Earning $104K per year on average, Information Technology Managers receive the most money, followed by Non-Profit Program Managers (around $80K), Research Associates (about $69K), and Research Scientists ($65K). Among the lower-paid positions at Stanford University are Postdoctoral Research Associates – the median salary for this role approaches $51K per annum.
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