STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Stanford University is a private examination college in Stanford, California, that was established in 1885 by Leland Stanford, previous legislative leader of and U.S. representative from California and driving railroad head honcho, and his wife, Jane Arthropod Stanford, in memory of their just kid, Leland Stanford, Jr., who had passed on of typhoid fever at age 15 the earlier year. It is authoritatively known as Leland Stanford Junior University. It one of the world's most prestigious organizations, with the top position in various rankings and measures in the United States. Stanford is perceived as one of the world's driving research and showing establishments, with a standout among the most prestigious resources in the country. It was opened on October 1, 1891 as a coeducational and non-denominational foundation. Its group of researchers incorporates 22 Nobel laureates, 27 MacArthur Fellows, five Pulitzer Prize champs, 158 National Academy of Sciences individuals and three Presidential Medal of Freedom victors. 

It has an aggregate undergrad enlistment of 7,061, its setting is rural, and the grounds size is 8,180 sections of land. It uses a quarter-based scholarly logbook. Stanford University's positioning in the 2015 version of Best Colleges is National Universities, 4. Its educational cost and charges are $44,757 (2014-15). 

As an examination and showing college, Stanford offer both undergrad and graduate understudies chances to work nearly with personnel and analysts. The University's scholastic offices are composed into seven schools, with a few different property, for example, research centers and nature stores, situated outside the fundamental grounds. Four of Stanford University's seven schools offer undergrad and graduate coursework, and the staying three serve as simply doctoral level colleges. Graduate projects incorporate the exceedingly positioned School of Education, School of Engineering, Law School, School of Medicine and the top-positioned Graduate School of Business. Stanford additionally has fruitful projects in tennis and golf. 

There are more than 600 understudy associations at Stanford. Understudies can exploit the college's high research action and prime area in the heart of Silicon Valley, the tech's epicenter world. Just green bean are obliged to live on grounds, however understudies are ensured lodging for every one of the four years and most decide to stay on grounds. Greek life at Stanford speaks to roughly 10 percent of the understudy body. 

Stanford has delivered various illuminating presences, including one U.S. president, four U.S. Incomparable Court judges and business pioneers like Steve Ballmer, Serge  Brian, Larry Page and Marissa Mayer. Stanford has likewise been home to a world's portion best competitors, including John McEnroe, John Elway, Tiger Woods, Michelle Wise and Andrew Luck. Understudy competitors contend in the Pacific-12 Conference .