A private research university in Stanford, California, founded in 1885, with seven schools spanning engineering, medicine, law, business, education, humanities and sustainability.
Stanford University, formally Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research institution in Stanford, California, founded in 1885 and opened to students in 1891. Established as a memorial to Leland and Jane Stanford's son, the university was chartered to "promote the public welfare by exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and civilization". All seven of its schools sit together on a single campus in Silicon Valley.
Those schools are the School of Engineering, the School of Medicine, the School of Humanities and Sciences, the School of Sustainability, Law School, the Graduate School of Business and the Graduate School of Education. Work spans artificial intelligence, medicine, climate science, engineering, sustainability, the humanities, business, education and law. The university's community of scholars has produced 36 Nobel Prize winners.
Stanford's culture is described as entrepreneurial, with strong connections to Silicon Valley and an emphasis on blending theory and practice to move ideas and discoveries from labs and classrooms into the world. Its industry verticals are higher education, academic research and technology innovation.
