Stanford University is a world-class research university situated on a 8,180-acre campus in the heart of Silicon Valley, adjacent to Palo Alto, California. Founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford in memory of their only child, Stanford has grown into one of the most influential universities in the world — a launching pad for companies including Google, Yahoo, Hewlett-Packard, Nike, and hundreds of other ventures. Stanford enrolls approximately 7,600 undergraduates and 10,000 graduate students across seven schools, including Engineering, Business (the GSB), Law, Medicine, Education, Earth …
