Stanford University
450 Serra Mall Stanford, CA 94305 Stanford, California
Phone Number (650) 723-2300
History of Stanford University
Stanford university was founded by Leland and Jane Stanford in November 11,1885. Leland Stanford was born March 9,1824 in Watervliet, New York. He grew up and became the leader of the Republican Party, governor of California, and later a U.S. senator. Jane Stanford was born August 25, 1828, in Albany, NY. She married Leland Stanford on September 30, 1850. Jane funded and operated the university almost single-handedly after her husbands death, and before her death in 1905. The university was in memory of their only son Leland Stanford, Jr.,who died of typhoid two months before his 16th birthday. Mr.Stanford the told his wife after their son's death that ''The children of California shall be our children''. They then went out to find a way to memorialize their son.
Facts about Stanford
- Cardinal was chosen as the Stanford color in 1892 and as the Stanford mascot in 1975.
- Stanford was founded in 1885.
- 96% of undergraduates live on campus.
- Stanford was actually named Leland Stanford Jr. University.
- It took six years of planning and building Stanford.
Bachelors degrees, Masters degrees, and Doctoral
- Bachelors of Arts
- Bachelors of Science
- Bachelors of Art and Science
- Masters of Public policy
- Masters of Business administration
- Masters of Fine arts
- Masters of Liberal arts
- Masters of Legal studies
- Masters of Laws
- Masters of Science law
- Masters of Arts
- Masters of Science
- Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Doctor of Science law
- Doctor of Musical arts
- Doctor of Medicine
- Doctor of Philosophy
Requirements
Stanford is an ivy league school, so it is a very hard school to get into. Its acceptance rate is 6.6%. There is no required GPA or test score, or specific number of AP or honors courses you must have on your transcript to get into Stanford. The ACT Plus Writing and SAT scores are required. Stanford also recommends other test, but they will not replace SAT, and ACT scores. When reviewing applications Stanford looks for academic excellence, intellectual vitality and personal context.