Stanford University

450 Serra Mall, Stanford

  • #6 QS Global World Ranking
  • PrivateStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 17,422Total Students
  • 4,909Faculty
  • 4,300Int'l Students

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COVID-19 Information:

The Stanford Office of Undergraduate Admission has been closed until further notice. Applications continue to be processed, however, and the office can be contacted via email. All tours, programs and information sessions for prospective students have been cancelled and the Visitor Center is also closed until further notice.



Located 35 miles south of San Francisco and 20 miles north of San Jose, Stanford University is in the heart of Northern California’s dynamic Silicon Valley, home to Yahoo, Google, Hewlett-Packard, and many other cutting-edge tech companies that were...
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About

COVID-19 Information:

The Stanford Office of Undergraduate Admission has been closed until further notice. Applications continue to be processed, however, and the office can be contacted via email. All tours, programs and information sessions for prospective students have been cancelled and the Visitor Center is also closed until further notice.



Located 35 miles south of San Francisco and 20 miles north of San Jose, Stanford University is in the heart of Northern California’s dynamic Silicon Valley, home to Yahoo, Google, Hewlett-Packard, and many other cutting-edge tech companies that were...
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University highlights

QS World University Ranking

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  • 2012
    #15
  • 2014
    #7
  • 2015
    #7
  • 2016
    #=3
  • 2017
    #2
  • 2018
    #2
  • 2019
    #2
  • 2020
    #2
  • 2021
    #2
  • 2022
    #=3
  • 2023
    #3
  • 2024
    #5
  • 2025
    #6

Student & Staff

Total students
17,422

55%
45%

International students
4,300

79%
21%

Total faculty staff
4,909

737
4172

Total students
17,422

55%
45%

International students
4,300

79%
21%

Total faculty staff
4,909

4172
737
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Campus locations

Stanford University,

450 Serra Mall , Stanford , California , United States , 94305

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