Stanford University

Carnegie classification

A Doctoral University (which undergraduates attend) with very high research activity

Institutional classification used for academic peer grouping.

Athletics

NCAA Division I

NCAA division where available from verified imports.

Editorial spotlight

Stanford University — editorial overview (Stanford, CA)

Stanford University is located in Palo Alto, California, just south of San Francisco. Stanford is not only located in the heart of Silicon Valley, but its engineering programs are the reason why Silicon Valley even exists. That’s right - Stanford gave birth to many of the technol...