	Stanford University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, and is known as one of the world's most prestigious institutions. Stanford was founded in 1885 by Leland Stanford, former Governor of and U.S. Senator from California and leading railroad tycoon, and his wife, Jane Lathrop Stanford, in memory of their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., who had died of typhoid fever at age 15 the previous year. Stanford admitted its first students on October 1, 1891 as a coeducational and non-denominational institution. Tuition was free until 1920. The university struggled financially after Leland Stanford's 1893 death and again after much of the campus was damaged by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Following World War II, Provost Frederick Terman supported faculty and graduates' entrepreneurialism to build self-sufficient local industry in what would later be known as Silicon Valley. By 1970, Stanford was home to a linear accelerator, and was one of the original four ARPANET nodes (precursor to the Internet). The main campus is in northern Santa Clara Valley adjacent to Palo Alto and between San Jose and San Francisco. Stanford also has land and facilities elsewhere. Its 8,180-acre (3,310 ha) campus is one of the largest in the United States. The university is also one of the top fundraising institutions in the country, becoming the first school to raise more than a billion dollars in a year. Stanford's academic strength is broad with 40 departments in the three academic schools that have undergraduate students and another four professional schools. Students compete in 36 varsity sports, and the university is one of two private institutions in the Division I FBS Pac-12 Conference. It has gained 109 NCAA team championships, the second-most for a university, 476 individual championships, the most in Division I, and has won the NACDA Directors' Cup, recognizing the university with the best overall athletic team achievement, every year since 1994-1995. Stanford faculty and alumni have founded many companies including Google, Hewlett-Packard, Nike, Sun Microsystems, Instagram, Snapchat, and Yahoo!, and companies founded by Stanford alumni generate more than $2.7 trillion in annual revenue, equivalent to the 10th-largest economy in the world. It is the alma mater of 30 living billionaires, 17 astronauts, and 20 Turing Award laureates. It is also one of the leading producers of members of the United States Congress. Sixty Nobel laureates and seven Fields Medalists have been affiliated with Stanford as students, alumni, faculty or staff. The university officially opened on October 1, 1891 to 555 students. On the university's opening day, Founding President David Starr Jordan (1851-1931) said to Stanford's Pioneer Class: " is hallowed by no traditions; it is hampered by none. Its finger posts all point forward." However, much preceded the opening and continued for several years until the death of the last Founder, Jane Stanford, in 1905 and the destruction of the 1906 earthquake. Stanford was founded by Leland Stanford, a railroad magnate, U.S. senator, and former California governor, together with his wife, Jane Lathrop Stanford. It is named in honor of their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., who died in 1884 from typhoid fever just before his 16th birthday. His parents decided to dedicate a university to their only son, and Leland Stanford told his wife, "The children of California shall be our children." The Stanfords visited Harvard's president, Charles Eliot, and asked whether he should establish a university, technical school or museum. Eliot replied that he should found a university and an endowment of $5 million woul ... [more on wikipedia]

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Stanford University Details

Stanford University Details
detail	value
state	California
conference	Pacific 12 Conference
public	Private
scores	2210/1473/33
level	Elite
rank	[9
overall ROI rank	[17
size	medium-small
undergrads	7019
grads	9944
price	62801
drop	3
stem	29
research	884
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Stanford University?

1. number 9 for Academics.

2. number 17 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Stanford University?

1. Washington University in St Louis

2. Duke University

3. Yale University

4. Vanderbilt University

5. Brown University

6. University of Chicago

7. Northwestern University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Stanford University National Academic Rankings

Stanford University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	9	11	32	11	14	4	10	39	17
All	9	11	32	11	14	4	10	26	14
All Nonivy	5	7	25	6	9	2	10	25	12
Div1	6	6	14	8	10	3	6	17	10
Div1 Nonivy	2	2	7	3	5	1	6	15	7
Div1 Private	5	6	12	8	8	3	2	10	8
Private	10	11	30	11	12	4	6	23	16
Power5	2	2	6	3	5	1	6	11	3
Stem Low	8	9	26	8	11	4	10	32	15
Pacific - 12 Conference	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	1
West Coast Region	2	2	6	1	2	2	4	3	2
State of California	2	2	5	1	2	2	3	3	2
Top Ten Top250	9	11	32	11	14	4	10	39	17
Top Ten All	10	9	10	8	10	4	3	8	9
Top Ten All Nonivy	7	6	10	6	8	2	6	9	9
Top Ten Div1	7	6	10	8	9	3	2	8	9
Top Ten Div1 Nonivy	2	2	7	3	5	1	3	8	4
Top Ten Div1 Private	6	6	10	8	8	3	2	8	9
Top Ten Private	9	10	10	9	10	4	3	8	9
Top Ten Power5	2	2	6	3	5	1	5	7	5
Top Ten Stem Low	8	8	10	8	10	4	3	9	10
Top Ten Pacific - 12 Conference	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	1
Top Ten West Coast Region	2	2	6	1	2	2	4	3	2
Top Ten State of California	2	2	5	1	2	2	3	3	2

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

Stanford University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Stanford University

Stanford University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Stanford University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.66	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
99.63	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
98.54	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
93.17	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
92.89	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
92.12	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
91.84	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
91.79	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
90.72	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
89.94	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
86.04	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
85.78	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
85.54	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
84.92	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
84.53	Harvard University	Massachusetts	Ivy League	Private	Elite	2	10
84.07	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
81.58	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
81.52	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
79.91	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
79.28	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
78.14	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
77.06	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
76.80	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
76.17	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
75.93	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
75.83	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
75.29	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
74.98	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
74.90	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
74.80	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
74.75	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
72.83	Georgetown University	Washington DC	Patriot League / Big East Conf...	Private	Elite	42	88
72.64	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
72.26	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	21	9
71.94	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
70.95	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	New England Football Conferenc...	Private	Elite	5	2
70.85	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
70.16	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
70.05	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
69.85	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Elite	6	1
69.55	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
69.04	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
68.99	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
68.80	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
68.63	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
68.61	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
68.42	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
68.03	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
67.97	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
67.80	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

Stanford University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Stanford University

Stanford University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Stanford University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.69	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
97.44	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
96.80	Ivy League (Average)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	20
95.93	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
95.65	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
95.04	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
95.01	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
94.98	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
94.92	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
94.87	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Elite	6	1
94.79	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	New England Football Conferenc...	Private	Elite	5	2
94.58	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
93.87	Harvard University	Massachusetts	Ivy League	Private	Elite	2	10
92.05	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
91.99	California Institute of Technology	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	1	5
89.46	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
88.40	University of California-Berkeley	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	18	26
88.11	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
82.99	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17

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