Stanford University Today
Facts 2023
Stanford Facts 2023
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Table of Contents
Stanford Facts 2023 1
Welcome to Stanford 2
About Stanford 5
Undergraduate Education 10
Graduate Education 18
Postdoctoral Scholars 22
Schools and Programs 24
Stanford Faculty 30
Sta 33
Research and Innovation 34
The Arts 40
Libraries and Resources 44
Student Life 46
Cardinal Athletics 50
Stanford Campus 52
Stanford Medicine 56
Finances 58
University Administration 60
Stanford Alumni 63
Stanford Facts 2023
Stanford University Today
Welcome
to Stanford
ó Welcome to Stanford
banner across the entrance
portals of Palm Drive.
Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, Stanford
University is a place of discovery, creativity and innovation.
Founded in 1885, Stanford’s areas of excellence span
seven schools along with research institutes, the arts and
athletics. Stanford’s students, faculty and sta work to
improve the health and well-being of people around the
world through the discovery and application of knowledge.
Visitor Information Services
A division of Stanford’s Oice of Undergraduate Admission,
Visitor Information Services (VIS) oversees the Stanford
Visitor Center at 295 Galvez Street, providing campus tours
and admission programs (both in person and virtually) for
prospective undergraduates and their supporters, as well
as campus information and self-guided tour resources for
the general public. VIS also promotes exposure and access
to higher education for other college-bound groups through
seasonal tours and oerings. The Visitor Center is open
Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, except during some academic
breaks and holidays. For tour and program information, call
650-723-2560.
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Stanford Memorial Church
Stanford Memorial Church was
established by Jane Stanford in memory
of her husband, Leland Stanford, as a
symbol of the family’s commitment to
an education informed by religious,
spiritual, moral and ethical values.
Dedicated in 1903 as a non-sectarian
religious center, “Mem Chu” remains the
most prominent architectural feature
of the Main Quadrangle and is home to University Public
Worship. The church features five organs, including the
Fisk-Nanney organ, which has 73 ranks and 4,332 pipes. It is
one of three religious and spiritual spaces on campus led by
the Oice for Religious and Spiritual Life.
orsl.stanford.edu/who-we-are/memorial-church-
companion-spaces
Hoover Tower and Pavilion
The 285-foot Hoover Tower was built in
1941 and dedicated as part of Stanford’s
50th anniversary celebration. The
Hoover Observation Deck oers views
of the Santa Clara Valley and houses a
carillon of 48 bells, the largest inscribed
“For Peace Alone Do I Ring.” The lobby
features exhibitions on such topics as
the institution’s founder—Stanford
alumnus and U.S. president Herbert
Hoover—and collections held at the Hoover Institution
Library & Archives. For availability and hours, call
650-723-2053 for the Observation Deck, or 650-723-3563
for the Reading Room and Exhibition Galleries.
www.hoover.org
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The Dish
The 150-foot-diameter radiotelescope
in the Stanford foothills called the Dish
was constructed in the 1960s to probe
the scattering properties of the Earth’s
ionosphere. It is still in use and is owned
and operated by SRI International.
Annually, more than 600,000 people
hike the service roads surrounding
the Dish within Stanford’s 315-acre
habitat reserve, which also supports academic programs,
environmental restoration and habitat conservation. Public
access is limited to daylight hours, and pets are prohibited.
dish.stanford.edu
Convocation at Frost Amphitheater.
A processional of
flags begins the
Convocation.
About Stanford
The Leland Stanford Junior University was founded in
1885 by Jane and Leland Stanford in memory of their only
child, Leland Jr., who died of typhoid fever at 15. Aer his
1884 death, the Stanfords determined that they would do
something for other people’s children.
They decided to create a university that was, from the outset,
untraditional: coeducational in a time when most private
universities were all-male; nondenominational when most
were associated with a religious organization; and practical,
producing cultured and useful citizens. The Founding Grant
states the university’s objective is “to qualify its students for
personal success, and direct usefulness in life” and its purpose
“to promote the public welfare by exercising an influence in
behalf of humanity and civilization.”
The campus sits on the ancestral land of the Muwekma Ohlone
Tribe. This land was and continues to be of great importance
to the Ohlone people. Today, the university and the Muwekma
Ohlone Tribe are partners in community-led archaeology,
historic interpretation and a native plant garden.
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Leland Stanford, who served as California’s governor and
senator, devoted to the university the fortune he had earned,
first by supplying provisions to the ’49ers mining for California
gold and later as one of the “Big Four,” whose Central Pacific
Railroad laid tracks eastward to meet the Union Pacific
and complete the transcontinental railway. Included in the
Founding Grant was the Stanfords’ Palo Alto Stock Farm for
the breeding and training of trotting horses, 35 miles south of
the family’s San Francisco residence.The Stanfords stipulated
that the land they conveyed to the university could not be
sold, and the campus still carries the nickname “the Farm.”
The Stanfords engaged landscape architect Frederick Law
Olmsted to design the campus. Their collaboration with
Olmsted and the architectural firm of Shepley, Rutan, and
Coolidge resulted in Stanford’s characteristic buildings of
local sandstone with red-tiled roofs, surrounding a cloistered
quadrangle with Memorial Church as its focus.
The rectangular plan of the Main Quadrangle was designed
to provide for expansion through a series of quadrangles
developed laterally. Stanford opened its doors on Oct. 1, 1891,
with some 555 students enrolled in the first year.
stanford.edu/about
ó Aerial view of Hoover Tower and the red tile roofs of campus,
with the foothills of the East Bay in the background.
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Presidents of Stanford University
1891–1913
David Starr Jordan
1913–1915
John Casper Branner
1916–1943
Ray Lyman Wilbur
1
1943–1948
Donald B. Tresidder
2
1949–1968
J. E. Wallace Sterling
3
1968–1970
Kenneth S. Pitzer
1970–1980
Richard W. Lyman
1980–1992
Donald Kennedy
1992–2000
Gerhard Casper
2000–2016
John Hennessy
2016–
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
1
Robert Eccles Swain served as acting president 1929–1933.
2
Alvin Eurich served as acting president between Tresidder and Sterling.
3
Robert J. Glaser served as acting president between Sterling and Pitzer.
Historic Milestones
1824
Mar. 9
Leland Stanford born
1828
Aug. 25
Jane Lathrop
Stanford born
1861
Sept. 4
Leland Stanford
elected governor
of California
1868
May 14
Leland
Stanford Jr. born
1869
May 10
Leland Stanford
drives Gold Spike
at Promontory,
Utah, for the first
transcontinental
railroad
1872
May
Eadweard Muybridge
performs first
horse-in-motion
experiments
1884
Mar. 13
Leland StanfordJr.
dies in Italy at 15
1885
Jan. 28
Leland Stanford
elected U.S. senator
from California
Nov. 11
Founding Grant of the
university executed
1887
May 14
Cornerstone of the
university laid
1891
Oct. 1
Opening Day of
the university; 555
students registered
1892
Mar. 19
Stanford wins first Big
Game vs. University of
California, Berkeley
June 27
Hopkins Marine
Station established
on Monterey Bay
1893
June 21
Leland
Stanford dies
1894
May 30
First PhD awarded
1895
May 29
Pioneer Class
graduates, including
Herbert Hoover
1896
Apr. 4
First women’s
intercollegiate
basketball game
1903
Jan. 25
Memorial Church
dedicated
1905
Feb. 28
Jane Lathrop
Stanford dies
1906
Apr. 18
Great San Francisco
Earthquake causes
extensive damage
1908
Oct. 30
Cooper Medical
College acquired
Dec. 18
School of Law organized
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2016 Marc Tessier-Lavigne
1913
May 23
School of Medicine
organized
1917
Apr. 27
School of Education
organized
1919
June 20
Hoover War Collection
(now Hoover Institution
on War, Revolution and
Peace) established
July 14
Main Library opens
1920
Jan.
First undergraduate
tuition charged
1921
May 23
Honor Code adopted
1925
May 15
School of Engineering
organized
Sept. 30
Graduate School of
Business opens
1941
June
University’s 50th
anniversary
celebrated; Hoover
Tower dedicated
1946
Creative Writing
Program founded by
Wallace Stegner
1947
School of Mineral
Sciences (now
Stanford Doerr School
of Sustainability)
organized
1948
Sept. 1
Schools of Biological
Sciences, Humanities,
Physical Sciences
and Social Sciences
merged into School
of Humanities and
Sciences
1951
Oct. 1
First Stanford
Research Park lease
signed with Varian
Associates
1952
Apr. 1
Douglas Whitaker
becomes first provost
Nov. 6
Physics Professor
Felix Bloch becomes
Stanford’s first Nobel
laureate
1958
June 24
First overseas
campus opened near
Stuttgart, Germany
1962
The radio telescope
called the Dish begins
operations
1967
Sept. 9
Stanford Linear
Accelerator Center
(now SLAC National
Accelerator
Laboratory)
dedicated
1968
Sept. 12
Inaugural session,
Senate of the
Academic Council
1971
May 1
First Stanford
Powwow held
1974
Feb. 11
B. Gerald Cantor
donates his collection
of Rodin sculptures
1989
Oct. 17
Loma Prieta
earthquake causes
extensive damage
1998
Sept.
Stanford Alumni
Association
integrated into
the university
1999
Jan.
The Leland Stanford
Jr. Museum reopens
as the Iris & B. Gerald
Cantor Center for
Visual Arts
2000
May 2
The foothills
surrounding the Dish
become a habitat
conservation area
2005
Dec. 31
The Campaign for
Undergraduate
Education raises
more than $1 billion
2011
April 15
Stanford earns its
100th NCAA national
team athletic title
2012
Feb. 8
The Stanford
Challenge fundraising
campaign raises
$6.2 billion
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2014
Sept. 21
The Anderson
Collection at Stanford
University opens
2016
The Knight-Hennessy
Scholars program
launches
2019
Mar. 21
Stanford Redwood
City opens
2020
Worldwide pandemic
moves classes, many
activities online
2022
Sept. 1
Stanford Doerr
School of
Sustainability opens
Undergraduate
Students
Graduate
Students
Academic
Council
1900
1,055 114 75
1910
1,498 157 112
1920
2,165 283 150
1930
3,103 1,530 271
1940
3,460 1,782 309
1950
4,805 2,907 372
1960
5,648 4,208 619
1970
6,221 5,217 1,029
1980
6,630 6,236 1,230
1990
6,555 6,886 1,340
2000
6,548 7,700 1,368
2010
6,895 8,870 1,468
2020
**
6,366 8,791 1,711
2021
7,645 9,292 1,692
2022
7,761 9,565 1,703
Growth of Academic Council
*
and Student Body
* Includes tenure-line faculty, non-tenure-line faculty and senior fellows at specified
policy centers and institutes. Academic sta—teaching, center fellows and Medical
Center-line faculty—are not members of the Academic Council.
** Enrollment decreased due to pandemic-related gap year requests.
Undergraduate
Students
Graduate Students Academic Council
1900 1,055 114 75
1910 1,498 157 112
1920 2,165 283 150
1930 3,103 1,530 271
1940 3,460 1,782 309
1950 4,805 2,907 372
1960 5,648 4,208 619
1970 6,221 5,217 1,029
1980 6,630 6,236 1,230
1990 6,555 6,886 1,340
2000 6,548 7,700 1,368
2010 6,895 8,870 1,468
2020** 6,366 8,791 1,711
2021 7,645 9,292 1,692
2022 7,761 9,565 1,703
Undergraduate
Education
Students who enjoy learning and challenging themselves
thrive at Stanford. We seek students who have selected a
rigorous academic program and achieved distinction in a
range of areas.
With an approximate 5-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio, Stanford
emphasizes close student and faculty interaction. Stanford
oers three undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Arts,
Bachelor of Sciences and Bachelor of Arts and Sciences. Each
is designed to achieve balance between depth of knowledge
acquired through specialization and breadth of knowledge
gained through exploration.
Three of Stanford’s seven schools award undergraduate
degrees: Humanities and Sciences; Engineering; and the
Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. Undergraduates
ó Students walking
on campus.
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complete at least 180 units, including major courses, writing
and rhetoric requirements, and one year of a foreign language.
All undergraduates also complete their Ways of Thinking /
Ways of Doing general education requirements: 11 courses in 8
interdisciplinary Ways categories.
Undergraduates also experience COLLEGE, a three-quarter
required set of courses for first-year students incorporating
civic, liberal, and global education.
college.stanford.edu | undergrad.stanford.edu
Stanford’s distinctive undergraduate programs include:
Introductory Seminars
These small seminar classes for first- and second-year
students enroll more than 2,000 students annually. Faculty
from all seven schools of the university teach over 200
seminars each year. exploreintrosems.stanford.edu
Bing Overseas Studies Program
Stanford oers study away opportunities in Australia, Berlin,
Cape Town, Florence, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Kyoto, Madrid,
New York, Oxford, Paris and Santiago. Also oered are short-
term faculty-led programs in Oaxaca and various locations.
Each year, approximately 900 students—50 percent of the
average class year—study away on Stanford programs.
bosp.stanford.edu
Undergraduate Research
The Oice of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
annually dedicates more than $6.5 million to support nearly
1,000 students participating in a wide range of virtual and on-
campus projects and programs.
Project funding has been used by students and faculty in
departments and programs across every school, as well as
nearly 20 interdisciplinary institutes and research centers.
Projects regularly span the humanities, arts, social sciences,
natural sciences, engineering and medical sciences.
undergradresearch.stanford.edu
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Undergraduate Fields of Study
Stanford oers 67 major fields of undergraduate study.
Engineering students may also elect to pursue an individually
designed major. majors.stanford.edu
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Top 5 Undergraduate
Degrees Awarded
2021-2022
Computer Science
Human Biology
Economics
Political Science
Management Science
and Engineering
Top Majors by
Enrollment
Fall 2022
Computer Science
Economics
Engineering
Human Biology
Symbolic Systems
1,699 Bachelor Degrees Awarded in 2022
ó First-year students at New
Student Orientation.
The Class of 2026
1,736
Students
Total Matriculated
50
U.S. States
64
Non-U.S. Countries*
Geographic Diversity
21%
First-generation
college students
16%
International
High
Schools
58%
Public
25%
Private
1%
Home
School
13%
International
Ethnic
Diversity
17% Hispanic
or Latino**
22% White
<1% Unknown
10% Two or more races
<1% Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander
1% American Indian
or Alaska Native
29% Asian
7% Black or
African American
Numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
* Non-U.S. countries are determined by international students' citizenship statuses.
** Includes all reporting Hispanic/Latino, regardless of race.
54%
Women
46%
Men
Gender Balance
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All Undergraduates Fall 2022
129
Rhodes
Scholars
73
Truman
Scholars
27
Stanford Knight-
Hennessy Scholars
98
Marshall
Scholars
Stanford Student Awards
86%
5-year Graduation Rate 7,761 Students
Total Matriculated
ô Students attend the Stanford Convocation
Ceremony at Frost Amphitheater.
11%
International
Ethnic
Diversity
18% Hispanic
or Latino*
26% White
<1% Unknown
10% Two or more races
<1% Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander
1% American Indian
or Alaska Native
26% Asian
7% Black or
African American
36%
California
50%
Other U.S.
14%
International
Geographic
Diversity
52%
Women
48%
Men
Gender
Balance
Majors By School
54% Undeclared
26% Humanities
& Sciences
19% Engineering
1% Sustainability
ô Students attend the Stanford Convocation
Ceremony at Frost Amphitheater.
Numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
* Includes all reporting Hispanic/Latino, regardless of race.
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Undergraduate Financial Aid
Stanford has a long-standing commitment to providing an
aordable education to all students, regardless of their
economic circumstances. Eighty-six percent of the recent
graduating class had no student debt. Through our generous
need-based financial aid program, parents with annual
incomes below $150,000 and assets typical for that income
level pay no tuition. Parents with income at or less than
$75,000 and typical assets pay no tuition or room and board.
Families with higher incomes and assets also qualify for
assistance depending on their individual circumstances.
nancialaid.stanford.edu/undergrad
Financial Aid 2021/22
Total number of students receiving financial
aid toward cost of attendance * 5,236
Total number of students enrolled
(average of fall, winter and spring) 7,822
Percent of students receiving
aid toward attendance 67%
Percent of students awarded need-based
Stanford scholarships and grants 49%
Percent of students receiving Pell Grants 18%
Scholarship aid $278,749,921
Long-term loans $5,878,799
Term-time jobs $9,163,430
Total $293,792,150
Sources of Scholarship Aid 2021/22
Stanford General Funds $62,961,787
Donor Gis, not including athletic awards $25,936,380
Endowment Income, not including athletic awards $129,660,402
Trademark Income $2,485
Athletic Awards $29,387,404
Department Funds $5,496,140
Federal Pell Grants $7,290,838
Federal Supplemental Grants $1,609,528
Other Federal Grants $1,199,635
State Grants $2,904,595
Other External Awards $12,300,727
Total $278,749,921
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Sources of Scholarship Aid 2021/22 Summary
Federal $8,213,560
State $1,803,018
University $194,210,801
External $9,053,006
Total $213,280,385
Student Budget 2022/23
Tuition $57,693
Mandatory Fees** $723
Room and Board $18,619
Book and Supplies (estimated) $1,350
Personal Expenses (estimated)*** $2,355
Total Cost of Attendance $80,740
Orientation and Document Fee (Frosh/Transfer Only) $775
Cardinal Care Health Insurance (12-month coverage) $6,768
Percentage of graduates with debt 14%
The median cumulative undergraduate indebtedness
for students with debt receiving undergraduate degrees in 2020/21 $12,000
(Average indebtedness was $20,691)
* Stanford provides significant support to students other than the total cost of attendance such as
Undergraduate Research Grants. That type of funding is not included in this analysis.
** Includes Campus Health Services fee charged to all students living on campus.
*** Indirect costs (fees) of $1,422 are not included in the estimated Personal Expenses.
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Students at the O’Donohue
Family Stanford
Educational Farm.
Student Budget 2022/23
Tuition $57,693
Mandatory Fees** $723
Room and Board $18,619
Book and Supplies (estimated) $1,350
Personal Expenses (estimated)*** $2,355
Total Cost of Attendance $80,740
Orientation and Document Fee (Frosh/Transfer Only)
$775
Cardinal Care Health Insurance (12-month coverage)
$6,768
Percentage of graduates with debt 14%
The median cumulative undergraduate indebtedness
for students with debt receiving undergraduate
degrees in 2020/21 (Average indebtedness
was $20,691)
$12,000
Graduate Education
Graduate education has been central to Stanford’s
reputation for academic excellence, intellectual
innovation and entrepreneurial spirit since the university’s
founding. In Stanford’s first year, 1891, 39 men and 12
women from 19 states enrolled as graduate students,
representing one of the first opportunities for graduate
study on the West Coast. Currently, they constitute 57
percent of Stanford’s overall enrollment.
Today, 9,565 students are pursuing 14 distinct post-
baccalaureate degrees in nearly 200 graduate programs in
all seven of Stanford’s schools: Business; Doerr School of
Sustainability; Education; Engineering; Humanities and Sciences;
Law; and Medicine. Stanford oers several doctorates, the PhD,
JD, MD, DMA, JSD, and a variety of master’s degrees, including
the MS, MA, MBA and MFA. About half of Stanford’s graduate
students are pursuing a doctoral degree; Stanford is consistently
among the leading private U.S. universities awarding the highest
number of PhDs each year. Stanford’s schools, departments and
faculty have considerable autonomy in shaping their graduate
program requirements, allocating resources and creating
innovative learning opportunities.
gradadmissions.stanford.edu/explore-programs
New graduate
students at
orientation day.
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Academic Life
Stanford’s highly collaborative intellectual community
provides an unparalleled environment for graduate study and
research. Students who pursue graduate and professional
degrees have opportunities to study with a wide array of
faculty. Graduate students engage in learning, teaching
and research that oen extend beyond departmental
and disciplinary boundaries, and they may study in
interdisciplinary or joint degree programs that span schools.
Graduate students are encouraged to engage in a variety
of professional and career development opportunities at
Stanford as they prepare for a diversity of career paths. The
Oice of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education works
collaboratively across the university, leading initiatives and
providing resources that enhance the quality of graduate
students’ educational experiences and position Stanford at
the forefront of innovation in graduate education.
Engaging in professional development in teaching and
mentoring, leadership and management, and diversity, equity
and inclusion are just a few of the ways that students prepare
for the next stages of their careers, while enhancing the
university’s mission of education and research.
Fellowships and Awards
About 85 percent of Stanford graduate students receive
financial assistance from Stanford or external sources.
The Oice of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education
administers nine university-wide graduate fellowship
programs. The Stanford Graduate Fellowships in Science and
Engineering program annually awards three-year fellowships
to over 100 exemplary incoming doctoral students. Since
2008, over 350 doctoral students have received the three-year
Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship for innovative
research that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries. The
EDGE (Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education) Doctoral
Fellowship and the DARE (Diversifying Academia, Recruiting
Excellence) Doctoral Fellowship programs provide funding
and professional development and mentoring opportunities
to exemplary doctoral students who enhance diversity within
their academic fields and in the professoriate.
vpge.stanford.edu/fellowships-funding/all
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Stanford graduate students have a long history of competing
successfully for national and international fellowships as well
as research grants. For example, over 400 graduate students
are supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate
Research Fellowship, a three-year fellowship awarded to the
nation’s most promising scholars.
The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program, the largest fully
endowed scholars program in the world, supports a
community of future global leaders to address complex
challenges through collaboration and innovation. Every
year, up to 100 high-achieving students from around the
world receive full funding to pursue any graduate degree at
Stanford. knight-hennessy.stanford.edu
Student Life
Students with a variety of diverse backgrounds and life
experiences pursue graduate studies at the university.
Approximately 35 percent of the 2022-23 graduate student
population, over 3,385 students, are international students
from over 123 countries. The top five countries other than
the U.S. that Stanford graduate students call home are
China, India, Canada, South Korea and France. Students
from underrepresented backgrounds account for 15 percent.
The majority of graduate students live in university-
subsidized housing, and many others live in nearby
neighborhoods. Living in close proximity to campus allows
graduate students to engage fully in Stanford’s vibrant
intellectual community. Stanford has made a major
investment in graduate housing, building a complex with
2,400 spaces, which opened in 2020. The university now has
the capacity to house 75 percent of graduate students in
subsidized housing. glo.stanford.edu
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Graduate Students Fall 2022
35%
International
35%
California
29%
Other U.S.
Geographic
Diversity
462
Master’s
Professional
(MBA)
278
Doctoral
Professional
(JD, MD)
837
Doctoral
Academic
(PhD, DMA, JSD)
1,953
Master’s
Academic
Degrees Awarded 2021-22
9,565 Students
Total Matriculated
45%
Women
55%
Men
Gender Balance
35% International
Ethnic
Diversity
9% Hispanic
or Latino*
29% White
2% Unknown
5% Two or more races
<1% Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander
<1% American Indian
or Alaska Native
17% Asian
4% Black or
African American
14% Medicine
11% Business
7% Law
4% Sustainability
3% Education
37% Engineering
24% Humanities
& Sciences
Graduate
Students by
School
Numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number number and may not total 100%.
* Includes all reporting Hispanic/Latino, regardless of race.
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Postdoctoral
Scholars
Stanford’s thriving academic community includes
approximately 2,500 postdoctoral scholars distributed
over six schools. Postdocs contribute to the university’s
research, education and clinical missions through
research, mentoring, teaching, filing patents, creating
soware and other activities. About 60 percent of postdocs
are international, bringing perspectives from varied
cultures and backgrounds to Stanford.
Professional Development
Stanford’s Oice of Postdoctoral Aairs provides professional
development and administrative support to postdoctoral
scholars and the more than 800 faculty with whom they train.
Key programs are directed at early training plans, teaching
and grant writing. The Designing Your Postdoc curriculum
is adapted from the d.school’s Designing Your Life work and
helps new postdocs maximize their training at Stanford. A
Postdoc Teaching Certificate requires roughly 100 hours of
training in both required and elective classes and workshops
that provide a framework for thinking about, preparing for and
practicing teaching. The Biosciences Grant Writing Academy
is a key collaborator that supports postdocs in writing
fellowship and career development proposals.
ó Postdoctoral scholar
works to analyze samples
in the Dekas Lab.
22 | STANFORD FACTS 2023
2,484*
24%
Total Postdocs
Increase in #
since 2012
Other professional development collaborators include
Biosci Careers, Stanford Career Education and the oice of
the Vice Provost for Graduate Education, which are geared
to support growing independence and career transition. The
NSF-funded Research University Alliance of nine research-
intensive institutions now provides a rich national network
for research exchange, professional development and
advancement into faculty careers. postdocs.stanford.edu
Community
The Oice of Postdoctoral Aairs works to provide community
for postdoctoral scholars. The PRISM recruitment program
has successfully expanded the pool of scholars considering
postdoctoral training at Stanford, enriching the population.
SURPAS, the postdoc association, actively advocates on
behalf of the entire population and organizes social activities
with subcommittees focused on areas such as family,
international scholars, transportation and housing, and
career development. Ainity groups include the Stanford
Black Postdoc Association, Stanford Chinese Postdoc
Association, the Stanford LatinX Postdoc Association and
LGBTQ+ postdocs. surpas.stanford.edu
*Excludes Medical Fellows
Postdoctoral Scholars Fall 2022
46%
Women
54%
Men
Gender Balance
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Schools and Programs
Degrees
Stanford offers the following degrees: BA, BS, BAS,
MA, MS, PhD, DMA, MD, MBA, MSM, JD, JSD, JSM,
LLM, MFA, MLS, MLA, MPP, ENG
Graduate School of Business Dean: Jonathan Levin
Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) empowers
leaders to change lives, change organizations and change the
world. Its faculty, including five Nobel laureates, conducts
breakthrough research and engages with students in three
degree programs: the two-year full-time MBA, one-year
full-time Master of Science for experienced leaders (MSx) and
PhD. The Executive Education portfolio includes more than
100 courses, both on campus and online. Stanford Seed is
an initiative that partners with entrepreneurs in emerging
markets to end the cycle of global poverty. Stanford GSB
instills the courage to take risks, the passion to lead and the
motivation to make a positive impact. gsb.stanford.edu
Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
Dean: Arun Majumdar
The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability draws on a deep
understanding of Earth, climate and society to create solutions
at a global scale, in collaboration with partners worldwide.
The school strives to create a future where humans and
ó Knight-Hennessy scholars get to know each other.
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nature thrive in concert and in perpetuity. The school includes
a novel three-part structure with departments and programs to
generate scholarship, institutes that innovate across disciplines,
and an accelerator to drive policy and technology solutions to
sustainability challenges. With more than 100 faculty, and nearly
1,000 students in six departments, one social sciences division
and three interdisciplinary programs, the school brings together
all areas of scholarship that, together, are crucial for advancing the
long-term prosperity of the planet. sustainability.stanford.edu
Graduate School of Education Dean: Daniel Schwartz
The Graduate School of Education is the center of teaching and
learning at Stanford. With 400 graduate students, the school
prepares researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, executives
and school leaders. The GSE’s faculty draw from a variety of
disciplines to produce novel scholarship that shapes teaching
and learning worldwide. Faculty partner with schools, nonprofits
and governments to improve policies and practices and help
prepare all learners for a dynamic future. The GSE awards PhD,
MA, MS and MA with teaching credential degrees, as well as
joint degrees in public policy, law and business. It also oers an
undergraduate minor. The GSE leads the Stanford Accelerator for
Learning to scale eective and equitable learning solutions to all.
ed.stanford.edu
School of Engineering Dean: Jennifer Widom
Stanford Engineering has been at the forefront of innovation
for nearly a century, laying the technological and business
foundations for what we now know as Silicon Valley and
creating pivotal technologies that have transformed the
worlds of information technology, communications, health
care, energy, business and beyond. With nearly 5,000 graduate
and undergraduate students and 280 faculty across nine
departments and more than 80 laboratories, centers, institutes
and programs, the school focuses on seeking solutions to
important global problems and educating leaders who will
make the world a better place by using the power of engineering
principles, techniques and systems. The school aims to educate
engineers who possess not only deep technical excellence, but
the creativity, cultural awareness and entrepreneurial skills
that come from exposure to the liberal arts, business, medicine
and other disciplines that are an integral part of the Stanford
experience. engineering.stanford.edu
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School of Humanities and Sciences Dean: Debra Satz
The School of Humanities and Sciences is Stanford’s largest
school. As the home of Stanford’s world-class liberal
arts education, the school encompasses more than 45
departments and interdisciplinary degree programs that
span the humanities, arts, languages and literatures, social
sciences, mathematics, and the physical and life sciences.
H&S enrolls more than 2,300 graduate students and more
than 2,000 undergraduate students and has close to 600
faculty members. H&S serves as the foundation of a Stanford
undergraduate education no matter which discipline students
pursue as a major. The school is the university’s home for
fundamental and applied research, where free, open and
critical inquiry is pursued across disciplines. The school’s
graduate programs lead to Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of
Musical Arts, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Public
Policy or Master of Fine Arts degrees. humsci.stanford.edu
Stanford Law School Dean: Jenny S. Martinez
Stanford Law School combines classic and innovative legal
education, with approximately 60 faculty members and 180
new JD students annually. The student-to-faculty ratio is
4.5 to 1. The school oers 24 joint degree programs in areas
ranging from bioengineering to business to public policy.
Eleven clinics allow students to undertake the roles of
practicing lawyers, and 25+ academic programs and centers
and about 20 policy practicums oer opportunities for
research and policy work. law.stanford.edu
School of Medicine Dean: Lloyd Minor
The School of Medicine, the oldest medical school in the
western United States, encourages intellectual diversity in
students interested in developing a scholarly, investigative
approach to problems in medicine and science and using
discoveries to transform patient care. The school has 1,137
faculty; 1,890 clinician educators; 1,502 postdoctoral scholars;
490 MD students; 1,222 PhD and MS candidates; and 1,471
residents and clinical fellows. The school’s faculty, which
includes eight Nobel laureates, deliver care and medical
students gain experience at Stanford Hospital and Stanford
Health Care, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, Palo Alto Veterans Aairs
Medical Center, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, and other
ailiated sites, including the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.
The School of Medicine received $866 million in sponsored
research revenue as of 2022 and $526 million in NIH funding
as of 2021. med.stanford.edu
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Other Academic Programs
Stanford Digital Education Vice Provost for Digital
Education: Matthew Rasco
Stanford Digital Education leads the development of
Stanford’s online and hybrid education strategies and
strengthens Stanford’s capacity to carry them out. It
incubates and supports mission-driven digital education
initiatives, while also serving as the entry point for groups
outside the university wishing to partner on such eorts. By
marshaling Stanford’s human and technological capabilities
in new ways, Stanford Digital Education seeks to build a more
just, equitable and accessible system of higher education.
digitaleducation.stanford.edu
Stanford Center for Professional Development
(SCPD) Executive Director & Associate Dean:
Carissa Little
SCPD has been a leader in global, online and extended
education since 1995, when SCPD helped the School of
Engineering deliver the world’s first online streaming
master’s degree in engineering and later Stanford’s first
credentialed professional education programs. SCPD’s
roots date back to 1954, with the introduction of part-time
engineering graduate education and then remote delivery
beginning in 1969. SCPD works closely with faculty across
Stanford to design and deliver educational programs to
learners worldwide. SCPD operates and manages Stanford
Online, the university’s virtual campus, oering access to
credit-bearing graduate courses and degrees, credentialed
professional and executive education, and lifelong learning.
SCPD also works in close collaboration with the Stanford
Center for Health Education to deliver health education
globally. SCPD has served over 10 million learners.
scpd.stanford.edu | online.stanford.edu
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Distinguished Careers Institute
Director: Richard P. Saller
The Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute (DCI) provides
a unique opportunity for accomplished individuals in midlife
to redefine purpose, build community and recalibrate
wellness, in order to flourish and contribute in their next
chapter. Over 330 fellows and alumni, representing a diverse
global community, bring a wide range of talents, expertise
and connections to Stanford. DCI fellows work and learn
with students and faculty in the classroom and in Stanford’s
many centers, institutes and programs and welcome the
opportunity to serve as mentors and project partners on
student projects and entrepreneurial ventures.
dci.stanford.edu
Executive Education Associate Dean: Dave Weinstein
Stanford Graduate School of Business executive education
oers individuals and companies in-person and online
programs, along with blended learning that includes
both face to face and online components, to enhance
leadership skills, build foundations in general management
and build connections to a global network of peers.
gsb.stanford.edu/exec-ed
Stanford Online High School
Head of School: Tomohiro Hoshi
Stanford Online High School (OHS) is a highly selective
independent school with real-time, online seminar-style classes
for students in grades 7-12. Founded in 2006, Stanford OHS
is the leader in online education, bringing together a global
community of diverse, intellectually curious students, expert
instructors and supportive sta. Stanford Pre-Collegiate
Studies, a division of Stanford OHS, oers academic enrichment
outreach programs including Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer
Institutes, Stanford Summer Humanities Institute, Stanford
University Mathematics Camp, Stanford Middle School Scholars
Program and Stanford Math Circle.
ohs.stanford.edu | spcs.stanford.edu
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Stanford Continuing Studies Dean: Daniel Colman;
Director and Associate Dean: Jennifer Deitz
Continuing Studies oers approximately 650 courses per year,
attracting more than 17,000 lifelong learners. Courses in liberal
arts and sciences, wellness and health, creative writing and
professional development are oered both on campus and
online. Continuing Studies courses are open to adult students
everywhere. continuingstudies.stanford.edu
Accreditation
Stanford University is accredited by the Accrediting
Commission of Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western
Association of Schools and Colleges.
ó DCI fellow working on a calculation with other Stanford students.
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Stanford Faculty
Stanford faculty are leaders in their fields with their
accomplishments recognized across the disciplines.
Faculty work closely with students and conduct
groundbreaking research.
Today, Stanford has 2,304 members of the professoriate faculty.
There are 692 members appointed to endowed professorships.
ó A graduate student works in
the lab with professor Carolyn
Bertozzi, who was awarded the
Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2022.
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21
Nobel
laureates
36
Nobel Prize
winners since
the university’s
founding
33
MacArthur
Fellows
7
National
Humanities
Medal
recipients
4
Pulitzer Prize
winners
9
National Medal
of Science
recipients
3
National
Medal of
Technology
recipients
304
American
Academy
of Arts and
Sciences
members
179
National
Academy
of Sciences
members
115
National
Academy of
Engineering
members
94
National
Academy
of Medicine
members
27
National
Academy of
Education
members
49
American
Philosophical
Society
members
7
Wolf
Foundation
Prize
recipients
1
Presidential
Medal of
Freedom
recipient
1
National
Medal of Arts
recipient
3
Kavli Prize
laureates
7
A.M. Turing
Award winners
while on faculty
Stanford’s Fall 2022 community of scholars includes:
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Faculty Profile Fall 2022
2,304
Faculty*
1,703
Members of
Academic
Council
692
Appointed
to endowed
professorships
99%
Hold the
highest degree
in their field
Numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
* Includes tenure-line and non-tenure-line faculty, senior fellows and center fellows at
specified policy centers and institutes, and Medical Center-line faculty.
** Includes all reporting Hispanic/Latino, regardless of race.
Tenure/Appointment Tenure-line Faculty
Gender
Balance
54% Tenured
26% University
Medical Line
14% Tenure Line,
Not Tenured
6% Other
63% Professor
18% Associate
Professor
19% Assistant
Professor
Ethnic
Diversity
5% Hispanic or Latino**
63% White
7% Unknown
2% Two or more races
<1% American Indian
or Alaska Native
19% Asian
3% Black or African American
48% Medicine
5% Business
3% Law
3% Sustainability
2% Education
2% SLAC, Other
12% Engineering
24% Humanities & Sciences
Schools
32%
Women
68%
Men
Sta
Stanford sta serve a vital role in our mission to forge
a better tomorrow, with contributions that advance the
university’s ability to create positive change in the world.
Sta lead or support programs and services that enable the
university’s learning and research priorities to flourish, and
that support the highest level of operational eectiveness.
The university supports sta in various aspects of their
experience with special benefits, community events and
learning resources.
In 2022
16,963
*
sta members supported teaching, learning, research,
clinical care and core operations at Stanford.
This includes:
12,336
Managerial and
professional
sta
1,768
Administrative
and technical
sta
1,159
Service and
maintenance
sta
1,700
Sta at
SLAC National
Accelerator
Laboratory
For more information about working at Stanford,
visit stanfordcareers.stanford.edu
ó Stanford employees warming up
in the stadium before the annual
Cardinal Walk.
* Non-teaching employees as of 10/31/2022. Excludes faculty, graduate students and contingent workforce.
** Includes clinical educator and research sta.
1,768 Administrative
and
technical staff
1,159 Service and
maintenance
staff
1,700 Staff at SLAC
National Accelerator
Laboratory
Research
and Innovation
Stanford research is remarkable in both its breadth
and depth, with research programs that reflect the
expertise, creativity and initiative of the faculty who
set the research agenda. Faculty have a long tradition
of engaging with their colleagues and students within
Stanford’s schools and across disciplines.
Sponsored Research
There are more than 7,500 externally funded sponsored
projects throughout the university, with the total budget for
sponsored projects at $1.82 billion for 2021-2022, including
the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC). The federal
government sponsors approximately 78 percent of these
projects, including SLAC.
ó Students engaged in tidal pool
studies at Hopkins Marine Station.
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Independent Laboratories, Centers and Institutes
There are 16 independent laboratories, centers and institutes
that provide physical and intellectual intersections between
schools and disciplines. These institutes are in line with
Stanford’s long-standing tradition of crossing boundaries to
tackle large problems, engaging faculty and their students in
collaborations that range from international and economic
studies to studies on the environment, energy and health.
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
(STEM) Laboratories and Institutes
» Stanford Bio-X
» Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
» Sarafan Chemistry, Engineering, and Medicine for Human
Health ( ChEM-H)
» Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES)
» The Stanford PULSE Institute
» Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC)
» Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials (GLAM)
» E. L. Ginzton Laboratory
» The Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Research
and Education (Spectrum)
» W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory (HEPL)
Policy Institutes
» Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI)
» Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
» Stanford Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
Humanities and Social Science Centers
» Stanford Humanities Center (SHC)
» Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL)
» Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS)
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Other Special Research Centers
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a U.S. Department
of Energy national laboratory operated by Stanford. It shares
five joint research centers and 20 joint faculty members with
the university. SLAC is home to world-leading facilities for
exploring nature’s smallest and fastest processes with X-rays
and electrons. Research at SLAC spans chemistry, materials
and energy sciences, bioscience, fusion energy science,
high-energy physics, cosmology, advanced accelerator and
technology development, and advanced computer science.
slac.stanford.edu
Hoover Institution
Established by Herbert Hoover—a member of Stanford’s
Pioneer Class of 1895 and the 31st U.S. president—the
Hoover Institution marked its centennial in 2019. Former
Stanford Provost and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice assumed the role of director on September 1, 2020.
From its initial charge to collect materials documenting the
experience of war and the pursuit of peace, the institution
stands today as the world’s preeminent archive and policy
research center dedicated to freedom, private enterprise
and eective, limited government.
Students, faculty and others headed for Jasper
Ridge in the annual Walk the Farm.
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, located in the foothills of
the Santa Cruz Mountains about 15 minutes from the main
Stanford campus, encompasses 1,193 acres and provides a
natural classroom and laboratory for ecosystem research and
teaching. Docent-led tours are oered to groups aligned with
the preserve’s mission to contribute to the understanding
of Earth’s natural systems through research, education and
conservation of the preserve’s resources. jrbp.stanford.edu |
650-851-6813
Hopkins Marine Station
Hopkins Marine Station opened in 1892 as the first marine
research facility on the Pacific Coast and the second in the
United States. Located on Monterey Bay, Hopkins is home
to marine research and study by 10 faculty, one lecturer,
two emeritus faculty and one emeritus lecturer.
hopkinsmarinestation.stanford.edu
Technology Licensing & Industry Collaborations
The Oice of Technology Licensing (OTL) promotes the
transfer of Stanford technology for society’s use and benefit
while generating income to support research and education.
In fiscal year 2022, Stanford received $89 million in licensing
revenue from 1,099 technologies. OTL evaluated 464 new
invention disclosures and signed 140 new licenses/options.
Twenty-two of the 140 agreements were with Stanford
start-ups and 13 of them involved equity. The Industrial
Contracts Oice (ICO) is the group within OTL that specializes
in research agreements with industry. ICO finalized a total of
1,977 industry research agreements, of which 501 were new
industry sponsored research agreements, resulting in more
than $84.7 million research funding received.
otl.stanford.edu
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Notable Inventions Licensed by OTL:
1970s
» Recombinant DNA: This ubiquitous tool for molecular biology
was developed in 1973 by Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer to
enable scientists to perform genetic engineering by combining
pieces of DNA from dierent organisms.
» Digital music: John Chowning developed FM sound synthesis
for digitally generating sounds in the late 1960s, leading to the
music synthesizer.
1980s
» Antibody therapies: In the 1980s, Leonard Herzenberg, Vernon
Oi and Sherie Morrison invented a technique for producing
functional antibodies, enabling treatments for such conditions
as autoimmune diseases and cancer.
1990s
» Google: The world’s most popular search engine got its start as
Sergey Brin and Larry Page developed the page-rank algorithm
while graduate students.
» 293T cell line: Michele Calos and her team developed a
human 293T cell line commonly used in the biotech/pharma
industry for transfection, recombinant adeno-associated virus
(AAV) protein expression, DNA replication or retroviral vector
production. The cell line eiciently produces vectors that are
utilized for gene and cell therapy.
2000s
» Data analytics: Visualization soware created in the laboratory
of Patrick Hanrahan helps researchers working with large
amounts of data to quickly analyze, visualize and share
information.
» Artificial facet joint: This licensed technology was further
developed into the first and only FDA approved, minimally
invasive, indirect decompression device to treat lumbar spinal
stenosis (LSS).
2010s
» CoreNLP: Christopher Manning and his lab developed a set of
natural language analysis tools for any application requiring
human language technology or natural language processing
(NLP) tools necessary to manage human language text.
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2020s
» Graphite Bio: The company was founded in 2020 based on gene
editing technologies from Matthew Porteus’ lab to develop
curative individual therapies. In August 2022, the company
announced that the first patient had been dosed in a Phase 1/2
clinical trial with GPH101 for treatment of sickle cell disease.
Innovation
Stanford alumni and faculty have created more than 39,900
companies since the 1930s. Frederick Terman, provost from
1955 to 1965, is called the “academic architect” of the high-
technology region known as Silicon Valley.
Stanford graduates have founded, built or led thousands of
businesses, including some of the world’s most recognized
companies—Google, Nike, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Charles
Schwab, Yahoo!, Gap, VMware, IDEO, Netflix and Tesla. In the
area of social innovation, the Stanford community has created
thousands of nonprofit organizations over the decades,
including such well-known organizations as Kiva, the Special
Olympics and Acumen Fund.
1953
High-speed electronic
calculator installed on
campus
1956
First computer installed
1957
First faculty member
specializing in computers
hired
1965
Computer Science
Department founded
1968
Computer mouse,
hypertext linking debuted
at Stanford
1987
First residential computing
program established at
Stanford
1988
Stanford’s network is one
of the first to connect to
the internet
1991
SLAC creates the first U.S.
website
2011
Three Stanford classes
are oered openly on the
internet and completed
by 60,000+ students,
jumpstarting the online
learning movement
2013
Stanford engineers build
computer using carbon
nanotubes
Notable Dates in Stanford Computing
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Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander,
assistant curator of American art,
Cantor Arts Center, looks at the work
titled The Faces of Ruth Asawa.
The Arts
The arts are integral to a Stanford education and to
what Stanford oers the community and the world. The
campus is home to two art museums, several smaller
galleries and multiple performance venues, as well as
departmental programs in art and art history, creative
writing, dance, film and media studies, music, and theater
and performance. An array of student performance groups
and outdoor art make the campus a rich environment for
art, artists and audiences. arts.stanford.edu
Anderson Collection at Stanford University
The Anderson Collection opened in 2014
and features modern and contemporary
American art representing Abstract
Expressionism, Bay Area Figuration, Color
Field Painting and more. Artists include
Richard Diebenkorn, Helen Frankenthaler,
Joan Mitchell and Jackson Pollock.
anderson.stanford.edu
Cantor Arts Center
Founded in 1891, the historic museum was
renamed in 1999 for lead donors Iris and B.
Gerald Cantor and is now commonly known
as the Cantor Arts Center. The encylopedic
collection spans 5,000 years and includes
more than 40,000 works of art from around
the globe. Its 24 galleries and multiple
special exhibitions and programs each year
spark interdisciplinary conversations about critical issues. It is
one of the most visited university art museums in the country.
museum.stanford.edu
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Bing Concert Hall, Frost Amphitheater, Roble
Gym, Memorial and Dinkelspiel Auditoriums
Bing Concert Hall hosts music, dance
and theater year-round, anchored by
professional performances presented
by Stanford Live. Frost Amphitheater,
which hosts Stanford Live performances
and university events, seats up to 8,000
guests and is one of the largest outdoor
venues on campus. Stanford’s largest
indoor performance space is Memorial
Auditorium, which presents the university’s largest musicals,
dance performances and notable speakers. Roble Gymnasium
is home to the Department of Theater and Performance
Studies, and includes a dance studio and the Harry J. Elam,
Jr. Theater. Dinkelspiel Auditorium serves the Department of
Music and the rest of the university for large performances,
lectures, symposia and rehearsals.
live.stanford.edu | taps.stanford.edu | music.stanford.edu
Coulter Art Gallery, Mohr Student Gallery and
Stanford Art Gallery
The Department of Art and Art History
manages three public galleries on
campus. Coulter Art Gallery and Mohr
Student Gallery are located in the
McMurtry Building, an interdisciplinary
hub and home for the department that
fosters interaction and collaboration
among students and faculty, and
supports the integration of the arts
into university life. The department’s third exhibition space
is the historic Stanford Art Gallery on Lasuen Mall, a gi to
the university from Leland Stanford Sr.’s younger brother,
Thomas, and the keystone building of the university’s second
quadrangle in 1917. art.stanford.edu
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Campus Architecture
Located just beyond stately Palm Drive
and the Oval, Stanford’s 17-acre Quad
is the oldest part of campus and the
heart of the university. Its arches and
walkways inspired the modern design
of the nearby Science and Engineering
Quad. Other notable campus buildings
include the James H. Clark Center for
interdisciplinary research, Stanford Law
School’s Neukom Building, Hoover Tower, the Bass Biology
Building and the recently renovated Sapp Center for Science
Teaching and Learning, originally the chemistry building
dating to 1903. The architecture of Bing Concert Hall, the
Anderson Collection at Stanford University and the McMurtry
Building for the Department of Art and Art History celebrates
and supports the arts at Stanford. Stanford’s Central Energy
Facility has won numerous design and environmental awards
since its completion in 2015.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hanna House was built in 1937. Its unique
design is based on hexagonal geometry, with no right angles
in the floor plan. Hanna House is typically open twice a year
for public tours through the Stanford Historical Society.
historicalsociety.stanford.edu
Outdoor Art and the Arboretum
From Papua New Guinea sculptures
and Alexander Calder’s The Falcon
on the south side of campus to Peter
Wegner’s site-specific works at the
Graduate School of Business to Alicja
Kwade’s stone sphere installation in the
Science and Engineering Quad, there
are more than 85 works of outdoor art
on the Stanford campus. The arboretum
includes the Stanford family mausoleum, which holds the
remains of Leland and Jane Stanford and their son; the
Arizona Garden, which features cacti and succulents planted
in the 1880s; and Andy Goldsworthy’s Stone River, a 320-foot
sculpture constructed of sandstone from university buildings
destroyed in the 1906 and 1989 earthquakes.
arts.stanford.edu/map
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Libraries
and Resources
Libraries and Resources
Stanford Libraries are a dynamic network of resources, spaces
and subject experts that is designed to stimulate intellectual
curiosity. With over 12 million items, 50 subject specialists, 20
campus libraries and a broad spectrum of services available,
the opportunities for contributing to and transforming
scholarship are infinite.
The Libraries also oer workshops, like introductions to
Python, R, Strata and geospatial tools, and provide emerging
technologies for analysis of data in both the humanities and
sciences. Browse hundreds of digital collections online at
exhibits.stanford.edu or deposit research into the Stanford
Digital Repository for safekeeping and sharing.
A few library study spots include Hohbach Hall, the Lane
Reading Room, the Bender Room and the David Rumsey Map
Center in Cecil H. Green Library. Campus libraries like the East
Asia Library, Terman Engineering Library and the Robin Li
and Melissa Ma Science Library oer areas for contemplation,
collaboration and focus as well.
There is much more to discover at Stanford Libraries; click or
come by to learn more.
library.stanford.edu | searchworks.stanford.edu | @StanfordLibs
Stanford University Press
Founded in 1892, Stanford University Press (SUP) publishes
approximately 140 books a year across the humanities, social
sciences, law and business. These books inform scholarly
debate, generate global and cross-cultural discussion, and
bring award-winning scholarship to the wider reading public.
At the leading edge of both print and digital dissemination of
innovative research, with more than 3,000 books currently
in print, SUP is a publisher of ideas that matter, books that
endure. sup.org
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Staying Informed
Stanford Report delivers news and information about
research, campus life, events and more for the Stanford
community and beyond via email each weekday.
news.stanford.edu/report
The Stanford Mobile app, available for both iOS and Android,
provides access to our campus map, event calendar, campus
directory, dining locations, shuttle bus schedules and much
more. uit.stanford.edu/stanford-mobile
Stay connected @Stanford:
ó Student studying in the Lane Reading
Room at Cecil H. Green Library.
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Student Life
Housing
As of autumn quarter 2022, 7,246 students live in university-
provided undergraduate housing, and 6,769 students live in
university-provided graduate housing. Housing is guaranteed
for entering undergraduate first-year students for four years.
About 98 percent of all eligible undergraduates live in campus
housing. The undergraduate housing system includes 80
diverse facilities. The university oers on-campus houses
for Greek-letter organizations. About 70 percent of graduate
students eligible for housing live in university-provided housing
designed for single students, couples and families with children.
New graduate students are guaranteed housing their first year
at Stanford when they apply by the spring deadline.
rde.stanford.edu/studenthousing
ó Students in front of Larkin West
building during New Student
Orientation move in.
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Dining
R&DE Stanford Dining, a division of Residential & Dining
Enterprises, is a best-in-class dining program serving 18,000
meals a day in 12 dining halls, 41 Row houses, Athletic Dining
and Schwab Executive Dining. Stanford Dining also oversees
the campus BeWell community gardens and the Stanford Food
Pantry. R&DE Stanford Dining has been recognized for its
culinary excellence by awards such as the prestigious industry
Ivy Award by Restaurants and Institutions for its leadership role.
R&DE Stanford Dining prides itself on providing nutritious,
sustainable and delicious food choices to meet the wide variety
of dietary needs within our diverse Stanford community. The
Eat Well @ Stanford program provides support to students
dining with food allergies, religious requirements, medical
needs, vegan/vegetarian diets and other nutritional needs.
R&DE Stanford Dining has a long history of award-
winning sustainability leadership. Articles on eating well,
sustainability, health and safety protocols and meal plan FAQs
can be found on the R&DE Stanford Dining website.
rde.stanford.edu/dining
Student Organizations
The Oice of Student Engagement oversees more than 600
oicial student organizations at Stanford. On average, over
1,500 events a year are planned by student organizations.
There are about 30 recognized religious organizations,
and more than 100 committed to the arts. Other types of
organizations include ethnic/cultural, community service,
social awareness, social, athletic and recreational, and
pre-professional/academic. Approximately 20 percent of
undergraduate students will be involved in one of our 20
fraternities and sororities recognized on campus. The main
student newspaper is the Stanford Daily. The Associated
Students of Stanford University (ASSU) is the representative
government for both undergraduate and graduate students.
ose.stanford.edu | fsl.stanford.edu
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Haas Center for Public Service
The Haas Center for Public Service educates students to
be ethical and engaged global citizens through service,
scholarship and community partnerships. The center is a
home for service on campus and the hub of Cardinal Service,
a university-wide eort to make service an essential feature
of a Stanford education. Cardinal Service supports students to
enroll in more than 180 community-engaged learning Cardinal
Courses; pursue more than 400 full-time Cardinal Quarter
service fellowships and internships oered locally, nationally
and globally with Stanford support; build leadership skills
through a sustained Cardinal Commitment; and explore public
service careers and ways to integrate service into any career.
haas.stanford.edu
Students participate in the Wacky Walk
during Commencement ceremonies at
Stanford Stadium.
Traditions
Big Game, sometimes referred to as the Battle of the Bay, is
the annual football game against the University of California-
Berkeley Golden Bears. 125.stanford.edu/give-em-the-axe
Fountain hopping involves touring Stanford’s campus
fountains and hanging out in them.
The Wacky Walk occurs during the first part of
Commencement, when undergraduates forgo a more
traditional entrance and instead stride, oen in costume, into
Stanford Stadium. news.stanford.edu/2018/06/08/wacky-walk
ó Springtime ritual of fountain
hopping with Leland Stanford
Jr. University Marching Band.
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Cardinal Athletics
Stanford extended one of the most recognizable
streaks in college athletics during the 2021-22
campaign, making it 46 consecutive seasons with at least
one NCAA team championship coming back to the Farm.
The Cardinal added to its national-leading total with three
NCAA titles (men’s gymnastics, women’s water polo, women’s
golf) over a six-week stretch in the spring, maintaining an
impressive streak that dates back to the 1976-77 campaign.
Four years aer overtaking UCLA as the nation’s all-time
leader in NCAA team championships, Stanford enters the
2022-23 campaign with 131 overall, gaining separation from
its closest competitors in UCLA (119) and USC (111).
Stanford also produced a runner-up finish in the Learfield
Directors’ Cup standings. The Cardinal has won the Directors’
Cup in 25 of the possible 28 seasons, including a 25-year
streak from 1995 to 2019.
In the Capital One Cup race, Stanford finished second. The
only school to deliver a season sweep of the men’s and
women’s titles in the history of the Capital One Cup, Stanford
is a three-time winner on the men’s side and seven-time
champion of the women’s program. gostanford.com
Varsity Sports at Stanford
In the 2022-23 academic year, Stanford has 36 varsity
sports—20 for women, 16 for men (sailing is a co-ed sport).
In addition to its varsity sports, Stanford Athletics supports
campus-wide physical education academic classes, fitness
and wellness, aquatics, intramurals, adventure programming
and 43 club sports.
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Men’s Varsity Sports
Baseball
Basketball
Cross
Country
Fencing
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Soccer
Swimming
and Diving
Tennis
Track and
Field
Volleyball
Water Polo
Wrestling
Women’s Varsity Sports
Artistic
Swimming
Basketball
Beach
Volleyball
Cross Country
Fencing
Field Hockey
Golf
Gymnastics
Lacrosse
Lightweight
Rowing
Rowing
Sailing
Soccer
Soball
Squash
Swimming
and Diving
Tennis
Track and
Field
Volleyball
Water Polo
158
Total National Team
Championships
131
Total NCAA Team
Championships
55
NCAA Team
Championships
since 2000
13
Stanford scholar
athletes who have
been Rhodes
Scholars
296
Olympic medals
won by 177
Stanford-
ailiated athletes
619
Individual
national
champions
541
Individual NCAA
champions
46
Consecutive years
with at least one
NCAA championship
2022-23
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Stanford Campus
The Stanford campus is located on 8,180 acres in the
center of the San Francisco Peninsula. Stanford land
features 49 miles of roads, two separate water systems,
three dams, two open water reservoirs for irrigation and
three closed potable water reservoirs, 88 miles of water
mains, and a post oice. Stanford’s Central Energy Facility
utilizes heat recovery and thermal storage to maximize
eiciency in the university’s heating and cooling systems.
Take a virtual tour or a self-guided walking tour by visiting:
visit.stanford.edu/tours/virtual
ó The Stanford Quad and campus, with the
San Francisco Bay in the background.
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114
acres in
Woodside
111
acres in
Menlo Park
76
acres in
Portola Valley
1
acre in
Los Altos Hills
4,017
acres in
unincorporated
Santa Clara County
2,700
acres in
unincorporated San
Mateo County
1,161
acres in Palo Alto
The Stanford campus is located in seven
dierent governmental jurisdictions:
8,180 total acres
Redwood City
Stanford’s 35-acre Redwood City campus opened in 2019 and
is home to over 2,000 Stanford sta. A center of excellence for
critical areas that support the university’s mission of research
and education, Stanford Redwood City is located a mile from
downtown and five miles from Stanford’s campus. Facilities
include the Cardinal Cafe, Recreation and Wellness Center and
Pine Cone Children’s Center. redwoodcity.stanford.edu
Getting Around
There are over 13,000 bikes on the campus on a normal
weekday, and Stanford is the only university awarded three
consecutive Platinum Bicycle Friendly University designations
(2011-2015, 2015-2019 and 2019-2023). Frosh may not bring cars
to campus, but the free Marguerite shuttle includes 49 buses in
an 18-route system, including 41 electric buses. Stanford oers
free transit for eligible ailiates on Caltrain, VTA, AC Transit,
Dumbarton Express and SamTrans; 100% vanpool subsidies;
discounted car sharing with the largest university Zipcar fleet in
the United States (over 70 vehicles at 30 locations); one-on-one
commute consultations; a virtual parking permit system; and
commute planning. transportation.stanford.edu
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2,700 acres in unincorporated
San Mateo
County
1,161 acres in Palo
Alto
76 acres in Portola Valley
1 acre in Los Altos
Hills
Campus Safety
The Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS)
provides law enforcement, security, safety, crime prevention and
emergency services on campus 24 hours a day. Comprising sworn
oicers, non-sworn oicers and support sta, SUDPS personnel
endeavor to provide high-quality public safety services with an
emphasis on service. Sworn oicers are reserve Deputy Sheris
with the Santa Clara County Sheri’s Oice. SUDPS produces
the Stanford Safety, Security and Fire Report in compliance
with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and
Campus Crime Statistics Act. The 2022 report can be found at
police.stanford.edu/pdf/ssfr-2022.pdf. More information about
the department and ways to stay safe while living, working and
visiting at the Stanford Campus is available at police.stanford.edu
or by calling the SUDPS oice at 650-723-9633. The department
is located at 233 Bonair Siding. Some campus departments and
facilities contract additional security services that are provided by
private security companies not ailiated with SUDPS.
630
buildings that
incorporate
about 17.9 million
square feet
150
companies in the
700-acre Stanford
Research Park
43,000
trees, 25 fountains
and over 1,000
dierent
species of plants
1,194
owner-occupied
housing units
for faculty
140+
retail stores
in the 70-acre
Stanford Shopping
Center
2,145
rental units
for faculty
and sta
The Stanford Campus
features roughly
*
*As of January 2022.
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Sustainable Stanford
Stanford leads by example in working to reduce its environmental
footprint, engaging the campus community to save resources
and contributing to a culture of conservation and innovation.
sustainable.stanford.edu
69%
reduction in
campus greenhouse
gas emissions,
exceeding state and
national targets
since 2000
36%
reduction in
campus energy
use per square
foot since 2000
60
+
local farms
supply organic,
humanely raised,
fairly-traded food
48%
reduction in
domestic water
use since 2000
65%
of waste is diverted
from landfill
184
electric vehicle
charging ports,
including
Redwood City
1,085,015
*
Rides taken on the
free Marguerite
system
61%
of commuters used alternatives
to driving alone as their primary
commute, including 20%
who telecommuted**
* Ridership reduced due to pandemic.
** University commuters include Stanford University
employees and commuting students.
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Stanford Medicine
Stanford Medicine comprises the Stanford University
School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care and Stanford
Medicine Children’s Health.
A leader in the biomedical revolution, Stanford Medicine
is ushering in the era of Precision Health. This high-tech,
high-touch approach to patient care seeks to not only treat
disease but to predict, prevent and cure it—precisely. Stanford
Medicine’s many transformative advances across research,
education and patient care build upon the organization’s
legacy of innovation. Stanford’s contributions in biomedical
discovery include the first synthesis of biologically active DNA
in a test tube, the discovery of immune response genes, the
expansion of optogenetics and the development of one of the
first in-house COVID-19 diagnostic tests. Renowned for its
patient care, Stanford Medicine is the site of the first successful
human heart transplant in the country and the first combined
heart-lung transplant in the world. med.stanford.edu
Stanford Health Care
Stanford Health Care is a leading academic health system,
nationally recognized for quality, safety and excellence from
LeapFrog, Vizient, U.S. News & World Report and the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services. As the only Level I trauma
Exterior of Stanford
Hospital at 500
Pasteur Drive.
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center between San Francisco and San Jose, Stanford Health
Care delivers clinical innovation across its inpatient services,
specialty health centers, physician oices, virtual care
oerings and health plan programs. With a state-of the-art
hospital, more than 2,800 medical sta and more than 1,300
residents and fellows, Stanford Health Care is committed to
providing compassionate, coordinated care, personalized for
the unique needs of every patient. stanfordhealthcare.org
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, with Lucile Packard
Children’s Hospital Stanford at its center, is the Bay Area’s
largest health care system exclusively dedicated to children
and expectant mothers. Our network of care includes
more than 65 locations across Northern California and
more than 85 locations in the U.S. Western region. As part
of Stanford Medicine, it cultivates the next generation of
medical professionals and is at the forefront of scientific
research to improve children’s health outcomes around the
world. Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is a nonprofit
organization committed to supporting the community
through meaningful outreach programs and services and
providing necessary medical care to families, regardless of
their ability to pay. stanfordchildrens.org
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Finances
In 2022-23, Stanford is an $8.2 billion enterprise.
This figure represents the university’s consolidated budget
for operations, a compilation of all annual operating and
restricted budgets that support teaching, scholarship
and research, including the budgets of all schools and
administrative areas and the SLAC National Accelerator
Laboratory. It does not include the $0.6 billion capital
budget and excludes the budget for Stanford Health
Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
businessaairs.stanford.edu
Endowment
Stanford’s $36.3 billion endowment (as of Aug. 31, 2022)
provides an enduring source of financial support for
fulfillment of the university’s mission of teaching, learning
and research. It disbursed a $1.5 billion payout to support
vital academic programs and financial aid during the fiscal
year. About 75 percent of the endowment payout is restricted
by donors for specific purposes. There are more than 8,800
endowed university funds. Each year, a portion of investment
return from the endowment is used to support annual
operating expenses. The remainder of the return is reinvested
in the endowment to maintain its purchasing power over time.
The Stanford Management Company (SMC) was established in
1991 to manage Stanford’s core investment portfolio. SMC is a
division of the university with oversight by a board of directors
appointed by the university board of trustees. smc.stanford.edu
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Fundraising
Stanford University, Stanford Health Care and Lucile
Packard Children’s Hospital reported $1.6 billion in gis and
pledge payments during the fiscal year that ended August
31, 2022, reflecting the financial support of more than
57,000 donor households.
16% Sponsored Research
5% Other
Investment Income
7% SLAC National
Accelerator Laboratory
7% Expendable Gis
7% Other Income
21% Endowment Income
14% Student Income
23% Health Care Services
Sources for Funds 2022-2023
27% Other
Operating
Expenses
5% Financial Aid
64% Salaries
and Benefits
4% Debt Service
Expenditures 2022-2023
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University
Administration
Stanford University is a trust with corporate
powers under the laws of the State of California.
The university is a tax-exempt entity under section 501(c)3
of the Internal Revenue Code.
Under the provisions of the Founding Grant, the Board
of Trustees is custodian of the endowment and all the
properties of Stanford University. The board administers
the invested funds, sets the annual budget and determines
policies for operation and control of the university. Among
the powers given to the trustees by the Founding Grant
is the power to appoint a president. The board delegates
broad authority to the president to operate the university
and to the faculty on certain academic matters. The formal
legal name is “The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford
Junior University.” stanford.edu/about/administration
ó President Marc Tessier-Lavigne
and Provost Persis Drell at
Stanford’s first community
conversation at Stanford
Redwood City campus.
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Board of Trustees (as of December 31, 2022)
Felix J. Baker,
Co-Founder and
Managing Partner, Baker
Brothers Investments,
New York, NY
Richard N. Barton,
Co-Founder and Chief
Executive Oicer, Zillow,
Seattle, WA
Aneel Bhusri,
Co-Founder & CEO,
Workday,
San Francisco, CA
DeAngela J.
Burns- Wallace,
Secretary of
Administration &
CITO, State of Kansas,
Topeka, KS
Michael C. Camuñez,
President & CEO,
Monarch Global
Strategies LLC, Los
Angeles, CA
Michelle R. Clayman,
Managing Partner
& Chief Investment
Oicer, New Amsterdam
Partners LLC,
New York, NY
James G. Coulter,
Founding Partner &
Executive Chairman,
TPG Capital, LP,
San Francisco, CA
Roberta B. Denning,
Greenwich, CT
Katharine B. Duhamel,
San Francisco, CA
José E. Feliciano,
Co-Founder & Managing
Partner, Clearlake
Capital Group LP, Santa
Monica, CA
Henry A. Fernandez,
Chairman and CEO,
MSCI Inc., New York, NY
Angela S. Filo,
Co-Founder, Yellow
Chair Foundation,
Palo Alto, CA
Sakurako D. Fisher,
San Francisco, CA
James D. Halper,
Executive Chairman,
Owl Rock Opportunities
Fund, Los Angeles, CA
Marc E. Jones,
Chairman & CEO, Aeris,
San Jose, CA
Tonia G. Karr,
San Francisco, CA
Sarah H. Ketterer,
CEO, Causeway Capital,
Los Angeles, CA
Carol C. Lam,
Attorney, La Jolla, CA
Marc S. Lipschultz,
Co-Founder and
President, Owl Rock
Capital, New York, NY
Kenneth E. Olivier,
Chairman Emeritus,
Dodge and Cox,
San Francisco, CA
Carrie W. Penner,
Chair of the Board,
Walton Family
Foundation, Aspen, CO
Nadia N. Rawlinson,
Corporate Board
Director, Lake Forest, IL
Mindy B. Rogers,
Atherton, CA
Lily Sarafan, CEO,
Home Care Assistance,
San Francisco, CA
Srinija Srinivasan,
Palo Alto, CA
Jerey E. Stone,
Chairman Emeritus
and Senior Partner,
McDermott Will &
Emery LLP, Chicago IL
Gene T Sykes,
Global Co-Head of M&A
& Chairman, Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc., Los
Angeles, CA
Marc Tessier-Lavigne,
President, Stanford
University, Stanford, CA
Elizabeth H.
Weatherman,
Special Limited Partner,
Warburg Pincus, LLC,
New York, NY
Maurice C. Werdegar,
CEO, WTI,
Portola Valley, CA
Clara Wu Tsai,
La Jolla, CA
Jerry Yang, AME Cloud
Ventures, Palo Alto, CA
Charles D. Young,
Chief Operating Oicer,
Invitation Homes,
Dallas, TX
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University Cabinet*
Stacey Bent**,
Vice Provost for
Graduate Education &
Postdoctoral Aairs
Sarah Church**,
Vice Provost for
Undergraduate Education
Persis Drell**, Provost
Chi-Chang Kao**,
Director, SLAC National
Accelerator Laboratory
Jonathan Levin**,
Dean, Graduate School
of Business
Arun Majumdar**,
Dean, Stanford Doerr
School of Sustainability
Jenny Martinez**,
Dean, School of Law
Lloyd Minor**, Dean,
School of Medicine
Kam Moler**, Vice
Provost and Dean of
Research
Condoleezza Rice**,
Director, Hoover
Institution
Debra Satz**, Dean,
School of Humanities
& Sciences
Dan Schwartz**, Dean,
Graduate School of
Education
Marc Tessier-Lavigne**,
President
Jennifer Widom**, Dean,
School of Engineering
Ryan Adesnik,
Vice President for
Government Aairs
Susie Brubaker-Cole,
Vice Provost for Student
Aairs
Deborah Cullinan, Vice
President for the Arts
Jon Denney,
Vice President for
Development
Patrick Dunkley, Vice
Provost for Institutional
Equity, Access &
Community
Shirley Everett, Senior
Associate Vice Provost
for Residential and
Dining Enterprises
Steve Gallagher, Chief
Information Oicer
Marty Higgins, Associate
Secretary of the Board
of Trustees
Stephanie Kalfayan,
Vice Provost for
Academic Aairs
Michael Keller,
University Librarian
Farnaz Khadem,
Vice President for
Communications
Randy Livingston, Vice
President for Business
Aairs and Chief
Financial Oicer
Bernard Muir, Director of
Athletics
Megan Pierson, Chief of
Sta to the President;
Secretary of the Board of
Trustees
Matthew Rasco,
Vice Provost for Digital
Education
Robert Reidy, Vice
President for Land,
Buildings and Real Estate
Raina Rose Tagle, Senior
Associate Vice President
and Chief Risk Oicer
Richard Shaw,
Dean of Undergraduate
Admission and
Financial Aid
Martin Shell, Vice
President and Chief
External Relations Oicer
Matt Snipp, Vice Provost
for Faculty Diversity and
Engagement
Tiany Steinwert,
Dean for Religious and
Spiritual Life
Stephen Kelly Streier,
Vice President, SLAC
National Accelerator
Laboratory
Megan Swezey Fogarty,
Senior Associate Vice
President for Community
Engagement
Robert Wallace,
CEO, Stanford
Management Company
Timothy Warner, Vice
Provost for Budget &
Auxiliaries Management
Howard Wolf, Vice
President for Alumni
Aairs and President,
Stanford Alumni
AssociatIon
Elizabeth Zacharias,
Vice President for Human
Resources
Debra Zumwalt, Vice
President and General
Counsel
Kenneth Schultz***,
Chair, Faculty Senate
* As of December 31, 2022
** Executive Cabinet
*** Invited Oicer
Stanford Alumni
The Stanford Alumni Association was established
in 1892 by the university’s first graduates. There
are currently more than 220,000 Stanford alumni.
Academic
Leaders
John Bravman,
Bucknell president
Joseph Castro,
California State
University chancellor
Sean Decatur, Kenyon
College president
Michael Drake,
University of California
president
Jonathan Holloway,
Rutgers University
president
Hilary Link, Allegheny
College president
Vincent E. Price, Duke
University president
Jason Wingard, Temple
University president
News Media
Gretchen Carlson,
producer/host
Dave Flemming,
broadcaster
Rodney Gilmore,
broadcaster
Josh Haner,
photojournalist
Ted Koppel,
broadcaster
Rachel Maddow,
broadcaster
Arts and
Entertainment
Tauba Auerbach, artist
Andre Braugher, actor
Sterling K. Brown, actor
Cheo Coker,
producer/writer
Jennifer Connelly, actor
Ted Danson, actor
Richard Diebenkorn*,
artist
Issa Rae Diop, actor,
producer
Christy Haubegger,
producer
Holly Herndon,
composer/musician
Gale Anne Hurd,
producer
David Lang, composer
Robert Motherwell*,
artist
Jon Nakamatsu, pianist
Stephanie Syjuco, artist
Christopher Tin,
composer
Sigourney Weaver, actor
Reese Witherspoon,
actor
Richard Zanuck*,
producer
Athletics
Baseball
Jason Castro
Jed Lowrie
Mike Mussina
Stephen Piscotty
Football
John Elway
Zach Ertz
Andrew Luck
John Lynch
Christian McCarey
Jim Plunkett
Richard Sherman
Basketball
Jarron Collins
Brook Lopez
Robin Lopez
Chiney Ogwumike
Nneka Ogwumike
Golf
Notah Begay III
Tom Watson
Michelle Wie
Tiger Woods
Mickey Wright
Tennis
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Nicole Gibbs
John McEnroe
Soccer
Corey Baird
Tierna Davidson
Julie Foudy
Catarina Macario
Jordan Morris
Kelley O’Hara
Christen Press
Andi Sullivan
Soball
Jessica Mendoza
* Deceased
STANFORD ALUMNI | 63
Olympians
Tony Azevedo
Jennifer Azzi
Maya DiRado
Julie Foudy
Katie Ledecky
Simone Manuel
Bob Mathias*
Pablo Morales
Summer Sanders
Erik Shoji
Kerri Strug
Jenny Thompson
Brenda Villa
Kerri Walsh Jennings
Business
Brian Acton,
WhatsApp co-founder
Mary Barra,
General Motors
Andy Bechtolsheim,
Sun Microsystems
Sergey Brin,
Google
Carlos Brito,
Anheuser-Busch InBev
José E. Feliciano,
Clearlake Capital Group
Doris Fisher, Gap
Xavier A. Gutierrez,
Arizona Coyotes
Hockey Club
Reed Hastings, Netflix
William Hewlett*,
Hewlett-Packard
Reid Homan, LinkedIn
Jensen Huang, NVIDIA
Phil Knight, Nike
Mike Krieger, Instagram
Katrina Lake, Stitch Fix
Marissa Mayer,
Lumi Labs
Charlotte Pera,
ClimateWorks
Foundation
Miriam Rivera,
Ulu Ventures
Charles R. Schwab,
Charles Schwab Corp.
Debbie Sterling,
GoldieBlox
Kevin Systrom,
Instagram
Jerry Yang, Yahoo
Writing & Poetry
Brit Bennett
Dana Gioia
Yaa Gyasi
Robert Hass
bell hooks*
David Henry Hwang
Ken Kesey*
N. Scott Momaday
Robert Pinsky
John Steinbeck*
Jesmyn Ward
Tobias Wol
Government
Kyriakos Mitsotakis,
Prime Minister, Greece
Rishi Sunak, Prime
Minister, United
Kingdom
Presidents
Herbert Hoover*, U.S.
president
Supreme Court Justices
Stephen Breyer
Anthony Kennedy
Sandra Day O’Connor
William Rehnquist*
Nobel Prize
Winners
Eric Cornell, physics
Dudley Herschbach,
chemistry
Roger Kornberg,
chemistry
Paul Milgrom,
economics
Al Roth, economics
K. Barry Sharpless,
chemistry
Richard E. Taylor,
physics
Carl Wieman, physics
Oliver E. Williamson,
economics
Inventors
Vinton Cerf, Internet
protocol
John Chowning,
synthesizer
Ray Dolby*,
noise-reduction system
Ted Ho,
microprocessor
Ted Maiman*, laser
Brad Parkinson, GPS
Brent Townshend,
56K modem
And More
Stewart Brand,
internet pioneer
France Anne-Dominic
Córdova, National
Science Foundation
director
Atul Gawande, surgeon
Jessica Jackley, Kiva
Valerie Jarrett, Obama
Foundation
Robert Mondavi*,
vintner
Ellen Ochoa, astronaut
Je Raikes, The Raikes
Foundation
Sally Ride*, first U.S.
woman in space
Blake Ross, Mozilla
Firefox developer
Premal Shah,
Kiva founder
Eunice Kennedy
Shriver*, Special
Olympics founder
Jerey Skoll,
Skoll Foundation
* Deceased
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University Motto and Seal
“Die Lu der Freiheit weht” is Stanford’s unoicial motto
and translates as “the wind of freedom blows.” The
phrase is a quote from Ulrich von Hutten, a 16th-century
humanist. The motto is part of the university seal.
The indicia featured in this book are protected trademarks of Stanford University.
Stanford Facts is produced by the Oice of University Communications.
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