Stanford University
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Stanford University
Summary
Stanford University is a private university[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Stanford University's field of work was higher education[3].
- Stanford University's field of work was research[4].
- Stanford University was a member of ORCID, Inc.[5].
- Stanford University was a member of Digital Library Federation[6].
- Stanford University was a member of Pac-12 Conference[7].
- Stanford University was a member of World Wide Web Consortium[8].
- Stanford University was a member of Consortium of Social Science Associations[9].
- Stanford University was a member of Dryad[10].
- Stanford University is located in California[11].
- Stanford University is located in Santa Clara County[12].
- Stanford University is located in Palo Alto[13].
- Stanford University is in the country of United States[14].
- Stanford University's instance of is recorded as private university[15].
- Stanford University's instance of is recorded as research university[16].
- Stanford University's instance of is recorded as private not-for-profit educational institution[17].
- Stanford University's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[18].
- Stanford University's founder is recorded as Leland Stanford[19].
- Stanford University's founder is recorded as Jane Stanford[20].
- Leland Stanford, Jr. is named after Stanford University[21].
- Stanford University's headquarters location is recorded as Stanford[22].
- The location of Stanford University was Stanford[23].
- Stanford University's postal code is recorded as 94305[24].
- Stanford University's child organization or unit is recorded as Stanford Humanities Center, Stanford University[25].
- Stanford University's child organization or unit is recorded as Stanford University Mechanical Engineering Department[26].
- Stanford University's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for Integrated Facility Engineering, Stanford University[27].
Body
Founding
Founders include Leland Stanford[19] and Jane Stanford[20]. 1885 marks the founding of Stanford University[28].
Operations
Stanford University's headquarters location is recorded as Stanford[22]. Subsidiaries include Stanford Humanities Center, it[25], an academic institution[29], in United States[30]; Stanford University Mechanical Engineering Department[26], an academic department[31], in United States[32]; Center for Integrated Facility Engineering, it[27]; Brown Institute for Media Innovation[33], a research institute[34], in United States[35], founded in 2012[36]; Stanford University School of Medicine[37], a medical school[38], in United States[39], founded in 1908[40]; and Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communication[41], a facility[42], in Germany[43], founded in 2003[44].
Industry
Stanford University's industry is recorded as higher education[45]. Fields of work include higher education[3], an educational stage[46] and research[4], a type of process[47].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Stanford University include Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales[48], an IQ test[49]; Stanford[50], a census-designated place in the United States[51], in United States[52]; Mount Stanford[53], a mountain[54], in United States[55]; and Stanford torus[56], a hypothetical technology[57].
Why It Matters
Stanford University has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for it include Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales[48], an IQ test[49]; Stanford[50], a census-designated place in the United States[51], in United States[52]; Mount Stanford[53], a mountain[54], in United States[55]; and Stanford torus[56], a hypothetical technology[57].