Stanford University
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Stanford University
Summary
Stanford University is a private university[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91,541 views/month, #3 of 589).[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].
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Body
Founding
Founders include Leland Stanford[19] and Jane Stanford[20]. 1885 marks the founding of Stanford University[30].
Operations
Stanford University's headquarters location is recorded as Stanford[22]. Subsidiaries include Stanford Humanities Center, it[25], an academic institution[31], in United States[32]; Stanford University Mechanical Engineering Department[26], an academic department[33], in United States[34]; Center for Integrated Facility Engineering, it[27]; Brown Institute for Media Innovation[35], a research institute[36], in United States[37], founded in 2012[38]; Stanford University School of Medicine[39], a medical school[40], in United States[41], founded in 1908[42]; and Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communication[43], a facility[44], in Germany[45], founded in 2003[46].
Industry
Stanford University's industry is recorded as higher education[47]. Fields of work include higher education[3], an educational stage[48] and research[4], a type of process[49].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Stanford University include Stanford[50], a census-designated place in the United States[51], in United States[52]; Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales[53], an IQ test[54]; Stanford torus[55], a hypothetical technology[56]; and Mount Stanford[57], a mountain[58], in United States[59].
Why It Matters
Stanford University ranks in the top 0.51% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91,541 views/month, #3 of 589).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 119 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for it include Stanford[50], a census-designated place in the United States[51], in United States[52]; Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales[53], an IQ test[54]; Stanford torus[55], a hypothetical technology[56]; and Mount Stanford[57], a mountain[58], in United States[59].