Stanford University, Research university in Stanford, California.
The 33-square-kilometer (8,180-acre) campus features sandstone buildings with red tile roofs, research centers across multiple disciplines, and 15 independent institutes conducting advanced scientific work.
Railroad industrialist Leland Stanford and his wife Jane founded the institution in 1885 as a memorial to their deceased son, welcoming its first students six years later in October 1891.
The institution educates students from more than 90 countries and shapes California's academic landscape while its graduates influence the global technology industry through leadership and innovation.
The grounds are freely accessible to visitors, though most buildings remain closed to the public. Guided tours depart regularly from the visitor center, providing access to main quadrangles and notable landmarks.
The research park established in 1951 laid the foundation for Silicon Valley by leasing campus land to technology companies, creating a model for university-industry collaboration replicated worldwide.
Location: Stanford
Inception: 1885
Founders: Leland Stanford, Jane Stanford
Official opening: October 1, 1891
Industry: higher education
Website: https://stanford.edu
GPS coordinates: 37.42750,-122.17000
Latest update: December 2, 2025 12:02
This collection brings together 50 universities from four continents, among the best known in the world. You can find institutions that were founded centuries ago, with campuses full of history, next to research centers working on future technologies. These places host students, researchers, and teachers from all over the world. This creates a lively environment that often spills over into nearby neighborhoods. In Oxford and Cambridge, medieval colleges line cobbled streets where students ride bikes. In Boston, the brick buildings of Harvard and the modern labs of MIT run along the Charles River. In California, Stanford sets up its arcades under the sun, while in Zurich, ETH watches over the city from above. In Singapore, the tropical campus blends into the thick greenery of the island. Each university leaves its mark on the cityscape, drawing visitors with its architecture, history, or just curiosity to see these places where part of today’s thinking forms.
Stanford Memorial Church
118 m
Hoover Tower
265 m
Main Quad
158 m
Stanford Graduate School of Education
193 m
Frost Amphitheater
494 m
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
268 m
Stanford Clock Tower
199 m
Stanford Memorial Auditorium
386 m
Burnham Pavilion
542 m
Lane Medical Library
309 m
Braun Music Center
410 m
Stanford Fire Truck House
320 m
Statue of Benjamin Franklin
132 m
J. Henry Meyer Memorial Library
309 m
James H. Clark Center
567 m
Boo-Qwilla
202 m
Old Union Fountain
268 m
Statue of Johannes Gutenberg
135 m
Toyon Hall
553 m
White Memorial Fountain
286 m
Roble Hall
518 m
Sequoia Hall
236 m
Stanford Sweet Hall
361 m
Tanner Fountain
302 m
The Burghers of Calais, Stanford
58 m
The Walking Man
554 m
Denning House
563 m
Shumway Fountain
261 mReviews
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