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 (13,160 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].

Product Details

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• Began / founded: 1891-10-01^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6f626210-d986-4302-8a91-6d3a8752d104^[29]

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 (13,160 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 94 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].