Stanford University

:For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation).

Academics

The University enrolls approximately 6,700 undergraduates and 8,000 grad students. Stanford has a reputation among students as being a relaxed, fun-loving, warm-weather alternative to the Ivy League schools of the east coast, yet still has a reputation as being called the "Harvard of the West". The schools of the University include the School of Humanities and Sciences, School of Engineering, School of Earth Sciences, School of Education, Graduate School of Business, Stanford Law School and the Stanford University School of Medicine.

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Ivy League - School of Humanities and Sciences - School of Engineering - School of Earth Sciences - School of Education - Graduate School of Business - Stanford Law School - Stanford University School of Medicine

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Admission is extremely competitive, and according to The Atlantic Monthly, it is the sixth-most selective college in the United States (after MIT, Princeton, Caltech, Yale and Harvard). It is currently ranked #5 in the nation by both 2005 U.S. News & World Report and the 2005 Washington Monthly national colleges rankings.

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The Atlantic Monthly - MIT - Princeton - Caltech - Yale - Harvard - U.S. News & World Report - Washington Monthly

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Stanford awards the following degrees: B.A., B.S., B.A.S., M.A., M.S., Ph.D., D.M.A., Ed.D., Ed.S., M.D., M.B.A., J.D., J.S.D., J.S.M., LL.M., M.A.T., M.F.A., M.L.S., M.L.A., and ENG.

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B.A. - B.S. - B.A.S. - M.A. - M.S. - Ph.D. - D.M.A. - Ed.D. - Ed.S. - M.D. - M.B.A. - J.D. - J.S.D. - J.S.M. - LL.M. - M.A.T. - M.F.A. - M.L.S. - M.L.A. - ENG

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The University has approximately 1,700 faculty members, including 17 Nobel laureates and 23 MacArthur fellows. The largest part of the faculty (40 percent) are affiliated with the medical school, while a third serve in the School of Humanities and Sciences.

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Nobel laureate - MacArthur fellows

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Stanford built its international reputation as the pioneering Silicon Valley institution through top programs in engineering and the sciences, spawning such companies as Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, Yahoo!, Google, and Sun Microsystems— indeed, "Sun" originally stood for "Stanford University Network." The university also offers world-class programs in the humanities, particularly creative writing, history, government, economics, and psychology.

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Silicon Valley - Engineering - Science - Hewlett-Packard - Cisco Systems - Yahoo! - Google - Sun Microsystems - Creative writing - History - Government - Economics - Psychology

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