Stanford University, the full name of Leland Stanford Junior, is located in Palo Alto, south of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA, near the high-tech park Silicon Valley. It is a private research university and a member of the global alliance of universities and research institutes.
Stanford University 1885 was founded, 189 1 officially enrolled students. It covers an area of about 33 square kilometers (8 180 acres) and is one of the largest universities in the United States.
The school is co-educational and enjoys religious freedom. It was rated as one of the world's first-class and most outstanding universities, and 54 faculty and alumni won the Nobel Prize. Li Zeju, son of wealthy businessman Li Ka-shing, ChristianRandPhillips, a Chinese-American singer, and Steven Chu, a Chinese-American, all graduated from Stanford University.