According to the Sphinx International Art Education Network, Stanford University ranked third among all American universities in 2024U.S.News. Stanford University was founded in 1885 and officially enrolled in 189 1. It covers an area of about 33 square kilometers (8 180 acres) and is one of the largest universities in the United States. Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley * * * constitute the academic center of the San Francisco Bay Area, which is responsible for the operation and management of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Hoover Institute and other institutions. By the end of 20 17, 20 Stanford employees had won Turing Award and 7 others had won Fields Prize.