STANFORD UNIVERSITY THE NATION’S PREMIER UNIVERSITY The world all at once: Limitless possibilities are at the heart of Stanford University. Global positioning systems and gene splicing, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and The Grapes of Wrath, the football huddle and the T-formation, Yahoo! and Google—all bear the mark of a Stanford individual. At Stanford, you will fi nd the entire universe of what humankind knows and is endeavoring to know. From your fi rst days on campus, this universe will be yours to explore, yours to discover. Stanford will ask that intellectual curiosity be your compass, that excellence be your true north. Along the way, you will have the guidance of extraordinary faculty mentors who are at the forefront of advancing the world’s understanding of subjects ranging from geophysics to history to bioscience to musical composition. You will also have the friendship of fellow students who will awe and inspire you as much for their humanity as for their talents. As you pursue the questions that interest you most, your mentors and friends will give you the freedom to risk temporary failure as you push yourself both intellectually and personally—along with the freedom and encouragement to pursue what you love. Your reward will be the exhilaration of discovery—the exhilaration of true excellence. – Courtesy of Stanford University 2 • WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM U.S. News and World Report 2008 TOP 10 RANKINGS OF STANFORD’S CURRENT NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS INCLUDES 1. Princeton 2. Harvard • 16 Nobel laureates 3. Yale 4. Stanford • 4 Pulitzer Prize winners 5. Pennsylvania Cal Tech • 23 MacArthur Fellows 7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology • 20 recipients of the National Medal of Science 8. Duke 9. Columbia • 2 National Medal of Technology recipients University of Chicago • 239 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences TOP UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD • 132 members of the National Academy of 1. Harvard Sciences 2. Stanford 3. Cal-Berkeley • 85 National Academy of Engineering 4. Cambridge members 5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 6. Cal Tech • 28 members of the National Academy of 7. Columbia Education 8. Princeton 9. University of Chicago • 41 American Philosophical Society members 10. Oxford • 7 Wolf Foundation Prize winners Source: 2007 Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University • 6 winners of the Koret Foundation Prize • 3 Presidential Medal of Freedom winners 70+ Fields of study 70% Classes with fewer than 20 students 7-TO-1 Student-faculty ratio 1,771 Stanford professoriate 7 Stanford schools where undergraduates can take courses WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM • 3 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE In latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores released last spring by the NCAA, Stanford’s football program achieved the highest rating among all teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision over a four-year period beginning in 2003-04. Stanford registered a score of 986, placing the Cardinal fi rst among Football Bowl Subdivision programs, ahead of the U.S. Naval Academy (979), Duke and Rutgers (977 each), the U.S. Air Force Academy (976), Rice (975), Boston College (972), along with Notre Dame, Northwestern and Miami, Fla. (all at 969). Last season, the Cardinal placed a conference-high 14 players on the Pac-10’s All-Academic team, including six fi rst team selections, three second teamers and fi ve honorable mention selections. 4 • WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM CAMPUS LIFE Campus life at Stanford means celebrating the extraordinary talents among students, faculty, and organizations while attracting world-class speakers, performers, and scholars from around the world. These events offer the unique opportunity to live and learn in an inspiring college environment. Whether it is a prominent speaker, a cappella concert, an academic colloquium, a nationally competitive athletic game, or the opening of a new exhibit at the on-campus museum, Stanford is abuzz with opportunities to discover new passions, engage with a vital community, and have fun. Stanford’s 6,600 undergraduates and 7,800 graduate students are distinguished by their initiative, love of learning and commitment to the larger world. Independent thinkers and relentlessly curious, students at Stanford bring passion and imagination to everything they do. Stanford students move in many different directions, often simultaneously. Having the ability to engage in multiple interests and fi nd friends who are not only similarly engaged, but also exceptionally talented in those areas, is one of the values of Stanford’s diversity. Stanford recognizes that student organizations enrich the social, cultural and educational experiences of students and the larger University community. About 600 organized student groups at Stanford cover a range of interests: academic, international, political, environmental, religious, ethnic, social, community service and recreational. – Courtesy of Stanford University WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM • 5 BEYOND CAMPUS SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA From bustling cosmopolitan cities to quiet coastal retreats, the San Francisco Bay Area is incomparable. First-class attractions, world- class athletics, cultural diversity, remarkable skylines and breathtaking views make this the region one of the world’s most popular destinations. The Golden Gate Bridge Stanford’s campus is located less than an hour’s drive from San Francisco to the north, just minutes from the Silicon Valley to the south and within easy reach of the breathtaking coastal cities that line the Pacifi c Ocean to the west. San Francisco has been named by Conde Nast Traveler magazine as the No. 1 travel destination in the United State for 15 years in a row. Surrounded on three sides by the Pacifi c Oceans and San Francisco Bay, San Francisco is located on a hilly peninsula, occupying just 47 square miles of land. It is the center of the San Francisco Bay Area—the nation’s fi fth largest metropolitan area with a population of more than 7.0 million—and host to an estimated 16 million visitors each year. South of the Stanford campus are the cities of San Jose and Santa Clara, the anchors to the Silicon Valley. Computer fi rms and software companies can be found throughout the region, which is considered the leader Yosemite National Park among the world’s technology industry. One of the world’s greatest stretches of coastline is located within a short drive from Stanford. To the south is the Monterey Peninsula, which includes the picturesque towns of Monterey, Carmel and Santa Cruz. The Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row and 17-Mile Drive along Pebble Beach are musts for visitors. Further north and east of Marin County is the home to the Napa Wine Country and within a few hours drive from the Bay Area is Lake Tahoe, home to some of the fi nest skiing in the country and the wonders of Yosemite National Park. The Bay Area is also home to six major professional sports franchises, including the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco Giants, Oakland A’s, San Jose Sharks and Golden State Warriors. Carmel Valley AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants San Francisco Bay 6 • WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM STANFORD ALUMNI The approximately 190,000 men and women • Mae Jemison, ’77, Astronaut WRITERS AND who have been educated at Stanford have, • James Mongan, ’63, ’MD ’67, President, JOURNALISTS each in their own way, challenged and shaped Massachusetts General Hospital • Maxwell Anderson, MA ’15, Pulitzer Prize the world. The following list gives just a • Ellen Ochoa, MS ’81, Ph.D. ’85, Astronaut winning playwright (deceased) sampling of those who have used their Stanford • Calvin Quate, MS ’47, Ph.D. ’50, Inventor, • David Brown, ’36, Producer, Jaws, Driving education to contribute in signifi cant ways. atomic force microscope Miss Daisy SUPREME COURT • Sally Ride, ’73, MS ’75, • Elizabeth Farnsworth, MA ’66, Co-host, JUSTICES Ph.D. ’78, Astronaut, fi rst The News Hour with Jim Lehrer • Stephen Breyer, ’59 American woman in space • Robert Hass, Ph.D. ’76, 1996 U.S. Poet • Anthony Kennedy, ’58 • Steve Smith, ’81, Astronaut Laureate • Sandra Day O’Connor, • David Henry Hwang, ’79, Tony Award- FOUNDERS winning playwright, M. Butterfl y ’50, JD ’52 • Ray Dolby, ’57, Chairman, Dolby • Ken Kesey, MA ’59, Author, One Flew Over • William Rehnquist, ’48, Laboratories, Inc. the Cuckoo’s Nest MA ’48, JD ’52 • David Filo, MS ’90, Co-founder and Chief • Ted Koppel, MA ’67, Yahoo!, Yahoo! Inc. POLITICIANS Anchor, ABC’s Nightline • William Hewlett, ’34, Eng ’39, Co-founder, • Ehud Barak, ’79, former Prime Minister of • Henry Muller, ’68, Editorial Hewlett-Packard Co. (deceased) Israel Director, Time, Inc. • Philip Knight, MBA ’62, • Max Baucus, ’63, JD ’68, U.S. Senator, • Maynard Parker, ’62, CEO, President and Montana Former Editor, Newsweek Chairman, Nike, Inc. • Jeff Bingaman, JD ’68, U.S. Senator, New • Robert Pinsky, MA ’65, Ph.D. ’67, 1997 • Scott McNealy, MBA ’80, Mexico U.S. Poet Laureate Chairman and CEO, Sun • Warren Christopher, JD ’49, former Microsystems, Inc. • John Steinbeck, Author, Grapes of Wrath, Secretary of State East of Eden, Of Mice and Men (deceased) • , ’36, Founder, Robert • Kent Conrad, ’70, U.S. Senator, North Robert Mondavi Mondavi Wines • Philip Taubman, ’70, Assistant Editorial Dakota Page Editor, The New York Times • , ’34, Eng ’39, Co-founder, • Dianne Feinstein, ’55, U.S. Senator, David Packard Hewlett-Packard Co. (deceased) • Scott Turow, MA ’74, Author, Presumed California Innocent, Burden of Proof • , MS ’90, Co- • Herbert Hoover, 1895, Jerry Yang founder, Chief Yahoo! and • Richard Zanuck, ’56, Producer, Jaws, 31st President of the United Driving Miss Daisy States (deceased) Director, Yahoo! Inc. • More than 350 technology- • William Perry, ’49, MA ’50, ATHLETES Ph.D. ’55, former Secretary of Defense based companies have been • Jennifer Azzi, ’90, basketball founded by members of the Stanford • Bob Boone, ’69, baseball • Jorge Serrano, MA ’73, President of community.