Stanford University is a private educational institution in the
United States. It was founded in 1885 by former California Governor Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane. Legally known as
Leland Stanford Junior University, it was named in memory of the Stanfords' only child, Leland, Jr., who died of typhoid.
The University has a total of
seven schools and offers
undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the fields of Business, Education, Engineering, Humanities and Sciences,
Law, Medicine, and Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences.
Stanford University has consistently been one of the top universities in the world. It is ranked #2 and has been in the top 10 since 2014 in the
QS World University Rankings. It is also ranked #3 and has been in the top 5 for almost 10 years in the
THE World University Rankings.