EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS
Engineers who paint. Dancers that study biology. From science and technology to the arts and beyond, you are encouraged to explore and grow during your time here.
MAKE CONNECTIONS
The Stanford community attracts active, talented individuals—people who connect with their peers, as well as faculty and staff, across interests.
FIND SOLUTIONS
With more funding available for undergraduate research than at any other college or university in the nation, Stanford students have every opportunity to engage in high-level research.
ABOUT ACADEMICS
Stanford's motto, "the wind of freedom blows," a call to unfettered research, service and discovery, was adopted as a guiding principle more than 100 years ago.
Stanford's pioneering spirit of the American West fuels much of its mission, which is to overcome our time's seemingly intractable challenges through open and fearless inquiry and action. Take the time to learn more about how our academic programs and undergraduate research opportunities relate to our mission. These pages will not only enable you to learn more about Stanford?s mission but will also provide you with basic information about majors and minors as well as general education requirements.
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Academic Programs
Stanford offers more than 75 programs of study in 3 undergraduate schools. Students can pursue joint bachelor/master degree programs and take classes in the graduate schools of education, law, medicine and business.
Undergraduate Education
Stanford's undergraduate education is distinguished by a unique quarter-system calendar and a virtually unrivaled 6.4:1 student-to-faculty ratio where approximately 75% of classes have 15 students or fewer.
Beyond the Campus
The reach of Stanford's campus extends far beyond Palo Alto - to Monterey Bay (home of the Hopkins Marine Institute), to the Stanford in Washington Program, and to 11 overseas campuses from Brisbane to Berlin.
Our Faculty
Current Stanford faculty members include 16 Nobel and 4 Pulitzer Prize winners, as well as 23 MacArthur Fellows. One is the former U.S. Secretary of State while another founded the world's first sleep laboratory.
Research Opportunities
Stanford allocates more funding for undergraduate research - $4 million—than any other university in the U.S. Opportunities exist at the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab and the Hoover Institution Archives.
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