Stanford University

California's Stanford University is a private research institution. The campus is the largest in the country at 8,180 acres

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Credit Image - Pinterest.com Leland and Jane Stanford established Stanford in 1885 in honour of their sole child, Leland Stanfo rd Jr.

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Credit Image - Pinterest.com 40 graduate-level academic departments across three schools, together with four prof essional schools with a focus on law, medicine, and education

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