United States Rankings 2025
#6 Globally · #3 in United StatesPrivate
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, United States Est. 1885 QS Score 95.3 · 2025
"The Wind of Freedom Blows"
About
Stanford University is a private research university located in the heart of Silicon Valley. Known as the "Birthplace of Silicon Valley," Stanford alumni have founded companies including Google, Yahoo, HP, Nike, and Instagram. It consistently ranks among the world's top universities for engineering, business, law, and medicine.
Rankings · 2025
#6
QS Global Rank
#3
National Rank
95.3
QS Score / 100
Overall QS Score95.3 / 100
Source: QS World University Rankings 2025
Key Achievements
- 2025#6 QS World University Rankings
- 2024Alumni-founded companies include Google, Apple, Yahoo, HP
- 202385+ Nobel laureates among faculty and alumni
- 2022#1 in Computer Science by US News & World Report
- 2021Stanford Research Park — host to 150+ companies
Courses Offered
Computer ScienceElectrical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringBioengineeringCivil EngineeringAeronautics & Astronautics
At a Glance
- Students17,000
- International23%
- Founded1885
- Campus8,180 acres
- TypePrivate
Contact & Location
- 450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- +1 650-723-2300
- admission@stanford.edu
- www.stanford.edu
- View on Google Maps
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