Stanford University

🇺🇸 United States of America 4-Year University

Global #2 United States of America #2

Institution Info

Founded: 1885
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 17,246 students
Faculty: 16,673
Endowment: $28.9B
Website: https://stanford.edu

About

Stanford University is a higher education institution in United States of America, founded in 1885. Recognized as one of the world's top 100 universities, it is one of the top 3 universities in United States of America. The university has approximately 17K students, an endowment of $28.9B, a member of Ivy Plus and Global S-Tier (World Top 20).

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #3 · Elite	98.90
THE	2026	THE #5 · Elite	97.15
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #2 · Elite	94.71
ARWU	2025	ARWU #2 · Elite	76.80

Research Output via OpenAlex

2,426

h-index

81,909,290

Citations

508,758

Publications

634,215

i10-index

5.26

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Ivy Plus Global S-Tier (World Top 20) Top 50 Universities in North America Top 50 Universities in USA Association of American Universities (AAU) Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Best Universities for Computer Science Best Universities for Business & MBA Best Universities for Engineering Best Universities for Medicine & Health Sciences Best Universities for Law

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Motto

"Die Luft der Freiheit weht"

Frequently Asked Questions

Stanford University is ranked #2 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within United States of America, it holds the #2 position.

Stanford University was founded in 1885, making it 141 years old. It is one of the established institutions in United States of America.

Stanford University has a student body of approximately 17,246 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 1:1.

Stanford University has produced 508,758 research publications with 81,909,290 total citations and an h-index of 2,426, according to OpenAlex data.

Stanford University has an endowment of approximately $28.9B USD. University endowments fund financial aid, research, faculty positions, and campus development.