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  2. Stanford University - Wikipedia

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    Stanford University was founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford, dedicated to the memory of Leland Stanford Jr., their only child. The institution opened in 1891 on Stanford's previous Palo Alto farm. The Stanfords modeled their university after the great Eastern universities, specifically Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

  3. History of Stanford University - Wikipedia

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    Stanford University was founded in the late 19th century by Leland and Jane Lathrop Stanford, in honor of their late son: Leland Stanford Jr. After Leland's death a lawsuit was pursued against his estate, and alongside the Panic of 1893 put Standford's continued existence in jeopardy. The university persevered, in part due to the Stanford ...

  4. List of colleges and universities in the United States by ...

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    Harvard University, with a $49.495 billion endowment as of FY2023, is the wealthiest university in the world. Many colleges and universities in the United States maintain a financial endowment consisting of assets that are invested in financial securities, real estate, and other instruments. The investment yields a return that funds a portion ...

  5. List of universities by number of billionaire alumni - Wikipedia

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    Stanford University: 28 $124.4 billion 4: Yale University: 21 $140.8 billion 5: University of Mumbai: 20 $162.8 billion 6: Cornell University: 18 $65.1 billion 7:

  6. Stanford Graduate School of Business - Wikipedia

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    www.gsb.stanford.edu. The Stanford Graduate School of Business (also known as Stanford GSB or simply GSB) is the graduate business school of Stanford University, a private research university in Stanford, California. For several years it has been the most selective business school in the United States, [3] admitting only about 6% of applicants.

  7. Stanford University endowment - Wikipedia

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    smc.stanford.edu. The Stanford University endowment includes real estate and other investments valued at $36.5 billion as of August 31, 2023, [1] and is one of the four largest academic endowments in the United States. [2] The endowment consists of $29.9 billion in a merged pool of assets and $6.6 billion of real estate near the main campus.

  8. Main Quad (Stanford University) - Wikipedia

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    The Main Quadrangle, or more commonly Main Quad or simply Quad, is the heart and oldest part of Stanford University in California. The collection of connected buildings was started in 1887 and completed in 1906. The Quad was damaged in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, repaired, less severely damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and ...

  9. College and university rankings in the United States - Wikipedia

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    U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking is an annual set of rankings of colleges and universities in the United States, which was first published by U.S. News & World Report in 1983. It has been described as the most influential institutional ranking in the country.