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Stanford University is located in Stanford, California, United States of America. It is ranked Second Best higher <img alt="" src="/ckfinder/userfiles/images/stanford.jpg" style="width: 230px; height: 173px; float: right; margin: 5px;" />educational institute of its country and the world to study in 2018 by QS Ranking. It also holds the title of largest university campus in the world and whole of it maintained beautifully. It is one of the world&rsquo;s leading universities and has always proved itself second to none. It is an elite educational institute ranked among Oxford, Harvard, MIT and Cambridge. Stanford was established in 1885, however, it came to function in 1991.

	A wide range of courses are offered that covers almost every single program, course and subject in the world. Let&rsquo;s see a brief review of Stanford and why you should study here. There are currently 7,039 undergraduate and 9,304 postgraduate students enrolled in Stanford. They have a staff student ratio of 1:4 which means there is 1 teacher to attend only about 4 students.
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	Achievements of Stanford</h2>

	Stanford is the most successful institute in creating many multinational companies. Of many companies and organizations founded by Stanford alumni some of the most renowned are Google, Snapchat, Hewlett-Packard, Instagram, Nike, LinkedIn, and Yahoo. According to Wikipedia, these companies generate an annual revenue of 2.1 Trillion USD which is equivalent to 10th biggest economy of the world. Stanford has won many Nobel prizes. 19 Nobel laureates are currently members of the Stanford community.

	1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Biological Synthesis of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

	2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; First Transgenic Organism

	3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Klystron Tube

	4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Frequency Modulation Synthesis

	5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

	All are achievements of Stanford alumni or faculty. For most of these work, Nobel prize were awarded which shows the significance of their innovations. There are over 6,000 externally sponsored projects in Stanford with a total budget of $1.6 billion.
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	Stanford Campus</h2>

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	Stanford has the largest university campus in the world. It comprises over 33.10 square kilometers. There are about 700 major buildings in this campus. Despite its size, whole campus is beautifully decorated with trees, flowers and astonishingly established buildings. Because of its size, beauty and facilities, 97% of undergraduate students live on campus. Their students dormitories are also among world&rsquo;s most famous and elite. This campus is so huge and green, there are forest and lakes inside it and even a golf course. Wildlife biologist use Stanford for research.

	Stanford also a has a huge stadium of its own for sports festivals. All Halls of Residence for both students and faculty are located inside the campus. Living in such campus must be quite fun. Many fountains, memorials and landmarks can be found inside this campus which include Lou Henry Hoover House, Hoover Tower, The Dish, Golden Spike, Stanford Memorial Church and White Memorial Fountain.
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	Stanford Most Successful Alumni</h2>

	Most of the Stanford alumni are reported to be very successful in their careers. To make a short list of them was not <img alt="" src="/ckfinder/userfiles/images/stanford%20university%20campus.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 175px; float: right; margin: 5px;" />possible. So, here I have mentioned the most successful of all those Stanford alumni achievements that I found on Wikipedia. Most Successful Stanford alumni are:

	1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 31 Nobel Prize laureates

	2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 155 members of the National Academy of Sciences

	3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 105 members of National Academy of Engineering

	4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 66 members of Institute of Medicine

	5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 277 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

	6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 20 recipients of the National Medal of Science

	7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 recipients of the National Medal of Technology

	8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 recipients of the National Humanities Medal

	9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 50 members of American Philosophical Society

	10.&nbsp; 56 fellows of the American Physics Society (since 1995)

	11.&nbsp; 5 Pulitzer Prize winners

	12.&nbsp; 27 MacArthur Fellows

	13.&nbsp; 5 Wolf Foundation Prize winners

	14.&nbsp; 2 ACL Lifetime Achievement Award winners

	15.&nbsp; 14 AAAI fellows

	16.&nbsp; 3 Presidential Medal of Freedom winners
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	Schools in Stanford</h2>

	Whole Stanford University is divided in Seven Schools that offer their relevant courses. This way their management and administration is easier. Seven schools of Stanford are named

	1.&nbsp; Graduate School of Business

	2.&nbsp; School of Earth, Energy &amp; Sciences

	3.&nbsp; Graduate School of Education

	4.&nbsp; School of Engineering

	5.&nbsp; School of Humanities &amp; Sciences

	6.&nbsp; School of Law

	7.&nbsp; School of Medicine
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	Cost of Studying at Stanford</h2>

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					$44,757
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					Tuition &amp; Fees: Out-of-State
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					$44,757
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					Room and Board
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					$13,631
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					Books &amp; Supplies
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					$1,425
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					Other Expenses
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					$2,550
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					Total In-State
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					$62,363
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					$62,363
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	Financial Aid at Stanford</h2>

	Every year hundreds of scholarships and grants are distributed among Stanford students by the institute. Their main goal is to spread quality education and especially to those who deserve it. They don&rsquo;t want finances to become a barrier in the way of student&rsquo;s education and career. All international students should&nbsp;<a href="http://financialaid.stanford.edu/undergrad/how/international.html" target="_blank">request financial aid consideration</a>&nbsp;at the time of application for any Stanford funding throughout undergraduate life.&nbsp;Here is a number of <a href="http://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/scholarship-advice/international-scholarships-study-us" target="_blank">International Scholarships</a> in USA to study.
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	When and How to Apply for Admission</h2>

	There are &nbsp;two application plans for prospective freshmen in Stanford: Restrictive Early Action or Regular Decision. Here see <a href="http://admission.stanford.edu/application/decision_process/index.html" target="_blank">what are Restrictive Early Action or Regular Decision</a>. Following table shows complete procedure with deadline dates.

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					Restrictive Early Action
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					Regular Decision
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					Application with Arts Portfolio Deadline
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					October 15
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					December 1
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					Standard Application Deadline
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					November 1
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					January 2
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					Last Acceptable SAT Test Date
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					October
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					December
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					Last Acceptable ACT Test Date
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					September*
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					December
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					Notification of Missing Documents
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					Mid-November
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					Mid-February
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					Decision Release
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					December 15
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					April 1
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					Student Reply Date
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					May 1
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					May 1
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	Here you can see <a href="http://admission.stanford.edu/application/" target="_blank">Complete Application Process for Admission at Stanford</a>.
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	Stanford Campus Tour</h2>

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