Stanford University
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| Stanford University | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Private |
| City: | Stanford, California |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, rowing, rowing ltw, sailing, soccer, softball, squash, swimming and diving, sync swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, wresting[1] |
| Colors: | red, white |
| Mascot: | Stanford Tree (Cardinals) |
| Degrees: | |
| Website: | http://www.stanford.edu/ |
Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California, is one of the leading higher education institutions in the United States. It was founded in 1891 by the gift of the successful businessman Leland Stanford (1824-1893), a former governor of California, on the site of his country estate.[2]
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