Stanford University

Office of Undergraduate Admission
Montag Hall
355 Galvez Street
Stanford, CA 94305-6106
(650) 723-2091
stanford.edu

Located in Palo Alto, California, Standford University was founded in 1885. It has approximately 6,500 undergraduate students enrolled, and it has a 9.6 percent acceptance rate of applicants. Often thought of as the strongest school in the west, it operates its academic calendar on quarters as opposed to semesters. It also has a massive endowment that is used for scholarships to help defray the cost of attending Stanford. As of 2010, the cost to attend Stanford University is just under $38,000 per year