Stanford University

Overview

Stanford University is a private research university located in Palo Alto, California. Founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford, it opened its doors in 1891 as a coeducational institution dedicated to promoting public welfare through education in liberal arts, technology, and engineering. The university has a rich history of innovation and has played a significant role in the development of Silicon Valley.

The university comprises seven schools and various research institutes, offering a broad curriculum that integrates traditional liberal arts with engineering and sciences. It is renowned for contributions to scientific progress in fields such as physics, medicine, and computing, and has been instrumental in pioneering advancements including computer time-sharing and stem cell research. Strong ties with Silicon Valley companies further strengthen its reputation for academic excellence and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +1 650-723-2300
• Website: stanford.edu
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/school/stanford-university

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• Higher education
• Research
• Teaching
• Natural sciences
• Social sciences
• Humanities
• Interdisciplinary research
• Engineering
• Business
• Medicine
• Law
• K12 education
• Earth science
• Consumer internet
• Enterprise software
• Clean technology
• Biotechnology
• Internet
• Software
• Life sciences
• Information technology
• Education management
• Consumers
• Information technology & services
• Enterprises
• Computer software
• B2B
• Clean energy & technology
• Environmental services
• Renewables & environment

Technologies Used

• 10x Genomics
• ACL
• ANGEL LMS
• AWS CloudFormation
• AWS Trusted Advisor
• Act!
• Activa
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe CQ
• Adobe Connect
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Adobe Marketing Cloud
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)
• Amadesa
• Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
• Amazon SES
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Apache
• Arlo
• Azure PlayFab
• Azure Virtual Machines
• BASE
• Basis
• Board
• Bootstrap Framework
• CAT
• Canvas by Instructure
• Constant Contact
• Coursedog
• Crisp
• Cvent
• DNS Made Easy
• Datadog
• Docker
• DoubleClick
• DoubleClick Floodlight
• Drupal
• DynECT
• ELK Stack
• EMC
• ElasticEmail
• Electron
• Emma
• Epic
• ExactTarget
• FIS
• FUSION
• Facebook
• Facebook Custom Audiences
• Facebook Login (Connect)
• Facebook Widget
• Fastly CDN
• Flow
• Formstack
• Freshdesk
• GWI
• Gem
• Git
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab
• Gmail
• Google
• Google AdWords Conversion
• Google Analytics
• Google Apps
• Google Cloud BigQuery
• Google Cloud Dataproc
• Google Cloud Functions
• Google Cloud Machine Learning Engine
• Google Cloud Platform
• Google Cloud SQL
• Google Cloud Storage
• Google Drive
• Google Font API
• Google Maps
• Google Maps (Non Paid Users)
• Google Plus
• Google Sheets
• Google Tag Manager
• Google Workspace
• Grafana
• GraphQL
• Hotjar
• Hubspot
• IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio
• ICP
• Incorta
• Instagram
• Javascript
• Jenkins
• Jira
• Kaltura
• Kiosked
• Kubernetes
• LEAP
• Later
• Lucky Orange
• Mag+
• MailChimp
• MailChimp SPF
• Marketo
• Maze
• MercuryGate TMS
• Micro
• Microsoft Azure
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft OneDrive for Business
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012
• Mobile Friendly
• Mode
• NVIDIA Omniverse
• Netlify
• New Relic
• Next.js
• Nginx
• Nielsen Display Ads (Formerly eXelate)
• Ning
• ORCA AVA
• Olo
• OnCore CTMS
• Oracle Analytics Cloud
• Oracle BI Publisher
• Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
• Oracle Commerce Cloud
• Oracle Data Cloud
• Oracle E Business Suite
• Oracle Fusion
• Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service
• Outlook
• PEO
• Pardot
• PeopleSoft Sales
• PowerSchool
• Prometheus
• PubSub+
• Pulumi
• Puppet
• Python
• Quantcast
• REDCap
• REST
• Rackspace MailGun
• React
• Resi
• SAP Crystal Solutions
• SQL
• Salesforce
• Salesforce Lightning Web Components
• Salesforce Marketing Cloud Intelligence (formerly Datorama)
• See Tickets
• SendInBlue
• SentinelOne Singularity
• ServiceNow
• SharePoint
• Siemens MRI
• Siemens SIMATIC SCADA
• SiteScout
• Slack
• Smart AdServer
• Squarespace ECommerce
• Storyblok
• Stripe
• StruxureWare
• Tableau
• Tailwind
• Taleo
• Terraform
• Tesseract
• Ticket Tailor
• TikTok
• Tor
• Typekit
• Ubuntu
• Unix
• VHDL
• Varnish
• Vercel
• Vimeo
• Weebly
• WordPress.org
• X
• YouTube
• Zedo
• Zendesk
• go+
• iTunes
• mabl
• reCAPTCHA

Affiliated Organizations & Regional Branches

• Stanford Center for Precision Mental Health (PMH)
• Stanford Healthcare Alliance
• Center for Interventional Radiology Innovation at Stanford (IRIS)
• University Innovation Fellows
• Stanford Health Care Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Laboratories
• Technology & Digital Solutions - Stanford Medicine
• Stanford Health Care