Facts about Stanford University

The Stanford University Libraries hold a collection of more than eight million volumes.

The Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) is the student government for Stanford University.

The official motto of Stanford University, selected by the Stanfords, is "Die Luft der Freiheit weht."

Stanford's business, engineering, and sciences programs have spawned such prominent Silicon Valley companies as Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, Yahoo!, Google, and Sun Microsystems—the "Sun" originally standing for "Stanford University Network."

Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University, is a private university located 37 miles southeast of San Francisco and 20 miles northwest of San Jose in Stanford, California.

Stanford University is governed by a board of trustees, in conjunction with the university president, provosts, faculty senate, and the deans of the various schools.

Stanford's business, engineering, and sciences programs have spawned such prominent Silicon Valley companies as Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, Yahoo!, Google, and Sun Microsystems—the "Sun" originally standing for "Stanford University Network."