Stanford University

Beautiful campus! I wish I had more time to really explore the campus itself. I had spent a lot of my time at the Cantor Arts Center as I was so amazed that there’s a huge museum on campus!
There are a lot of bike paths on campus, as I’m sure there are lot of bikers during school hours.
As I was walking around campus, there seems to be a very laid back feel to the place, but then again, school was already out, so it could’ve been because of that.
I will definitely visit again, when I have the chance!

«20 Minutes of Action University» where you can get a diploma in rape culture etiquette.
Stanford allows women to be sacrificed, like lambs to slaughter in their patriarchal, misogynistic culture of football over women’s Civil Rights.
Happy Father’s Day to the men who condone the rape and abuse of women. You have failed. President Hennessy, you set the tone.

Nice Campus, I heard their swimming team is really good… So good that they can get away with rape. Campus is beautiful though, it gets crowded though at times during busy hours. Cafeteria is decent, landscape has lots of biking and walking trails. Has lots of drivers going back and forth picking up and delivering specimen like urine and stool. Watch out for bikers at night… There’s a whole lot of them! Other than that, beware of the campus Rapist.

Our son just finished his freshman year at Stanford. He has really enjoyed it and has worked very hard. One of his art classes took him to NYC during the quarter and another class will bring him to Italy in the fall. He has met many amazing people and has had some wonderful opportunities. We have been very impressed with the school thus far.

How do you review the entire university, especially the one as beautiful as Stanford is? When you live next to Stanford campus for a quarter of the century, your perception is sure to be different from that of a visitor’s perspective.
When out of towners are visiting, you’re proud to show them around — the Main Quad, the Palm Alley, the Memorial Church, the Rodin Sculpture Garden, the Hoover Tower, all are a must.
When you’re on your own, it’s perfectly fine to walk around the campus and adjacent streets meandering in your thoughts and to take it all in.
The campus is ever evolving, new buildings arise and old get remodeled, a lot has changed over the years.
Stanford opened its doors on Oct 1, 1891. The Memorial Church is the focus of the Main Squad, surrounded by California Mission-​inspired buildings of local sandstone with red-​tiled roofs. The mosaics covering the interior walls of Memorial Church picture scenes from the Hebrew Bible. The stained glass windows depict scenes from the New Testament.
The campus also features more than 70 outdoor sculptures, including works by Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore, Josef Albers, Alexander Calder, George Segal, Joan Miro and Andy Goldsworthy.
The Cantor Arts Center collections feature 32,000 objects, including Stanford family items and one of the largest collections of Rodin bronzes outside Paris. Exhibitions are displayed in 24 galleries. y

Beautiful campus. Only thing I can fault them for right now is not having any parking spots for the visitors. Or not having any parking spots that are easy to find for visitors. One of us just stayed at the car so the other can take pics.

Do not send your loved ones to the high school summer program. We sent our 16 year old to the program. We (the parents) were told not to contact or visit our son while he was at the 8 week program. We later discovered that the supervision the school claimed they had was 18 year old students supervising the high schoolers. The staff handed out condoms on the first day the told the high schoolers the age of consent to have sex is 12. This is a disgrace.

One of the best universities in the world, Stanford’s campus is huge, beautiful, and interesting. I love Stanford’s Cantor Museum and Chapel, which really embellish the overall atmosphere of this great university. Should have applied to Stanford!!!

Stanford is a beautiful campus! I can’t say anything about the faculty, staff, education, or anything else a student could review because I was on an AVID tour with my middle schoolers. I will say, however, that the campus is just beautiful. The people we spoke to in the Guest Services building were incredibly friendly and accommodating and worked with us to get each student a map. The employees in the food court were efficient and quick, but could use a little more friendliness. Overall though, it was a beautiful day on a beautiful campus.

Just an absolutely stunning and beautiful, Serene campus. lots of bike access. very relaxing.

I may be biased, but this is the most beautiful campus ever. Every time I come back home I wonder which I was so desperate to leave.
There is always something new! In the last two years I’ve seen several developments on West Campus alone! Stanford is continuously evolving and progressing to meet the needs of the ever changing student body.
The dorms and facilities are GORGEOUS, the fountains are beautiful and are sun to splash in (currently emptied due to the drought), the nature (lake Lag, the dish), is well maintained, the golf course is huge and clean. There is nothing I can complain about.
Take a stroll through the bookstore. It’s huge. Go to Tresidder Union and try out Treehouse – you won’t regret it. Wary to try something new? Get Jamba, Starbucks, or Panda Express.
Take a trip to the top of Hoover Tower (which apparently is called HooTow now?). Walk around the main quad, check out what the engineering quad has to offer.
There’s so much to take in. It’s overwhelming. If you’re in the area I definitely recommend at least walking around the main quad and driving down University Ave through all the palm trees.

Great place to take friends, family and visitors to tour the grounds. The grassy area in the front is great for family games and let the dog go berserk :-) Parking is around the campus and you should easily get it even on weekends.

Very beautiful campus, lots of tourists. Peaceful and quiet, a lot walk required to look around.

I love this University.
Not only is it one of the best univerisities in the world, a lot of musical performances are hosted here plus a special friend of mine teaches.
Beautiful campus, people, and the education is first rate.
Perhaps I’ll try to pursue my grad studies here ;)

The ONLY IVY on the West Coast is an AMAZING PLACE! 1^st time visiting the campus today and my experience was great. Had lunch at the Arbuckle Dining Pavilion with some Frat Brothers and the Food was — Had an amazing «grilled chicken with bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato on wheat!»

This place is so damn uppity. Just saw my friend who is on a grad school tour, and the tour guide says to them «I grew up poor too,» assuming that they’re poor because they’re minorities!
Campus is beautiful, I’ll give them that. But there is an heir of superiority here. It’s different from the feeling you get at UC Berkeley, for example.
I went to Sunday school here back when I was 12, so I appreciate that they allow different faiths to hold study on their campus.

NERDS RULE!!!
Decided to see what this university had to offer. It’s way past my college days but as a young professional it’s still important to continue learning — especially if you are in the technology field. I taken up evening programming course.
THE CAMPUS.
Bikers everywhere — don’t run over anybody. The campus is huge and you can easily get lost. Everybody refers the campus to «the farm» — don’t ask me why, I didn’t get it. Parking was not a pain and it was free since I was here in the evening. I felt very safe on campus — walking alone from point a to point b and in the dark. People are friendly and very focused. I won’t lie… There’s a lot of nerds on campus but nerds I admire. No place to eat in the evenings — the cafes are so spread out and many close after business hours. If you’re taking night classes — bring your own food and drink.
THE EDUCATION.
The expectations were high. Class was couple times a week — 2.5hrs long. Lecture was lecture and you are required to do heavy studying outside of class or else you’d be clueless by next lecture. It’s literally INFORMATION OVERLOAD and on you to absorb it or not. JavaScripting is boring but my instructor had such random dry humor he made me laugh. Overall, I received an «A-​» … Work product was on point. They ding on attendance and I played hookie a few times with my friends.
Its a top university to get additional education. Highly recommend people to come here for their secondary education. Knowledge is power. Nerds rule…

Beautiful campus, almost intimidating. I did not attend Stanford as an undergraduate student but participated in a workshop for teachers through their CSET.
Parking is quite easy as there are several parking structures sprinkled along the perimeter.
Classrooms are moderately sized and updated. Food is pretty good!

Besides the crazy construction (they’ve been under construction ever since I came here in 2009…) and the confusing multiple roads, Stanford is definitely a great campus to visit!
Parking is hard though, so you’ll be circling around a bit if you come too late or during peak hours!
Super nice staff who will guide you around if you are lost, and amazing architecture! I feel like Stanford is it’s own little college town, and you can spend days here exploring the campus!
Overall, bring your kids here for a college trip! Inspire them to come to this institution!

Absolutely gorgeous campus accompanying one of the most prestigious schools on the west coast.
It is always a pleasure to visit Stanford campus, whether it is in the depth of the Californian winter exploring its sculpture garden and Cantor Arts Center or it is during the fairytale weather of the summer having a conversation nearing the Memorial court. It represents everything Californian, quaint and unpretentious, the presence of art and science ever so elegantly co-​existing.
There is also plenty of fooderies and shopping to do at Stanford and steps away in Palo Alto. Grab a cup of bubble tea, have some Burmese food and allow yourself to get lost in this beautiful campus.

Since it is a nice campus, I will leave it at five stars. I volunteered here two times during the summer for Kids’ day. If you don’t know what that, then you should Google «Stanford Kids day» and think about bringing your kids to this event. But be sure to be around your kids all the time! It is a fun event.
As for the campus, I’ve only been around Science and engineering part of the campus.
Pros:
— the staff at Bio X is very nice.
— there is a food court and a café, which has good service.
— it is a huge campus
Cons:
— it is hard find parking

Beautiful campus, very driven students that really added to my experience as a student.
It was a bit harder to find a quality part-​time job as you need a car. Finally I came across this app, BUZZ. It helped me to find a job, 12 min walk away from school. If this helps anyone, here it’s:

This is such a beautiful campus and I could probably spend all day here. My sister n’ law works here, so we come here from time to time when there are events. We even toured the campus last summer. The campus is about 8,100 and I believe our tour guide had said that you could fit 96 Disneylands’ on this campus.
We came here on Saturday for an event and was able to go up and see the Hoover Tower. The admission is $ 3 and they let several people up at a time so that it’s not overly crowded. It’s an amazing view and you can almost see the whole campus up on the tower. They even have maps and views of the buildings you are looking at.
It’s nice to spend a day here, have lunch and just walk around. My son says that he wants to attend Stanford when he’s ready for college, let’s hope he doesn’t change his mind because I would love visiting him often!

After reading my sorority sister Courtney C.‘s review I had to write one for our amazing alma mater. It’ll be useful, I promise!
If you’re in the Palo Alto area and feel like roaming around somewhere gorgeous with amazing photo ops you need to stop by Stanford. The entrance to the university, Palm Drive, includes parallel rows of palm trees — hence the name Palm Drive — that lead to the beautiful quad and Memorial Church.
Where to go:
MemChu: Look for parking around the Oval and have a picnic or a nap in the garden area. Churchgoer or not, Memorial Church is a sight to see. Its beautifully intricate designs and mosaics will wow you. My department’s graduation ceremony took place in the church and I can’t think of a more gorgeous place to have celebrated the end of an amazing four years.
Hoover Tower: For $ 2 you can take the elevator to the top of the tower for an awesome view of the campus and the surrounding cities.
Cantor Arts Center: Free admission! You’ll see Auguste Rodin’s Gates of Hell along with the Rodin Sculpture Garden. Stanford has one of the largest collections of Rodins and you can see another series of them in the Quad. The last time I visited the center, Cantor had a gorgeous collection of Moroccan photographs by Lalla Essaydi. If they’re still there, they’re definitely worth a look.
The Bender Room in Green Library: Great place to read a book, catch up on some work, take a nap or all three.
Where to eat:
Treehouse: Carne asada quesadilla. They definitely don’t skimp on the meat and cheese and it’s very reasonably priced. They’ve got good beer and pizza as well.
Ray’s: Over on Escondido Drive you’ll find Ray’s. It’s a bit hidden and mostly attracts upperclassmen and grad students. Try their pad thai.
The CoHo: Their mango chicken salad is delicious!
University Ave: Just outside of the university you’ll find a row of restaurants among which are Pluto’s and Sprouts. These are my two favorite places to go for an amazing, build your own salad.
Watch out for bikers and if you get lost ask anyone for help and they’ll stop what they’re doing to point you in the right direction.
Go Card!

Entering to the campus via the Palm Drive transport you to a place of peace, intellect and beauty. There is nothing to not like at Stanford University (at least from the point of view of a visitor). I was very lucky to have a very special tour by a lovely old student who showed me all the secret corners. I couldn’t believe my eyes when at the gift shop I bumped into a fellow Spaniard and old neighbor from San Diego! I feel that is the kind of huge university where you can also meet that friend you haven’t seen in months and you would never expect there and then.
Architecture wise, I found the Spanish old university style very captivating, especially those hearts in the columns, the mosaics at the church´s façade and the many sculptures around campus. Also, a more intriguing area for me is that most hidden one interesting wood totems. I showed the pictures to some people and they would not recognized that was at Stanford. The grassy areas are so beautiful just to be there and relax, whether you are a student or a visitor.

Good things happen here… I spent a good 10 years of my life driving to this campus for work and every day it was a pleasure as I entered through Palm Drive. It is a beautiful welcome to a beautiful campus. Stanford is definitely a place everyone should visit if they are in the area and a place for locals to revisit. There are plenty of happenings daily and not only for students but for the greater public. Some things you might have to pay for but many many things you don’t! Come here and be engaged… Highlights for me were Memorial Church, the Quad, GSB and the Peter Wegner artworks. Free events sponsored by Continuing Studies. Channeling Rodin at various spots on campus. The Cantor (it’s not some little museum… it’s amazing). Stroll around the cactus garden. Attend Stanford Summer Theater productions. Have lunch at Byte Café. Take a moment at George Segal’s Gay Liberation bench. Meet your future spouse at the Medical School. ;)
And yes, I can’t lie about this part, parking is hell especially for visitors during the day but weekends it’s free and during the week spots are up for grabs after 4pm. Read the signs before you park… you will get a ticket if you don’t. Enjoy the campus and watch out for all the bicycles!

A beautiful campus!!!
Totally breathtaking to walk around here and see all the scenery and nice buildings

I visited Stanford over a weekend to walk around and to also watch the #1 ranked women’s volleyball match. The day was beautiful, sunny but not too warm. The campus was surprisingly busy on a Saturday afternoon with many people out and about. The campus is spread out and laid out well with buildings easy to find. It’s a very pretty campus with lots of green space.

I couldn’t find a lot to do in Palo Alto, but Stanford University is located nearby. It’s a beautiful and vast campus. There were many tourists taking pictures, including myself. There were four places within the campus that I visited:
Cantor Arts Center– Free admission! The main highlight was the Rodin Sculpture Garden. The museum has one of the largest collections of works by Auguste Rodin outside Paris. I didn’t know who he was until I looked him up. He’s the one who made «The Thinker.» His bronze statues are also scattered through the campus.
Hoover Tower– The 285-​feet tower was completed in 1941 to celebrate Stanford’s 50^th anniversary. It costs $ 2 to go up (free for students, faculty, and staff). The elevator up is small. It took less than 5 minutes to look around and see views of the campus and the surrounding Bay Area.
Memorial Church– It stands in the center background of the main quad. I’m not a churchgoer, but the church is a lovely building. I liked the mosaics and stained glass windows.
The Oval/​Main Quad– «The Oval is considered to be the initial and official visual entrance to the Stanford University campus.» It’s a large open space where people can go running, reading, relaxing, picnicking, etc. There is a large floral «S» in the center with benches on either side of it. The main quad with the beautiful buildings surrounding it sits behind the oval.
Ending tidbit– «Stanford has no official mascot, but the Stanford Tree appears at major Stanford sports events.»

Ohhh… Stanford.
I’m not suppose to like you (or even visit you again) since I am forever a Cal Bear. :)
However, on this most recent visit to the Bay Area, I decided to venture over to the campus and be a «tourist» for an hour or so.
While I’ve been to Stanford before for the annual Cal vs. Stanfurd Big Game, I never visited the other areas of the campus (outside of the football stadium). haha…
It was nice to walk around the main entrance and take a sneak peek at the Stanford GSB campus as well. No wonder people have always mentioned that it’s like being on a farm — lots of green pastures, nicely trimmed trees, and palm trees all around. Good thing there was metered visitors parking spots in the front, so it wasn’t difficult to navigate my way around. The bell tower really pales in comparison to Cal, but I won’t start bashing away.
It was peaceful, though, when I was walking along campus and one of the students even helped explain how to get to the GSB campus. I appreciated that.
Well, it was nice to come for a quick visit, Stanfurd! See you around~

Okay, I admit this review is purely based on the beautiful setting in which the university is placed — how shallow! — but I’m here to admire beauty. And the Stanford campus has tons of it.
My school days are over but I like to come here every once in a while, just enjoying the green grass, the drive on Palm Dr, the campus atmosphere, and the blue sky (mostly). Turns out, I’m not the only one. A perfect place to chill, to meditate, to run, or to have a coffee. All for free.
Get there from University Ave /​Palo Alto, park near the roundabout, and — enjoy!

Ein traumhaft schöner Campus mit derzeit traumhaft schönem Wetter. Alleine auf einer der vielzähligen Wiesen zu liegen ist schon lohnenswert!

…einfach nur beeindruckend — den Ort meine ich und das, was er an Genies hervorbringt.

Stanford liegt in der Nähe von San Francisco, Palo Alto. Benannt wurde die Universität und der kleine Ort nach dem ehemaligen Gouverneur Leland Stanford, der diese Uni auf seinem Farmgelände 1891 gegründet hat — darum wird der Campus von den Studenten auch heute noch «the farm» genannt. Silicon Valley ist mit dieser Universität genau so verbunden wie die Firma SUN, die nichts mit Sonne zu tun hat, sondern sich aus S tanford U niversity N etworks ableitet.
Abgesehen davon, dass sie mit einem Stiftungsvermögen von über 15 Mrd. Dollar eine der reichsten Universitäten der Welt ist, verfügt sie auch über den größten Campus Amerikas. Einen schönen Eindruck vermitteln (neben den Qype-​Bildern) auch diese virtuellen Touren:

Rund 15.000 Studenten nutzen die Ausbildungskapazität der Nummer zwei in der internationalen Rangliste führender Universitäten. Ich selbst halte virtuell Verbindung über die interessanten Podcasts und Youtube-​Filme, die die Stanford University zu diversen Themen anbietet…