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A guide to information on Stanford University

Stanford is ranked 4 overall among undergraduate colleges and universities by USNews and World Report.

Stanford's Philosophy department's graduate program is ranked 6 by The Philosophical Gourmet
In 2001, Stanford's graduate program in English was ranked 2 in the United States.
Stanford's undergraduate program in psychology is ranked 1 by the Social Psychology Network








Stanford University is located in Palo Alto, California. Palo Alto is an upscale community in the San Francisco Peninsula. It's part of Silicon Valley.


Stanford will waive tuition for students from families with income under $100,000 per year.











The Department of Statistics offers both undergraduate major and minor programs plus master's degrees and PhD programs.       The Dualist is an undergraduate philosophy journal published by Stanford University and distributed nationally. Stanford has a strong program aimed at undergraduates interested in philosophy.