Stanford University
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In today's data
- Stanford University is the latest institution on record for 89 of the 8,494 AI researchers the terminal tracks — latest employer on Wikidata, else the latest institution on their papers · people chosen by stated rules: field of work, awards, citations (OpenAlex and Wikidata, 8 Nov 2026)
- The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2026: Michael Woodford and Robert E. Hall — for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation · Columbia University; Stanford University · born in USA (Nobel Foundation, 11 Oct 2026)
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026: Georg Nagel, Karl Deisseroth and Peter Hegemann — for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics · University of Würzburg; Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Stanford University; Humboldt University of Berlin · born in Germany, USA (Nobel Foundation, 4 Oct 2026)
- Stanford University admitted the smallest share of applicants of the tracked universities: 3.6% (Scorecard 2024 file) — Stanford University -0.3 points on 2023 · lowest of 26 tracked universities reporting 2024 (U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 30 Dec 2024)
- Stanford University endowment: $37.6B at the end of fiscal 2024, +3.1% on a year earlier — $36.5B in fiscal 2023 · 3rd largest of 27 tracked universities reporting fiscal 2024 (IPEDS institution surveys, 29 Jun 2024)
Affiliated people
- David D. Zhang (Affiliation named on papers, since 2026)
- Jiaming Liu (Affiliation named on papers, since 2026)
- Ashwin Kumar (Affiliation named on papers, since 2026)
- Manolis Zampetakis (Affiliation named on papers, since 2026)
- Steve Hanneke (Affiliation named on papers, since 2026)
- Ali Jadbabaie (Affiliation named on papers, since 2026)
- Patrick Jaillet (Affiliation named on papers, since 2026)
- ChengXiang Zhai (Affiliation named on papers, since 2026)
Charities
- Apali (Grant, since 2024)
- Bay Area Cancer Connections (Grant, since 2024)
- Center for Integrity in News Reporting (Grant, since 2024)
- Calmatters (Grant, since 2024)
- Chamber San Mateo County (Grant, since 2024)
- Bay Area Council (Grant, since 2024)
- Broadway Dreams (Grant, since 2024)
- Field Institute of Taos (Grant, since 2024)
Alumni
- David B Lindell (Educated at, since 2016)
- Quoc Viet Le (Educated at, since 2007)
- Emily M. Bender (Educated at, since 1997)
- Luca Benini (Educated at, since 1994)
- Jitendra Malik (Educated at, since 1980)
- Jeffrey S. Rosenschein (Educated at, since 1979)
- Paul Simon Rosenbloom (Educated at, since 1972)
- Peter E. Hart (Educated at, since 1962)
Employees
- Diyi Yang (Employee, since 2022)
- Shuran Song (Employee, since 2022)
- Barbara E. Engelhardt (Professor, since 2022)
- Jonathan Simon (Associate professor, since 2022)
- Dakuo Wang (Employee, since 2022)
- Emily B. Fox (Employee, since 2021)
- Yuyin Zhou (Postdoctoral researcher, since 2020)
- Joseph Cohen (Postdoctoral researcher, since 2020)
Research partners
- Nephrogen Inc. (STTR research partner, since 2023)
- Scientific Systems Co Inc (STTR research partner, since 2022)
- Perceptronics Solutions, Inc (STTR research partner, since 2022)
- Kall Morris Incorporated (STTR research partner, since 2022)
- Scout Space Inc (STTR research partner, since 2022)
- Ten One Aerospace LLC (STTR research partner, since 2022)
- Altius Space Machines, Inc. (STTR research partner, since 2022)
- Hbi Solutions Inc. (STTR research partner, since 2022)
Court cases
- Root v. The Leland Stanford Junior University (Defendant, since 2025)
- Chism v. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Defendant, since 2025)
- Laps v. The Leland Stanford Junior University (Defendant, since 2025)
- The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Xerox Corporation (Plaintiff, since 2025)
- Chism v. The Leland Stanford Junior University (Defendant, since 2025)
- EVOX Productions, LLC v. The Leland Stanford Junior University (Defendant, since 2024)
- Loggins v. Leland Stanford Junior University (Defendant, since 2024)
- Jouan v. The Leland Stanford Junior University (Defendant, since 2022)
Subsidiaries
- Stanford Transportation
- Stanford Office of Religious & Spiritual Life
- Stanford University Centers and Institutes
- Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communication
- Stanford Cancer Institute
- Stanford University Mechanical Engineering Department
- Center for Integrated Facility Engineering, Stanford University
- Stanford Humanities Center, Stanford University
Linked
- JPMorgan Chase Foundation (Grant, since 2025)
- Pershing Square Foundation (Grant, since 2024)
- Simons Foundation (Grant, since 2024)
- Vanderbilt University (Grant, since 2024)
- University of Notre Dame (Grant, since 2024)
- Northwestern University (Grant, since 2024)
- Northwestern University (Grant, since 2024)
- Harvard University (Grant, since 2024)
Board members
- John L. Hennessy (Chair, since 2000)
- Donald Kennedy (Chair, since 1980)
Founders
- Jane Stanford (Founder)
- Leland Stanford (Founder)
Contracts with
- United States federal government (Federal grants and contracts revenue, since 2023)
Executives
- Persis Drell (Corporate officer, since 2017)