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Stanford University Admissions
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07/26/2006

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Single-Choice Early Action Deadline
Regular Review Deadline
Definition
SCEA: November 1
RR: December 15
Term
When did Stanford open?
Definition
October 1, 1891
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Student:Faculty ratio
Definition
7:1
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Undergraduate degrees offered
Definition
BA, BS, BAS (each designed to achieve balance between depth of knowledge acquired through specializatin and breadth of knowledge gained through exploration)
Term
What are graduation requirements?
Definition
*at least 180 units
*complete requirements for a major
*complete writing/rhetoric requirement
*one year of foreign language
*Introduction to Humanities: one course each quarter of the freshman year
*Disciplinary Breadth: five courses required, at least one in engineering and applied sciences, humanities, mathematics, natural sciences and social sciences
*Education for Citizenship: two courses in at least two of the following subject areas--ethical reasoning, the global community, American cultures and gender studies
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Seven schools at Stanford
Definition
Humanities and Sciences*
Earth Sciences*
Engineering*
Business
Law
Education
Medicine
*school awards undergraduate degrees
Term
Overseas study opportunities (9)/Off-campus study opportunities (6)
Definition
Overseas: Australia, Beijing, Berlin, Florence, Kyoto, Moscow, Oxford, Paris, Santiago
Off-campus: Stanford in Washington, Hopkins Marine Station near Monterey, CA, exchange relationships with Dartmouth, Howard, Morehouse, and Spelman
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Profile of the admitted Class of 2010
Definition
*~22300 applicants (10% increase from last year)
*~11 percent AD
*~1600 incoming first-year students
*over 70% scored higher than 700 on both V and M
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Diversity at Stanford (AA, Native, Asian/PI, White, Intl, MA, Other Hispanic)
Definition
African-American: 10%
Native: 2
Asian/Pacific Islander: 24
White: 41
International: 6
Mexican American: 8
Other Hispanic: 3
Unidentified: 5
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Gender balance at Stanford
Definition
Male: 48
Female: 52
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Geographic origin at Stanford
Definition
CA: 44%
Other US: 50
Foreign (68 countries): 6 (Asia (54%), The Americas (19%), Europe (12%), Africa (7%), Middle East and North Africa (6), Pacific Basin (2)
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Five-year graduation rate
Definition
92.5%
Term
Majors granting highest number of undergraduate degrees in 2004-05
Definition
1. Biology or Human Biology
2. Economics
3. Political Science
4. Computer Science
5. Psychology
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% of courses that had less than 20 students enrolled in 2004-05
Definition
69%
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% of students receiving financial aid in 2004-05
Definition
~76%
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Total amount of financial aid awarded to students in 2004-05/% of financial aid that was not "self-help"
Definition
$112M/~86% or ~97M
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Estimated budget for 2006-07
Definition
Tuition: $32,994
Room and Board: $10,367
Personal: $1,935
Books and supplies: $1,290
Total: $46,586
Term
Average financial aid package
Definition
$28K
Term
Average per student cumulative undergraduate indebtedness for 2005 graduates v. national average
Definition
~$15K v. ~20K
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% of students that live on campus
Definition
95%
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*Approximate number of student groups
*# of religious groups on-campus
*# of community service groups on-campus
Definition
*640
*40
60
Term
# of varsity sports/# of club/# of intramural
Definition
19 for women, 15 for men and one coed/19 club/37 intramural
Term
When do quarters begin/end?
Definition
Autumn: Late September/Mid-December
Winter: Early January/Mid-March
Spring: Early April/Mid-June
Term
unofficial Stanford motto and translation
Definition
"Die Luft der Freiheit weht:" the wind of freedom blows
Term
Who is Stanford's president? When did he begin as president?
Definition
John L. Hennessy in 2000
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*Male:Female ratio for faculty
*% of faculty that are of-color
*% of faculty holding highest degree in their field
*% of faculty that live on-campus
Definition
*76:24
*~18%
*99%
*~30 percent
Term
*% of students that bring their own computer to Stanford
*% of student computers that are laptops
*Where was the first U.S. web site launched?
Definition
*98%
*75%
*Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Term
*# of volumes in the Stanford library system
*# of main and branch libraries
Definition
*8.2 million
*14
Term
*% of student population that participates in Greek life
*# of fraternities/# of sororities
Definition
*13
*15/11
Term
Stanford traditions
Definition
*Football game between Cal and Stanford
*Gaieties, a student produced musical follies
*Full moon on the Quad
Term
*# of athletic scholarships offered
*# of students participating in intercollegiate sports
Definition
*300
*800
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*Endowment size
*Undergraduate alumni giving rate
Definition
*$12.2B
*~40%
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