Established – 1885

Location – Stanford

Ranking – 3rd in Engineering

Overview – Stanford University is a private university located in the city of Stanford in the state of California, USA. Located at distance of only 35 miles from San Francisco and 20 miles from San Jose, Stanford’s such close proximity from the Silicon Valley which is home to the giants like Yahoo, Google, HP, etc makes it a hotspot for engineers and entrepreneurs. Stanford is particularly known around the world for it’s entrepreneurship culture and keeps attracting funding for startups from time to time. With a campus area of 8180 acres, it is one of the largest campus in the United States. The University has 18 interdisciplinary research institutes along with seven schools.