Stanford University

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About 97% of undergraduates decide to live on campus and all freshman are guaranteed housing for their entire four years. All told, Stanford can hold up to 14488. There is also a meal plan available and the university does have a hospital on campus.

The housing system has 81 facilities, which also include sixteen fraternities and fourteen sororities. 25% of students decide to join one of these and, in fact, some even offer housing.

With 600 organized groups on campus, students will never want for extracurricular activities. They include the Stanford Daily, the student government, 35 religious organizations, 80 art clubs, intramural sports clubs, six cultural centers, and more.

Freshman are not allowed to bring cars to Stanford, but it is highly recommended that they bring a bike. It is extremely popular choice (13,000 bikes every year!) and the campus is extremely bike-friendly. The school also offers the free Marguerite bus service and 65 Zipcars.

The Stanford University Library is actually a cluster of libraries instead of containing all collections under one roof. With 20 across campus, they host a world-class collection. Librarians are available for one-on-one consultation, workshops, and classes.

Stanford also has an excellent athletic program with 838 athletes, 36 varsity sports, 26 club sports, 300 athletic scholarships, and over 100 coaches and assistants. Part of the Atlantic Coast Conference, it is a member of the NCAA. Root for the Cardinal by attending the Stanford Stadium, 18-hole golf course, Maples Pavilion, Sunken Diamond, Taube Family Tennis Stadium, or the Avery Aquatic Complex. For the past 40 years, the university has won at least one national championship every year.

Campus Housing - Dorms and Meal Plans

Provides on campus housing

Yes

Residence hall capacity

14,488

Does college offer a meal plan?

Yes, number of meals in the maximum meal plan offered

Must all students live on campus?

Yes

Residence halls on campus:

Adams House, Alvarado Road, Anderson House, Branner Hall, Campus Drive, Castano, Columbae, Crothers Hall, Crothers Memorial, Delta Delta Delta, Durand House, EAST (Treat) House, Enchanted Broccoli Forest, Escondido Village Hastorf, Escondido Village Lieberman, Escondido Village Miller, Escondido Village Rosse, EV Abrams Highrise, EV Barnes Highrise, EV Blackwelder Highrise, EV Bldg, EV Hoskins Highrise, EV Hulme Highrise, EV Quillen Highrise, Evgr, Florence Moore Hall, Griffin House, Grove House, Hammarskjold House, Jack McDonald Hall, Jenkins House, Jerry, Kairos, Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Sigma, Kimball Hall, La Casa Italiana, Lagunita Court, Lantana, Lasuen Mall, Lomita, Lyman Bldg, Mars, Marx House, McFarland Highrise, Mirrielees Highrise, Munger Bldg, Munger Jacobsen Sorenson, Murray, MuwekmaTahRuk, Narnia, Neptune, Ng, Oak Creek Apartments, Phi Kappa Psi, Pi Beta Phi, Pluto, Potter House, Rains Bldg, Robert Moore South (Bob), Robinson House, Roble Hall, Roth House, Schiff House, Schwab Residential, Sigma Nu, Stern Hall, Storey House, Studio, Synergy, Terra, The Warehaus, Toussaint Louverture House, Toyon Hall, Wilbur Hall, Xanadu, Yost House, Zeta Alpha Pi (ZAP)

Sports Programs & Athletics

Athletic conferences

Football - Atlantic Coast Conference

Basketball - Atlantic Coast Conference

Baseball - Atlantic Coast Conference

Cross Country/Track - Atlantic Coast Conference

Number of Varsity Athletes by Sport in 2026

Sport	# of Men	# of Women
Baseball	38
Basketball	16	24
Beach Volleyball		24
Cross Country	17	18
Fencing	12	15
Field Hockey		25
Football	110
Golf	9	8
Gymnastics	21	18
Lacrosse		32
Rowing	30	45
Sailing		13
Soccer	28	29
Softball		22
Squash		12
Swimming and Diving (combined)	27	28
Synchronized Swimming		18
Tennis	8	10
Track and Field (Indoor)	30	41
Track and Field (Outdoor)	32	41
Volleyball	16	15
Water Polo	26	23
Wrestling	26
Other Sports		19
Data from 2024