About Stanford

Summer at Stanford invites you to experience the thrill of campus life at one of the world's premier universities. Our unique programs balance challenging academics with educational and social activities including bicycling and running in the beautiful foothills, tennis, golf, Stanford Summer Theater, the Jazz Festival, and the Science Lecture Series. The campus atmosphere is informal year-round. To learn more about Stanford, view the slideshow by clicking on "Photos" above.

A world-renowned research and teaching university, Stanford is dedicated to what President John Hennessy calls "the freedom of scholarly inquiry." Such inquiry is reflected in the work of an outstanding and dedicated faculty, in a student body with an amazing level of diversity and breadth of interests, talents, accomplishments, and backgrounds, and in an unsurpassed environment of top-notch academic and athletic facilities. Stanford takes pride in its ability to offer students a challenging and inspiring environment for summer study.