History
Stanford University was founded in 1885 by California senator Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane, “to promote the public welfare by exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and civilization.”
Education
Stanford Summer Session includes the most sought-after courses from departments in the schools of Humanities and Sciences, Earth Sciences, and Engineering. Choose from more than 170 courses in 40 departments.
Research
Stanford’s culture of collaboration drives innovative discoveries in areas vital to our world, our health and our intellectual life.
Short Courses
- Short Course Calculus
- Short Course Convex Optimization
- Short Course Design and Analysis of Algorithms
- Short Course Introduction to Cancer Biology
- Short Course Introduction to Human Physiology
- Short Course Introduction to Probability for Computer Scientists
- Short Course Introduction to Statistical Learning
- Short Course Introduction to Statistical Methods - Precalculus
- Short Course Introduction to Stochastic Processes
- Short Course Mathematical Foundations of Computing
- Short Course Stars and Planets in a Habitable Universe
- Short Course The Fourier Transform and Its Applications
- Short Course The Neurobiology of Pain
- Short Course Theory of Probability
- Short Course Accelerated First-Year Japanese
- Short Course Creative Expression in Writing
- Short Course Creative Expression in Writing (Online)
- Short Course Creative Nonfiction
- Short Course Ethics and Politics of Public Service
- Short Course Fiction Writing
- Short Course Fiction Writing Online
- Short Course Genocide and Humanitarian Intervention
- Short Course Greek Mythology
- Short Course Greek and Latin Roots of English
- Short Course Reading and Writing Poetry (Online)
- Short Course United Nations Peacekeeping
- Short Course Working Smarter
- Short Course Writing Academic Arguments - The Art of the Essay
- Short Course Writing Academic English
- Short Course Client-side Internet Technologies
- Short Course Data Mining and Analysis
- Short Course HPC-AI Summer Seminar Series
- Short Course Introduction to Linear Dynamical Systems
- Short Course Introduction to Probability for Computer Scientists
- Short Course Mathematical Foundations of Computing
- Short Course Minds and Machines
- Short Course Programming Abstractions
- Short Course Programming Methodology
- Short Course Accelerated First-Year Chinese (Part 1)
- Short Course Accelerated First-Year Japanese
- Short Course Ethics and Politics of Public Service
- Short Course Genocide and Humanitarian Intervention
- Short Course Intro to Cultural and Social Anthropology
- Short Course Introduction to International Relations
- Short Course Introduction to Statistical Methods - Precalculus
- Short Course Public Speaking - Romancing the Room
- Short Course United Nations Peacekeeping
- Short Course Writing Academic English
- Short Course Beginning Hip Hop
- Short Course Beginning Improvising
- Short Course Introduction to Ballet
- Short Course Programming Abstractions
- Short Course smART Phone Photography
- Short Course An Intro to Making - What is EE
- Short Course Introduction to Engineering Analysis
- Short Course Minds and Machines
- Short Course Technology Entrepreneurship
- Short Course Understanding Energy - Essentials
- Short Course Introduction to Cancer Biology
- Short Course Introduction to Human Physiology
- Short Course Accounting for Managers and Entrepreneurs
- Short Course Technology Entrepreneurship
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Student services
Academic advisors are available during the Summer Quarter for all registered students. Advisors can assist with course selection and changes, grading options, as well as academic petitions, and are available for drop-in visits or by appointment. Schedules, office location, and contact information will be distributed to all confirmed students at the start of the Summer Quarter.
Housing services
Become part of the Stanford family in a truly unique way. Living on campus can be a transformational experience – and an economical option. You’ll have convenient access to trips and speakers, as well as weekly programming organized by the Summer Session team.
Students apply for housing online via Axess after they have been issued a Stanford ID number. The housing application opens in early April. Undergraduate students are guaranteed housing if they apply by the first-round deadline in mid-May, and select all housing options for which they are eligible.
Library services
You will have access to noteworthy print and digital collections at nearly 20 libraries on campus, where you may browse journal articles and other scholarly sources in more than 1,000 licensed databases and use SearchWorks to discover books, films, and maps. Subject librarians provide research consultations across all disciplines.
ICT services
The libraries also provide a variety of individual and group study spaces, basic and specialized computer clusters, and wireless Internet access.
Medical services
Vaden Health Center is Stanford’s campus health care clinic. Within the center, there are many branches including Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), an X-ray clinic, a physical therapy center, and an allergy, immunization, and injection clinic.
Campus life
Stanford University is located on 8,180 acres in the center of the San Francisco Peninsula. Stanford is a self-sustaining community featuring 49 miles of roads, two separate water systems, three dams, three open water reservoirs, 88 miles of water mains and a post office.
Sports facilities
Summer Session students have access to the exercise facilities on campus. (Some facilities require a Stanford ID card for entry). Students interested in participating in non-credit group fitness classes can purchase a Group Fitness Pass, provided by the Stanford Recreation Fitness Program.
Student clubs
When you come here for the summer, you become a part of the Stanford tradition. Speaking events, academic roundtables, and trips let you take full advantage of all that Stanford and the Silicon Valley have to offer. And with the fourth quarter’s intimate campus community, you’ll have ample opportunity to develop lasting bonds with faculty, staff and peers.