Hi everyone, quick question. While I know Stanford is in California, can anyone tell me specifically what city it's in? Just trying to get a better grasp on where I might be living for college.
Stanford University is located in Stanford, California, which is part of the San Francisco Bay Area. To be a little more specific, it's actually nestled between Palo Alto (a city well-known for tech start-ups) and Menlo Park. The campus location lets you enjoy a collegial, suburban environment while still having fairly easy access to Palo Alto's cosmopolitan amenities and the larger Bay Area. It's about a 30-minute drive (without traffic) from Stanford to San Jose, and about an hour drive to San Francisco. So, living at Stanford University gives you access not only to the campus community but also to the larger, dynamic environment of Silicon Valley and the Bay Area.
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