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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color: rgb(63, 60, 48); line-height: 26px;">Stanford University is one of the world's leading research universities. Stanford is known for its entrepreneurial character, drawn from the legacy of its founders, Jane and Leland Stanford, and its relationship to Silicon Valley. Research and teaching emphasize interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving. Areas of excellence range from the humanities to social sciences to engineering and the sciences. Stanford is located in California's Bay Area, one of the most intellectually dynamic and culturally diverse areas of the nation.</span> </spanstyle="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></span>Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial spirit pervade Stanford's campus with opportunities to take courses, participate in programs and fellowships, and join student groups that actively promote entrepreneurship across Stanford's undergraduate and graduate schools. Successful entrepreneurial alumni include: *Sergey Brin and Larry Page (Google)*Doris Fisher (Gap)*William Hewlett and David Packard (Hewlett-Packard)*Konstantin Guericke and Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn)*Phil Knight (Nike)*Scott McNealy, Vinod Khosla, and Andy Bechtolsheim (Sun Microsystems)*Azim Premji (Wipro)*Charles Schwab (Charles Schwab Corp.)*Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger (Instagram)*Peter Thiel (PayPal)*Jerry Yang and David Filo (Yahoo) Stanford was ranked the #1 College in the United States by Forbes in 2013, in part for its role in the development of Silicon Valley and its prominent tech companies and innovators.