NEWS

Cardinal Numbers

January/February 2001

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Acres per student at Stanford: 0.6

Acres of Stanford land that are open space: 5,453 (roughly two-thirds of total)

Acres of open space, excluding Stanford land, in Palo Alto: 3,800

Total square footage of Stanford's buildings: 12.3 million

Miles of roads on Stanford land: 46

Governmental jurisdictions within which Stanford land falls: 6

Trees on campus: 25,000

Sources: http://www.stanford.edu/home/stanford/facts/; Office of Government & Community Relations; City of Palo Alto; Planning Office; http://www.stanford.edu/home/stanford/facts/lands.html

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