Total height, in feet, of 14-member Stanford men's basketball team:
91
Height, in feet, of Hoover Tower:
285
Length of player's shorts. in inches, 1942:
11
Length of player's shorts, in inches, 1998:
20
Average purchase price of on-campus faculty house, 1988:
$326,782
Average purchase price of on-campus faculty house, 1998:
$624,751
Average salary for full professor (excluding Medical School):
$111,000
Average salary for associate professor:
$75,300
Graduate students living on campus, 1978:
1,774
Graduate students living on campus, 1998:
3,500
Alumni who have served as U.S. president:
1
Alumni who have served as California governor:
2
Alumni who are currently members of U.S. Congress:
13
Percent of presidential ballots cast for Herbert Hoover, 1928:
58
Percent of presidential ballots cast for Herbert Hoover, 1932:
40
Sources: 1. Athletics Department; 2. Information Please Almanac; 3. Faculty/Staff Housing Office; Chronicle of Higher Education; Graduate Student Housing Office.