LELAND'S JOURNAL

Cardinal Numbers

Facts and Figures from around the Farm

September/October 1996

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Number of medals won by Stanford
students and alumni at the Atlanta Olympics:

22

If Stanford were a country, number of medals it would have won*:

16

Number of medals won by Japan:

14

If Stanford were a country, position it would have ranked:

17

*In cases where two or more Stanford athletes were on a medal-winning team (women's basketball, swimming relay, etc.), only one medal is tallied.



Number of African Americans who entered Stanford

as freshmen in 1960:

2

Number of African Americans who entered Stanford
as freshmen in 1996:

130

Percent of tenured professors in 1972 who were
members of minority groups:

3

Percent of tenured professors in 1995 who were
members of minority groups:

10.5

Number of times Gerhard Casper used the phrase
"affirmative action" in his October 1995 speech
to the Faculty Senate:

18

*African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native American



Percent of Class of 1945 who attended their 50th Reunion:

26.2

Percent of Class of 1985 who attended their 10th Reunion:

32.1

Number of chairs rented for 1995 Homecoming Weekend:

7,185

Number of balloons blown up for 1995 Homecoming events:

7,895

 

Sources: SOURCES: (1)Stanford Athletic Dept.; (2)Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid; Office of the Provost; (3)Alumni Relations.

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