Quote:Seeking to accommodate more students and shifting academic needs, Stanford University is preparing to add nearly 2 million square feet of academic space, 2,500 student beds and about 500 units of housing for faculty and staff over the next two decades, according to a permit application that the university submitted to the county Wednesday.
The ambitious proposal is Stanford’s first foray into adopting a new growth plan since 2019, when its last attempt to update its General Use Permit collapsed after three years of public hearings. At that time, members of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and community stakeholders demanded that the university provide more affordable housing and stronger transportation measures to mitigate the impacts of its academic growth.
https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2026...ygcKQ78Slg
more details here
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/0...3U0X_y4BTw
Quote:Student Housing & Access: Up to 2,500 new student beds to continue meeting student housing needs and facilitate a gradual increase in undergraduate access to Stanford.
if they do add 2,500 student beds and if half of them went to undergrads that would increase the undergrad class size by ~300 people. Last fall the class of '29 enrolled 1,866 people so that would be ~15% increase.
Regarding the 1,866
Quote:In all, Stanford enrolled 196 more first-year and transfer students compared to last year
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/1...sfer-class
Eric
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