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The Campus Plan. In 1876, Leland Stanford purchased 650 acres of what had been El Rancho San Francisquito for a country home and began the development of his Palo Alto Stock Farm for trotting horses.
Stanford University offers students both housing and dining options. The on-campus housing cost for a typical student was $7,650 in 2013 - 2014 and the cost for a typical meal plan was $5,516. The following table outlines average expected costs at Stanford University for on-campus housing, meals and other expenses.hen calculating total costs for four years of college, if you assume that housing, meals and other expenses will remain steady at $17,993 per year, your budget could fall short by about $20,938 by the end of your senior year.