UIT Annual Report | University IT

Stanford University IT delivers leading-edge technology that helps make the world a better place.

Stanford is home to the most dynamic, innovative, and collaborative IT community in Silicon Valley and across higher education. We deliver outstanding information and support services that power Stanford’s unparalleled learning, research, and healthcare mission.
Steve Gallagher, Stanford CIO

Who we are

University IT (UIT) comprises 730+ people across seven units.

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Keeping the “You” in University IT

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What we believe in

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The community we serve

2.3k+

Faculty

17.5k+

Staff

(University, Stanford Medicine, and SLAC)

17k+

Students

220k+

Alumni

2.4k+

Postdocs

1k+

Non-student residents

Stanford UIT makes the world a better place.

What we do

Improve Faculty and Researcher Experience

We strive to deliver business processes, information systems, and high-performance computing services that meet the high expectations of Stanford faculty and researchers.

Create a Seamless Digital Journey for Students

We aim to provide technology and support services that create a seamless digital journey from application to graduation.

Enhance Stanford Medicine User Experience

We collaborate with our Stanford Medicine partners to smooth digital boundaries for faculty, clinicians, staff, and students between Stanford University and Stanford Medicine.

Safeguard Stanford's Data

We must continually evolve and enhance our security posture by investing in capabilities that protect against cyber threats while minimizing friction for users.

Advance Campus Resilience

We uphold our responsibility to ensure Stanford’s technical infrastructure and support services are efficient, resilient, and scalable both on-campus and online.

By the numbers

200 publications cited Stanford Research Computing resources

1200 principal investigators & researchers supported

535000000 total minutes of Zoom webinars & meetings

836 GPUs in the Sherlock cluster

22000 Wi-Fi access points

7 petabytes of total inbound/outbound internet traffic

93900000 calls on UIT-operated phone systems

112 projects managed

13700000 saved through IT vendor contract negotiations

222000000 outbound Stanford emails

60751289 Stanford Slack messages sent

13000000 calls to Operator Services Center

29845 tickets resolved by Computer Resource Consulting

45279 physical and mobile IDs issued

89000 compliant devices managed

5134 learners enrolled in Technology Training sessions

146 custom websites built by Stanford Web Services

1300000 web pages scanned to support accessibility

49695 support calls to Service Desk

1491 vulnerabilities disclosed through Stanford Bug Bounty Program

46193endpoints protected through Jamf/BigFix

25834security alerts remediated

2500000 email threats blocked

192 Year Up United interns in the past 6 years

Please note that the information in this section is a best estimate in certain cases from calendar year 2024.
These numbers are intended to provide a general overview and should not be interpreted as exact values.