UIT Annual Report | University IT

Stanford University IT delivers leading-edge technology that enables our faculty, students, and staff to make the world a better place.
At our core, we provide excellent IT support that enables our mission of teaching, learning, research, and patient care. We provide an environment and culture that fosters innovation, which underpins Stanford’s DNA. We invest in extraordinary people who bring a diversity of experiences, thought, and community spirit to University IT.
As technologists, designers, architects, and communicators, we put forward bold plans to increase the connectivity and resilience of the Stanford community.
Steve Gallagher, Stanford CIO

Who we are

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

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)

16k+

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

157 publications cited Stanford Research Computing resources

1000 principal investigators & researchers supported

403000000 total minutes of Zoom webinars & meetings

3600000 minutes of Teams meetings

18989 Wi-Fi access points

6.65 petabytes of total inbound/outbound internet traffic

93300000 calls on UIT-operated phone systems

79 projects managed

15900000 saved through IT vendor contract negotiations

192000000 outbound Stanford emails

60316478 Stanford Slack messages sent

13000000 calls to Operator Services Center

29500 tickets resolved by Computer Resource Consulting

41600 physical and mobile IDs issued

84200 compliant devices managed

5000 learners enrolled in Technology Training sessions

150 custom websites built by Stanford Web Services

1000000 web pages scanned to support accessibility

53000 support calls to Service Desk

1900 vulnerabilities disclosed through Stanford Bug Bounty Program

58000 endpoints protected through Jamf/BigFix

77000 security alerts remediated

2300000 phishing emails blocked

52 Year Up interns

Please note that the information in this section is a best estimate in certain cases from calendar year 2023.
These numbers are intended to provide a general overview and should not be interpreted as exact values.