- Stanford University Press (sup.org) published its first book in 1892, one year after the instantiation of Stanford University itself. SUP is the oldest press in the western US, founded in 1892 and established at the request of David Starr Jordan—as a condition of accepting his position as the first President of the University (see History of the Press).
- Annually, SUP publishes some 130 books across the humanities, social sciences, art, law, education, and business.
- SUP generates roughly $5M in revenue. The difference between revenue and operating costs is approximately $1.5M, a difference that has been covered by university subsidy.
- By comparison, university presses at Harvard and Princeton are roughly four times SUP's size (in terms of both revenue and staff); each has a large (9-figure) endowment dedicated to the Press.
- Why Does the University Need the Press? (PDF) — a brief document about SUP's work.
- Located in Stanford's Redwood City campus, SUP is currently home to 36 employees, including six acquisitions editors covering 14 identifiable disciplines; SUP has deliberately developed its lists to be mutually supportive. (Meet some of the people of SUP.)
- This past year (2018), SUP books have won major awards from: Asian Studies Association (Schlesinger); the American Sociological Association (Van Cleve); National Jewish Book Awards (Boum/Stein); Middle East Studies Association (Keddie Book Award for Bashkin); The Hayek Book Prize (Cogan); several awards from the Independent Publishers Book Awards; honorable mentions at the PROSE Awards; gold, silver and bronze at the Axiom Business Awards. This is a small selection of the many awards won by SUP books. (See selected awards by year.)
- In addition to SUP's book program (which is all also available digitally on every ebook platform), SUP has a prominent digital initiative, funded by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation. This 4-year program has recently been accepted for a 3-year renewal of an additional $1.2M. This program publishes digital objects, which SUP is calling Interactive Scholarly Works, in the digital humanities and social sciences.
- The Association of University Presses has a statement on The Value of University Presses, as well as a collection of resources supporting SUP.
A Few Recent SUP Books
