Vanderbilt Universityis a private institution that was founded in the year 1873. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of around 6,879, its setting is urban, and the campus is nearly 333 acres. It has a semester-based academic calendar. Vanderbilt University's ranking in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities, 17.
Vanderbilt University provides a wide range of student activities. Situated in Nashville, or Music City, there are abundance of off-campus options for music, dining, shopping, and entertainment. The Greek organizations play on campus a big role in social life, with about 40 percent of students affiliated with Greek life. The undergraduate students at Vanderbilt are to live on campus, and all the freshmen live together in The Commons, which consists of 6 LEED certified green dorms. Commodores, named for Vanderbilt founder Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, maintain teams in the NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference. Nearly 30 percent of students take advantage of the Vanderbilt’s study abroad programs, which are offered in over 25 countries around the world.
Vanderbilt is comprised of 10 schools and colleges covering disciplines from the humanities to music to engineering. The graduate programs of it are among the top ranked Peabody College of Education and Human Development, which also provides undergraduate programs, and the highly ranked School of Medicine, School of Engineering, Law School, School of Nursing and the Owen Graduate School of Management. Vanderbilt is well known for its undergraduate the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Blair School of Music, is ranked one of the best in the nation. The Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, novelist James Patterson, NFL quarterback Jay Cutler, all received degrees from Vanderbilt
Campus Location
纳什维尔,TN 37240
General Information
School type-private, coed college
Year founded-1873
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-urban