Vanderbilt University is a private institution that was founded in
1873.
It
has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,835,
its setting is urban,
and the campus size is 333 acres.
It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.
Vanderbilt University's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges
is National Universities,
16.
Its tuition and fees are $43,838 (2014-15).
Vanderbilt University offers a wide range of student activities.
Located in Nashville, or Music City, there are plenty of off-campus
options for dining, shopping, music and entertainment. On campus, Greek
organizations play a big role in social life, with approximately 40
percent of students affiliated with Greek life. All undergraduate
students at Vanderbilt are required to live on campus, and freshmen live
together in The Commons,
which has six LEED certified green dorms. The Commodores, named for
Vanderbilt founder "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, have teams in the
NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference. About 35 percent of students
take advantage of Vanderbilt’s study abroad programs, which are offered
in more than 35 countries.
Vanderbilt is comprised of 10 schools and colleges covering disciplines
from the humanities to music to engineering. Among its graduate
programs are the top-ranked Peabody College of Education and Human Development, which also offers undergraduate programs, and the highly ranked Owen Graduate School of Management, School of Engineering, Law School, School of Medicine and School of Nursing. Vanderbilt is also well known for its undergraduate Blair School of Music, and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center is
ranked one of the best in the nation. Former chairman and CEO of Time
Inc. Ann Moore, NFL quarterback Jay Cutler and novelist James Patterson
all received degrees from Vanderbilt.
Comprised of four undergraduate schools and six graduate programs,
Vanderbilt University offers students a world-class liberal arts
education that includes both a high level of intellectual engagement and
myriad extracurricular and research opportunities. Vanderbilt students
-- who hail from across the country and the world -- speak often about
maintaining an excellent balance between academic challenge and campus
involvement. With 350+ student-led organizations, mirroring the diverse
array of opinions and backgrounds represented at Vanderbilt, campus is
always buzzing with activity. From Greek life to religious organizations
and everything in between, there is never a shortage of opportunities
to get involved. Designed to foster a sense of community for first-year
students making the transition to college, The Martha Rivers Ingram
Commons offers a living-learning residential experience, and has often
been cited as a key source of friendship and camaraderie among our
students, who keep in touch well after that crucial freshman year. Seven
of The Ingram Commons buildings have been LEED (Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design) certified, making it one of the largest
collections of LEED-certified buildings planned on a single campus in
the Southeastern United States. Moreover, Vanderbilt Visions enhances
The Ingram Commons by facilitating conversations about the college
experience among first-year students, peer mentors, and faculty
advisers. Vanderbilt's study abroad program offers more than 100
direct-credit programs in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Chile, China,
Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Egypt,
England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Russia, Singapore, South
Africa, and Spain, among others. Service is also important to
Vanderbilt students, who engage with the local and global community
through a large number of volunteer programs and organizations such as
Alternative Spring Break, which was founded at Vanderbilt and has since
become a staple at many other universities. Well-known speakers and
musical acts always draw a crowd on campus through the popular Rites of
Spring festival, which takes place on Alumni Lawn, as well as IMPACT,
Commodore Quake and other events conceived of and executed almost
entirely by students. Indeed, Vanderbilt's location in Midtown
Nashville, in the heart of Music City, provides something for everyone: a
rich supply of music from every conceivable genre, and an abundance of
restaurants, theaters, shops, museums, and coffee shops, all within
walking distance of campus. Outside Nashville, the state of Tennessee is
home to the Great Smoky Mountains and state parks featuring beautiful
lakes and prime hiking trails. Regarding financial aid, Vanderbilt
practices a need-blind policy for all U.S. citizens and eligible
non-citizens, and promises to meet 100% of demonstrated need for all
admitted students. Students' need-based aid includes a combination of
grant monies and federal work-study funding and does not include loans.
Additionally, the university offers merit aid to approximately 3% of
applying students. The three signature merit programs -- the Ingram
Scholarship Program, Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship Program, and
Chancellor's Scholarship Program -- require a separate application and
each award includes full tuition plus a summer stipend.