Vanderbilt University

As one of the top 20 universities in the nation and one of the top 100 in the world, Vanderbilt University is a dynamic center of research, learning and growth -- a private research university of 6,300 undergraduates and 5,300 graduate and professional students.

A short walk across the 330-acre campus, which is a national arboretum, takes students, faculty and visitors past 10 schools that are home to top-10 programs ranging from education to engineering to law, a comprehensive medical center with several hospitals, and numerous institutes, centers and programs.

Founded in 1873, today Vanderbilt offers undergraduate education in the liberal arts and sciences, engineering, music, education and human development as well as advanced degrees in business, law, medicine, divinity, education, engineering and the arts and sciences.

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