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Vanderbilt University

Private university in Nashville, Tennessee, US

Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school with its initial $1 million endowment in the hopes that his gift, and the greater work of the university, would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the American Civil War.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1873Founded1

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The story

Founded by Holland Nimmons McTyeire in 1873.1

Leadership

Who has led Vanderbilt University, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (4)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Blair School of Music
  • Center for Medicine, Health and Society, Vanderbilt University
  • Institute for Space and Defense Electronics
  • Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries
  • Owen Graduate School of Management
  • Peabody College
  • Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, Vanderbilt University
  • Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy
  • Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science
  • Vanderbilt University Divinity School
  • Vanderbilt University Graduate School
  • Vanderbilt University Law School
  • Vanderbilt University School of Engineering
  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
  • Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Also owns

  • Confederate Memorial Hall, Vanderbilt University
  • Hawkins Field
  • Mayborn Building
  • Memorial Gymnasium

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1873Founded Founded1

Sources

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