Vanderbilt University

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt University is a private research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. Founded in 1873, the university has a student body of over 12,000 and over 4,000 faculty, and is comprised of 10 schools, a medical center, a public policy center and The Freedom Forum First Amendment Center. Vanderbilt is consistently ranked as one of the nation's top 20 universities.

The combination of cutting-edge research, liberal arts, nationally recognized schools of business and divinity, one of the top graduate schools of education and a distinguished medical center creates an invigorating atmosphere where students tailor their education to meet their goals and researchers collaborate to solve complex questions affecting health, culture and society. Research, teaching and dialogue bring together traditionally diverse disciplines at Vanderbilt through its 120 centers and institutes.