Vanderbilt University
Tennessee private university
Vanderbilt University is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, founded in 1873 with an endowment from railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt.
It ranks among the most selective American universities, known for strong programs in medicine, law, education, and music.
She got into Vanderbilt on a merit scholarship.
- 1873A calendar year
- foundingCreating an organization originally
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
Confederate · reunification · bishops · charter · sesquicentennial · traditions · legacy
Sixteenth state admitted
- Music CityNashville's popular sobriquet
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- SouthernOf the region below
- Grand Ole OpryHistoric country music venue
West End · Belmont · hot chicken · SEC · urban campus
Educational program's content plan
- professorsHighest-ranking university instructors
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- scholarshipsFunds awarded for study
- seminarsStructured educational discussions
research · undergraduate · graduate · thesis · dissertation · law school · divinity school · engineering
Superior select group
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- selectiveChoosing with care
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
top-tier · rankings · admissions · AAU · private · research institution · endowed · merit-based
Former school members
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- facultyInherent power or ability
- tenureProtected employment status
- chancellorSenior administrative official
dormitory · enrollment · fraternity · sorority · Commons · residential colleges · dining halls · intramurals
Creating something original
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- biomedicalConcerning biology and medicine
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
collaboration · grants · laboratories · genomics · neuroscience · clinical trials · data science · engineering research
Cornelius Vanderbilt
- 1873A calendar year
- foundingCreating an organization originally
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
desegregation · Confederate · reunification · bishops · charter · sesquicentennial · traditions · legacy
Tennessee
Sixteenth state admitted
- Music CityNashville's popular sobriquet
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- SouthernOf the region below
Grand Ole Opry · West End · Belmont · hot chicken · SEC · urban campus
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- professorsHighest-ranking university instructors
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- scholarshipsFunds awarded for study
seminars · research · undergraduate · graduate · thesis · dissertation · law school · divinity school · engineering · pre-med
elite
Superior select group
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- selectiveChoosing with care
competitive · top-tier · rankings · admissions · AAU · private · research institution · endowed · merit-based · national recognition
alumni
Former school members
chancellor · dormitory · enrollment · fraternity · sorority · Commons · residential colleges · dining halls · intramurals · move-in
innovation
Creating something original
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- biomedicalConcerning biology and medicine
patents · collaboration · grants · laboratories · genomics · neuroscience · clinical trials · data science · engineering research · peer-reviewed
Vanderbilt Universitystate schools
Government-funded educational institutions
public universities · community colleges · University of Michigan · UC Berkeley
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