Vanderbilt University

Summary

Vanderbilt University is a private university^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,611 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vanderbilt University was a member of Association of Research Libraries^[3].
• Vanderbilt University was a member of Southeastern Conference^[4].
• Vanderbilt University was a member of Orbital Reef University Advisory Council^[5].
• Vanderbilt University was a member of IIIF Consortium^[6].
• Vanderbilt University was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[7].
• Vanderbilt University was a member of Association of American Universities^[8].
• Vanderbilt University is in the country of United States^[9].
• Vanderbilt University's instance of is recorded as private university^[10].
• Vanderbilt University's instance of is recorded as private not-for-profit educational institution^[11].
• Vanderbilt University's instance of is recorded as arboretum^[12].
• Vanderbilt University's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[13].
• Vanderbilt University's founder is recorded as Holland Nimmons McTyeire^[14].
• Cornelius Vanderbilt is named after Vanderbilt University^[15].
• Vanderbilt University's headquarters location is recorded as Nashville^[16].
• Vanderbilt University's child organization or unit is recorded as Peabody College^[17].
• Vanderbilt University's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for Medicine, Health and Society, Vanderbilt University^[18].
• Vanderbilt University's child organization or unit is recorded as Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, Vanderbilt University^[19].
• Vanderbilt University's child organization or unit is recorded as Vanderbilt University School of Medicine^[20].
• Vanderbilt University's child organization or unit is recorded as Blair School of Music^[21].
• Vanderbilt University's child organization or unit is recorded as Vanderbilt University Law School^[22].
• Vanderbilt University's child organization or unit is recorded as Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries^[23].
• Vanderbilt University's child organization or unit is recorded as Vanderbilt University School of Nursing^[24].
• Vanderbilt University's child organization or unit is recorded as Vanderbilt University School of Engineering^[25].
• Vanderbilt University's child organization or unit is recorded as Vanderbilt University Divinity School^[26].
• Vanderbilt University's child organization or unit is recorded as Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science^[27].

Body

Founding

Vanderbilt University's founder is recorded as Holland Nimmons McTyeire^[14]. 1873 marks the founding of it^[28].

Operations

Vanderbilt University's headquarters location is recorded as Nashville^[16]. Subsidiaries include Peabody College^[17], an academic institution^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1875^[31]; Center for Medicine, Health and Society, it^[18]; Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, it^[19], a research institute^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1988^[34]; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine^[20], a medical school^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1875^[37]; Blair School of Music^[21], a conservatory^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1964^[40]; and Vanderbilt University Law School^[22], a law school^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1874^[43].

Industry

Vanderbilt University's industry is recorded as higher education^[44].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Vanderbilt University include FirstBank Stadium^[45], a stadium^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1981^[48] and Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science^[49], an award^[50].

Why It Matters

Vanderbilt University ranks in the top 3% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,611 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for it include FirstBank Stadium^[45], a stadium^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1981^[48] and Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science^[49], an award^[50].