At Vanderbilt, we believe that a collaborative and diverse community of learners pursuing a wide range of passions is how world-impacting discoveries are made.

Learning at Vanderbilt takes place 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, whether you are in the classroom, attending a special guest lecture, or exploring Nashville. Vanderbilt offers ~140 undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees.

Vanderbilt, an independent, privately supported university, and the separate, non-profit Vanderbilt University Medical Center share a respected name and enjoy close collaboration through education and research. Together, the number of people employed by these two organizations exceeds that of the largest private employer in the Middle Tennessee region.

Vanderbilt is consistently ranked as one of the nation's top 15 universities by publications such as U.S. News & World Report, with several programs that consistently rank in the top 10. Testament to the current leadership, faculty, staff and students, Vanderbilt was ranked #1 for financial aid and #2 for happiest students by the Princeton Review in 2018, and was recently ranked #10 in Reuter?s assessment of the World?s Most Innovative Universities. Cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary research and liberal arts, combined with strong ties to a distinguished medical center, create an invigorating atmosphere where students tailor their education to meet their goals and researchers collaborate to solve complex questions affecting our health, culture and society.