University

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University overview

Vanderbilt University is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1873 and named for Cornelius Vanderbilt, who endowed it with a $1 million gift. The university operated under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, for its first 40 years, and its Board of Trust severed ties with the church in 1914. Landon C. Garland served as the first chancellor, from 1875 to 1893. The original Main Building on campus is now known as Kirkland Hall.

Institution type

Private, nonprofit

Campus setting

Urban

Cost of attendance

Not available (2024–2025)

Undergraduate enrollment

7,208

Application platforms

Common App, Coalition App

Current application deadlines

Financial aid · 2026–2027
2026-11-01
Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-01
Scholarship · 2026–2027
2026-12-01
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-01
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-01

Majors

Anthropology · Social Sciences
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation · Architecture and Related Services
Area Studies · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General · Biological and Biomedical Sciences

48 more majors are available with a free account.

Source and verification

Source record · supports supplemental_essays:2026–2027 · retrieved 2026-09-03

Source record · supports majors · retrieved 2026-09-02

Source record · supports requirements:2026–2027 · retrieved 2026-09-02

Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027 · retrieved 2026-08-20

Source record · supports application_platforms · retrieved 2026-07-21

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