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Today, Vanderbilt comprises four [[undergraduate education|undergraduate]] and six graduate schools, enrolling approximately 11,800 students from all 50 [[U.S. state]]s and over 90 foreign countries. In its [[2008]] ranking of universities, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' placed Vanderbilt 19th overall, and ranked the schools of education, law, medicine, and nursing among the top 20 in the country. The university is among the top 25 recipients of federal educational research funds. Also affiliated with the university are several research institutes, the [[Freedom Forum]] [[First Amendment Center]], the [[Dyer Observatory]], and the comprehensive [[Vanderbilt University Medical Center]] (VUMC), the only [[Level I trauma center]] in Middle Tennessee.

Today, Vanderbilt comprises four [[undergraduate education|undergraduate]] and six graduate schools, enrolling approximately 11,800 students from all 50 [[U.S. state]]s and over 90 foreign countries. In its [[2008]] ranking of universities, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' placed Vanderbilt 19th overall, and ranked the schools of education, law, medicine, and nursing among the top 20 in the country. The university is among the top 25 recipients of federal educational research funds. Also affiliated with the university are several research institutes, the [[Freedom Forum]] [[First Amendment Center]], the [[Dyer Observatory]], and the comprehensive [[Vanderbilt University Medical Center]] (VUMC), the only [[Level I trauma center]] in Middle Tennessee.

With the exception of the off-campus [[observatory]], all of Vanderbilt's facilities are situated on a {{convert|330|acre|sqkm|1|sing=on|lk=on}} plot in the heart of Nashville only {{convert|1.5|mi|km|1|lk=on}} from downtown. Despite its [[urban]] surroundings, the campus itself is a national [[arboretum]] and features over 300 species of trees and shrubs. Tucked among the trees, however, is an institution that continues to grow.  As part of its transition to a [[residential college]] system, Vanderbilt is creating a new living area for [[first year|freshmen]], called The Commons, that will comprise 10 new or newly-renovated residence halls. The Commons is expected to open in the fall of 2008, at a cost of over [[USD]]$150 million.

With the exception of the off-campus [[observatory]], all of Vanderbilt's facilities are situated on a 330 acre plot in the heart of Nashville only 1.5 mi from downtown. Despite its [[urban]] surroundings, the campus itself is a national [[arboretum]] and features over 300 species of trees and shrubs. Tucked among the trees, however, is an institution that continues to grow.  As part of its transition to a [[residential college]] system, Vanderbilt is creating a new living area for [[first year|freshmen]], called The Commons, that will comprise 10 new or newly-renovated residence halls. The Commons is expected to open in the fall of 2008, at a cost of over [[USD]]$150 million.

==History==

==History==