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'''Vanderbilt University''', colloquially known as ''Vandy'', is a private [[research]] [[university]] located in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named in honor of shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1 million [[endowment]] despite having never been to the South. The Commodore hoped that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the [[Civil War]].

'''Vanderbilt University''', colloquially known as ''Vandy'', is a private [[research]] [[university]] located in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named in honor of shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1 million [[endowment]] despite having never been to the South. The Commodore hoped that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the [[Civil War]].

Today Vanderbilt enrolls approximately 12,000 students from all 50 U.S. states and over 90 foreign countries in four [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undergraduate_education undergraduate] and six graduate and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_school professional schools]. Several research centers and [[institute]]s are affiliated with the university, including the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Forum Freedom Forum] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_Center First Amendment Center], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyer_Observatory Dyer Observatory], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbilt_University_Medical_Center Vanderbilt University Medical Center], the only [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_I_trauma_center Level I trauma center] in Middle Tennessee. With the exception of the off-campus observatory and satellite medical clinics, all of university's facilities are situated on its 330-acre (1.3 km2) campus in the heart of Nashville, only 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from downtown. Despite its urban [[surroundings]], the campus itself is a national [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arboretum arboretum] and features over 300 different [[species]] of trees and shrubs.

Today Vanderbilt enrolls approximately 12,000 students from all 50 U.S. states and over 90 foreign countries in four [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undergraduate_education undergraduate] and six graduate and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_school professional schools]. Several research centers and [[institute]]s are affiliated with the university, including the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Forum Freedom Forum] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_Center First Amendment Center], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyer_Observatory Dyer Observatory], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbilt_University_Medical_Center Vanderbilt University Medical Center], the only [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_I_trauma_center Level I trauma center] in Middle Tennessee. With the exception of the off-campus observatory and satellite medical clinics, all of university's facilities are situated on its 330-acre (1.3 km2) campus in the heart of Nashville, only 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from downtown. Despite its urban [[surroundings]], the campus itself is a national [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arboretum arboretum] and features over 300 different [[species]] of trees and shrubs.

Notable alumni and affiliates include two Vice Presidents of the United States, 25 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_Scholars Rhodes Scholars], seven [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize Nobel Prize] laureates, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fields_Medal Fields Medal] winners, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize Pulitzer Prize] winners, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award Academy Award] winners.

Notable alumni and affiliates include two Vice Presidents of the United States, 25 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_Scholars Rhodes Scholars], seven [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize Nobel Prize] laureates, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fields_Medal Fields Medal] winners, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize Pulitzer Prize] winners, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award Academy Award] winners.

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ Vanderbilt University homepage]

*[https://www.vanderbilt.edu/ Vanderbilt University homepage]

*[http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/vu/frame.htm Arboreal tour of campus]

*[https://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/vu/frame.htm Arboreal tour of campus]

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