College of the week: Vanderbilt University

College of the week: Vanderbilt University

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Mascot: “Mr. Commodore”

Established: 1873

Institution: Private

Tuition: $37,632 per year

Enrollment: 6,738 full time undergraduate students and 4,958 full time graduate students.

Alumni: Former US Vice President, Al Gore; retired U.S. Senator, Fred Thompson; Dinah Shore, Molly Sims and James Patterson.

Interesting Facts:

Included in the Vanderbilt campus are 10 different schools for different degrees.

The U.S. News & World Report ranked the Peabody College of Vanderbilt University as the top ranked school for graduate schools of education.

Vanderbilt University was designated as a national arboretum in 1988.

For further information about this University, please visit the college’s website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/

College of the week is compiled by Meg Mielke.  Please send any questions or comments to CHSPegasus@gmail.com