	Vanderbilt University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Vanderbilt University (also known informally as Vandy) is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, founded in 1873. It was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the South. Vanderbilt 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 undergraduate and six graduate and professional schools. Several research centers and institutes are affiliated with the university, including the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies, Freedom Forum First Amendment Center, Dyer Observatory, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the only Level I trauma center in Middle Tennessee. With the exception of the off-campus observatory and satellite medical clinics, all of the university's facilities are situated on its 330-acre (1.3 km2) campus in the heart of Nashville, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from downtown. Despite its urban surroundings, the campus itself is a national arboretum and features over 300 different species of trees and shrubs. History \| Founding and early years In the years prior to the American Civil War of 1861-1865, the Methodist Episcopal Church South had been considering the creation of a regional university for the training of ministers in a location central to its congregations. Following lobbying by Nashville bishop Holland Nimmons McTyeire, the author of an essay about black slavery whose father was "a cotton planter and a slaveholder" in South Carolina, church leaders voted to found "The Central University of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South" in Nashville in 1872. However, lack of funds and the ravaged state of the Reconstruction Era South delayed the opening of the college. The following year, McTyeire stayed at the New York City residence of Cornelius Vanderbilt, whose second wife was Frank Armstrong Crawford Vanderbilt (1839-1885), a cousin of McTyeire's wife, Amelia Townsend McTyeire (1827-1891); both women were from Mobile, Alabama. Indeed, the McTyeires had met at St. Francis Street Methodist Church in Mobile. Cornelius Vanderbilt, who was the wealthiest man in the United States at the time, was considering philanthropy as he was at an advanced age. He had been planning to establish a university on Staten Island, New York, in honor of his mother. However, McTyeire convinced him to donate $500,000 to endow Central University in order to "contribute to strengthening the ties which should exist between all sections of our common country." The endowment was eventually increased to $1 million (roughly $19,973,867 in 2015 dollars) and would be only one of two philanthropic causes financially supported by Vanderbilt. Though he never expressed any desire that the university be named after himself, McTyeire and his fellow trustees rechristened the school in his honor. Vanderbilt died in 1877 without seeing the school named after him. They acquired land formerly owned by Texas Senator John Boyd (who chose to patronize the establishment of Trinity University, a Presbyterian university in San Antonio, Texas instead), later inherited by his granddaughter and her husband, Confederate Congressman Henry S. Foote, who had built Old Central, a house still standing on campus. One of the founding trustees, Hezekiah William Foote, was a Confederate veteran and the owner of four plantations in Mississippi, including Mount Holly. The Treasurer of the Board of Trust from 1872 to 1875, Alexander Little Page Green, whose portrait hangs in Kirkland Hall, was a Methodist preacher and a former slave ow ... [more on wikipedia]

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Vanderbilt University Details

Vanderbilt University Details
detail	value
state	Tennessee
conference	Southeastern Conference
public	Private
scores	2215/1477/33
level	Elite
rank	[14
overall ROI rank	[8
size	medium-small
undergrads	6851
grads	5835
price	62320
drop	8
stem	26
research	544
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Vanderbilt University?

1. number 14 for Academics.

2. number 8 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Vanderbilt University?

1. Washington University in St Louis

2. Yale University

3. Stanford University

4. Duke University

5. Brown University

6. Johns Hopkins University

7. Emory University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Vanderbilt University National Academic Rankings

Vanderbilt University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	14	8	8	7	13	62	21	19	8
All	13	8	8	7	13	55	21	12	7
All Nonivy	9	5	7	3	8	50	16	13	7
Div1	12	4	3	5	9	39	15	8	7
Div1 Nonivy	7	1	2	1	4	31	10	9	4
Div1 Private	6	4	2	5	7	16	7	4	3
Private	11	8	7	7	11	31	12	10	6
Power5	7	1	2	1	4	27	10	6	3
Stem Low	11	6	7	5	10	43	19	16	7
Southeastern Conference	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1
South East Region	4	2	2	2	3	7	6	4	4
State of Tennessee	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Top Ten Top250	14	8	8	7	13	62	21	19	8
Top Ten All Nonivy	8	5	5	3	7	10	9	4	6
Top Ten Div1	6	4	3	5	8	10	7	3	4
Top Ten Div1 Nonivy	3	1	2	1	4	10	4	4	2
Top Ten Div1 Private	5	4	2	5	7	10	6	3	1
Top Ten Private	10	8	5	7	9	10	8	2	7
Top Ten Power5	4	1	2	1	4	10	6	3	2
Top Ten Stem Low	9	6	5	5	9	10	9	3	7
Top Ten Southeastern Conference	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1
Top Ten South East Region	4	2	2	2	3	7	6	3	4
Top Ten State of Tennessee	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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Vanderbilt University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Vanderbilt University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.50	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
98.66	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
93.17	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
93.11	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
93.04	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
92.85	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
92.50	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
91.91	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
91.70	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
89.86	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
86.22	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
86.10	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
85.58	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
85.41	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
85.05	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
84.17	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
83.96	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
83.38	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
79.75	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
78.73	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
77.75	Harvard University	Massachusetts	Ivy League	Private	Elite	2	10
77.42	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
77.15	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
76.10	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
75.82	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
75.77	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
75.33	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
74.94	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
74.94	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
74.87	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
74.83	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
74.82	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
72.40	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	21	9
71.45	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
71.06	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	New England Football Conferenc...	Private	Elite	5	2
70.14	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
70.07	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
69.78	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Elite	6	1
69.62	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
69.20	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
69.10	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
69.05	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
68.85	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
68.79	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
68.68	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
68.66	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
68.64	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
68.46	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
68.42	Bowdoin College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	64	162
68.35	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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Vanderbilt University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Vanderbilt University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.92	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
96.73	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
95.86	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
95.57	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
95.55	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
95.38	Ivy League (Average)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	20
95.27	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
94.50	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
94.46	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
94.43	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
94.42	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
94.34	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
92.74	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
91.61	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
90.01	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
89.66	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
87.94	University of California-Berkeley	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	18	26
86.52	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
83.36	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
81.69	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25

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