Knowra Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, founded in 1873 with an endowment from Cornelius Vanderbilt. It combines undergraduate education with graduate and professional schools.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center : An academic health system based in Nashville that includes hospitals, clinics, research programs, and health-professions education. It is Vanderbilt's major clinical and biomedical research institution.
Cornelius Vanderbilt : An American business magnate whose railroad and shipping wealth made him one of the nineteenth century's richest people. His 1873 endowment established the university.
Vanderbilt University research : Research conducted across Vanderbilt's academic schools and affiliated institutes in fields including medicine, engineering, and the humanities. Research is a central part of Vanderbilt's institutional mission.
Duke University : A private research university in Durham, North Carolina, with origins in a Methodist school and a major twentieth-century endowment. It offers a useful comparison with another prominent Southern private research university.
Peabody College : Vanderbilt's school of education and human development, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. It is one of the university's distinctive professional schools.
Bishop Holland Nimmons McTyeire : A Methodist Episcopal Church, South bishop who helped establish Vanderbilt University and served as its first chancellor. He secured the founding gift through his connection to Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine : Vanderbilt's medical school, which educates physicians and conducts biomedical research in Nashville. It anchors the university's medical education and research activity.
Emory University : A private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1836. Its Methodist origins invite comparison with Vanderbilt's founding history.
Vanderbilt University School of Engineering : Vanderbilt's academic division for engineering education and research. Its programs show the university's technical and research breadth.
Methodist Episcopal Church, South : A Methodist denomination formed in 1845 after a split over slavery and reunited with northern Methodists in 1939. The denomination shaped the university's founding governance and early mission.
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