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9.2%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.7%	Asian or Pacific Islander
5.4%	Hispanic
61.4%	White (non-Hispanic)
3.1%	total international (nonresident aliens)
13.6%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


8.5%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.3%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.3%	Asian or Pacific Islander
5.4%	Hispanic
66.7%	White (non-Hispanic)
2.1%	total international (nonresident aliens)
10.7%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

333 acres

City or town school is located in:

Nashville

Population of city/town:

1,000,000

Nearest major city:

Atlanta

Online campus map:

www.vanderbilt.edu/map/
entry.html

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

No. When undergraduate enrollment exceeds residence hall capacity,undergraduates are authorized to live off campus.

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms
women's dorms
men's dorms
single-student apartments
married-student apartments
special housing for disabled students
special housing for international students

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

99%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

83%

Percent of students who live off campus:

17%

Students required to live on campus:

All unmarried students must live on campus unless living in Davidson County.

Percent of all students who have cars on campus:

35%

Student conduct policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

yes

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

500

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

Additional library facilities/collections:

Biomedical | Divinity | Law | Management | Music | Peabody Education| Science & Engineering |Special Collections provides access to primary resources to over 2,000 patrons yearly. It is administered and maintained by eight full-time staff members. Special Collections houses one of the finest twentieth-century Southern literature collections in the United States and is the center for the study of the Fugitive and Agrarian groups. Other collections include Southern history since the Civil War, So

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

The Arthur J. Dyer Observatory is the principal astronomical facility of Vanderbilt University. It is located about ten miles south of the center of Nashville near Brentwood, Tennessee at an elevation of 1,131 feet above sea level on a sixteen-acre wooded hilltop. Its precise geographical position as determined by the U.S. Geological Survey, is 36 degrees 03'08.50" north latitude and 5h 47m 13.27s west of Greenwich.The Arthur J. Dyer Observatory is the principal astronomical facility of Vander

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

writing, study skills

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance

Counseling services:

minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career placement services:

co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

98%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

34%

Number of social sororities on campus:

Percent of women who join sororities:

50%

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station

School newspaper(s):

The Hustler, Inside Vandy, Orbis, The Slant, Versus, Torch

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

300

Campus-based religious organizations:

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/studentorganizations/subject.html,

Minority student organizations:

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/studentorganizations/subject.html,

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/studentorganizations/subject.html,

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

David Williams,
Athletic Director

Director of women's athletics:

Candice Storey,
SWA

Athletic department's mailing address:

Athletic Director
Vanderbilt University
2305 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203-1700

School colors:

Black and Gold

School mascot:

Commodore

Athletic conference memberships:

American Lacrosse Conference (Division I, Women's Lacrosse only);Missouri Valley Conference (Division I);Southeastern Conference (Division I, Football I-A)

Sports offered	Scholarships?	Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball	yes
Men's basketball	yes
Men's cross-country	no
Men's football	yes
Men's golf	yes
Men's soccer	yes
Men's tennis	yes
Women's basketball	yes
Women's bowling	yes
Women's cross-country	yes
Women's golf	yes
Women's lacrosse	yes
Women's soccer	yes
Women's tennis	yes
Women's track and field (indoor)	yes
Women's track and field (outdoor)	yes

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports:

40%

Athletic facilities:

3 basketball/volleyball/badminton courts
Indoor track
6 racquetball courts
2 squash courts
Pool 36m x 25yds
Weight/fitness room 8000sq ft
Climbing wall
Locker facilities
2 multi purpose wood floor rooms
Outdoor recreation equipment rental facility
1 outdoor basketball court
1 sand volleyball court
4 softball/3 football/soccer intramural fields
2 club sport fields
1 open recreation field

Intramural/Recreational sports:

Home Run Derby
Softball
Tennis singles and doubles
Indoor soccer
Volleyball
3 on 3 volleyball
basketball
1 on 1 basketball
3 on 3 basketball
Golf
Flag football
Racquetball singles and doubles
Table tennis
Billiards
Innertube water polo
Bowling
Weightlifting
Badminton
Squash
Ultimate frisbee

Club sports for men:

Aikido
Aussie football
Angling
Badminton
Balloon
Bowling
Crew
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Field hockey
Ice hockey
Judo
Karate
Kung fu
Lacrosse
Paintball
Powerlifting
Rugby
Sailing
Skydiving
Soccer
Squash
Swim
Table tennis
Tai Kwon Do
Thai Boxing
Ultimate frisbee
Volleyball
Water polo
Water ski
Wrestling

Club sports for women:

Same list as men's except lacrosse is not available

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Nashville (10 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Nashville (2 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus:

23%

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

excellent

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

53% immediately

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Deloitte Consulting, Teach for America , Corporate Executive Board, Vanderbilt University and Medical Center, CGI-AMS, Accenture, Bank of America

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