Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1873. It is named for Cornelius Vanderbilt, a shipping and railroad magnate who gave it its initial $1 million endowment.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1873source
- Endowment
- Grew from $6.9 billion to more than $10 billion since Diermeier's arrivalsource
- Chancellor
- Daniel Diermeier, Vanderbilt's ninth chancellor, stepped into the role in July 2020; contract extended until 2035source
- Total revenue, Form 990 for fiscal year ending June 2025
- $2,818,556,976source
- Total assets, Form 990 for fiscal year ending June 2025
- $14,819,492,400source
WYDE coverage of Vanderbilt University
WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Vanderbilt University, from Jul 23, 2026 to Jul 25, 2026. Vanderbilt University is a recipient in 2 stories. The most recent is Global hunger fell to 645 million, lawmakers introduced an AI kill switch, and a judge approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement. Over 60,000 meals..
Global hunger fell to 645 million, lawmakers introduced an AI kill switch, and a judge approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement. Over 60,000 meals.
WYDE Weekly: the UN's third straight drop in global hunger to 645 million, the AI Kill Switch and FRONTIER oversight bills, a judge's approval of Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement, a record 55,362 schools serving free meals, and a GAO finding of up to $521 billion in yearly federal fraud.
Jul 25, 2026 · 7 min read · Recipient
PhilanthropyJensen and Lori Huang Give Vanderbilt $75 Million for a New San Francisco Arts College
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Lori Huang gave Vanderbilt University $75 million to launch a San Francisco college of art, architecture and design, replacing the shuttered California College of the Arts.
Jul 23, 2026 · 2 min read · Recipient
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