Overview of Vanderbilt University
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Vanderbilt UniversityFounded in 1873, Vandy is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, and is one of the New Ivy League universities. In 2012, Boston** referred to Vanderbilt University as the "Harvard of the South" in regular coverage of the collegiate athletic league. At the same time, Vanderbilt University enjoys a good reputation in the United States, ranking second only to Duke University in the southern region of the United States all year round, and is one of the top universities in the southern United States, so it enjoys the reputation of "Southern Harvard".
Geographical location
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Vanderbilt University's campus is particularly beautiful, with 330 acres of forest, and it was designated a National Arboretum in 1988. There are many artistic sculptures on the campus, and the architectural style is mostly a combination of Gothic and modern. In the recently released 2022 The Princeton Review rankings, Vanderbilt University was named the second most beautiful campus in the United States, second only to Princeton University.
Although the city of Nashville, where the school is located, is not as prosperous and convenient as New York, Boston and other cities, it belongs to the capital and commercial center of Tennessee, and is also the center of the health care industry in the United States. In addition, Nashville is also the birthplace of the famous ** city in the United States and the American countryside**, where many large-scale concerts and high-level ** meetings are held every year, and many famous singers and entertainers live and live here, such as the famous singer Taylor Swift is famous here, and Narshvi is also her second hometown. Because of the strong atmosphere, many Vanderbilt students also have plenty of entertainment and social activities outside of school, so Nashville is also known as one of the best cities for college people. According to the Princeton Review, Vanderbilt was named the happiest college in the United States in 18 years, and although it has not continued to rank first in the past two years, it is still in the top three in the countryIn addition, Vanderbilt University was ranked first in the nation's best quality of life rankings in the latest Princeton Review rankings.
Rankings
Vanderbilt University does not rank highly in several world university rankings, for example, outside the top 100 in the latest QS and Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Because of this, Vanderbilt University is relatively less well-known in China, and students or parents who don't know about it may still think of it as a pheasant university. However, from the Princeton Review rankings, we can see that Vanderbilt University is very popular in the United States, and in addition, the teaching and academic strength of the school itself is also very good, refer to 2024 U.Ss.NewsThe nation's best colleges rankings, Vanderbilt University is ranked 18th in the country.
Advantageous disciplines
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Vanderbilt University currently has a total of four undergraduate schools and six graduate schools, with strong liberal arts and relatively weak engineering. Advantageous disciplines include education, psychology, economics, human organization and development, political science, etc. Among the many colleges, the College of Education and Human Development, the School of Humanities, the School of Law, the School of Medicine, and the School of Nursing are more well-known. Refer to 2024 us.NEWS ranked the best education colleges in the United States, and Vanderbilt University's Peabody School of Education and Human Development ranked 6th in the nation. If you're interested in education, psychology or human development, Vanderbilt University is a great choice.
Applications
Vanderbilt University also has one of the lowest acceptance rates in the United States when it comes to study abroad applications. In the 2023fall application, a total of 47,120 people applied to Vanderbilt University, and 2,645 were finally admitted, for an overall acceptance rate of 56%。Judging from the application and admission data of the past five years, the acceptance rate of ED1 is about 20%, the acceptance rate of ED2 is about 10%, and the acceptance rate of RD is around 5%, and the data of all three are on a downward trend. Students who intend to apply should plan and prepare early.
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