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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.
EIN: 62-0476822vanderbilt.edu
Chancellor
Daniel Diermeier
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
Newsletter
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Jul 25, 2026 · 7 min read
PhilanthropyJensen and Lori Huang Give Vanderbilt $75 Million for a New San Francisco Arts College
Jul 23, 2026 · 2 min read
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