Vanderbilt University QS #250

Americas · Nashville, United States of America · startup-ecosystem tier 3 · website

Founded in 1873 in Nashville with a $1 million gift from shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who hoped to heal sectional wounds after the Civil War, it grew into a leading private research university.

QS scores

Academic reputation	32.3
Employer reputation	41.8
Employment outcomes	57.5
Overall (QS)	50.4

Focus areas

biologyengineeringmedicinepsychology

Key programs

undergraduatemastersphd/research

Internship paths

undergraduatemastersphd/research

Startup ecosystem

researchglobal university

Source

Ranking data: QS World University Rankings 2026.

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