Directions and Parking

The Student Life Center is located at 310 25th Avenue South, on Vanderbilt's campus in Nashville, Tennessee. See MapQuest for driving directions from your location. We also have a Vicinity Map that shows local interstates. The Traffic & Parking website has a PDF map showing all visitor parking on campus.

Getting to Vanderbilt from Nashville International Airport

Take I-40 west to exit 209A. Turn left onto Broadway. Follow Broadway and veer right to West End Avenue. Turn left on 25th Avenue South. The Student Life Center will be on your left across from Memorial Gym and there is metered parking off of Vanderbilt Place (the last stop sign before the building). Allow approximately thirty minutes driving time from the airport to Vanderbilt University Student Life Center. If traffic is light, it will take less time.

Getting to Vanderbilt via the Interstates

From the north, take I-65 to I-40 west and then look for I-40 east to exit 209B. Turn right onto Broadway, which will turn into West End Ave. Turn left on 25th Avenue South. The Student Life Center (310 25th Avenue South) will be on your left across from Memorial Gym and there is metered parking off of Vanderbilt Place (the last stop sign before the building).

From the east or south, take I-40 west to exit 209A. Turn left on Broadway, which will turn into West End Ave.Turn left on 25th Avenue South. The Student Life Center (310 25th Avenue South) will be on your left across from Memorial Gym and there is metered parking off of Vanderbilt Place (the last stop sign before the building).

From the west, take I-40 east to exit 209B. Turn right on Broadway (US 70S). Broadway becomes West End Avenue. Turn left on 25th Avenue South. The Student Life Center (310 25th Avenue South) will be on your left across from Memorial Gym and there is metered parking off of Vanderbilt Place (the last stop sign before the building).

Vanderbilt is located a mile and a half southwest of downtown Nashville and is approximately 4 hours from Atlanta, 3 hours from Birmingham, 2 1/2 hours from Knoxville, 3 hours from Louisville, and 3 hours from Memphis.