150 years
Vanderbilt Campus
With centuries of tradition and natural beauty, the Vanderbilt campus is one of the most stunning in
the nation
Vanderbilt has become home to beautiful gardens, an expansive arboretum, a world-class observatory, state-of-the-art facilities, and more… all nestled in the heart of Nashville, TN.
Campus by the numbers
- 6K+ Trees in the Arboretum
- 10 Buildings in original 1875 construction plans
- 340 Acres of campus
Birth of a Residential Campus
1886
The cottages known as West Side Row were students’ first taste of on-campus living
Memorial Mystique
1952
Alumnus’ travels in France provided inspiration for Memorial Gym’s unusual design
Living Laboratory
1989
Educational as well as beautiful, Vanderbilt’s arboretum is 150 years in the making