Accommodations
Accessibility
For accessibility accommodations, please fill out this form.
Wheelchairs will be available for loan by reservation for Graduates Day on Thursday, May 9, and Commencement on Friday, May 10.
Credit card information is required for borrowing a wheelchair. If you request the use of a wheelchair, please know that you are responsible for returning the equipment to the designated location; otherwise a potential fee will be levied.
An area within the seating section of all ceremonies will be reserved for wheelchair users. Only one guest is permitted to sit with the user due to limited space.
If you have questions or concerns, please email Commencement@vanderbilt.edu.
Deadline to reserve a wheelchair or other accommodations is May 1, 2024. Emails regarding any accommodations will be sent following the closure of the form.
Traveling to 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. Allow approximately 30 minutes driving time from the airport to Vanderbilt University. If traffic is light, it will take less time.
Getting to Vanderbilt on the Interstates
- From the north, take I-65 to I-40 west and then look for I-40 east to exit 209B. Turn right on Broadway.
- From the east or south, take I-40 west to exit 209A. Turn left on Broadway.
From the west, take I-40 east to exit 209B. Turn right on Broadway (US 70S).
Follow Broadway and veer right to West End Avenue.
Vanderbilt is a mile and a half southwest of downtown Nashville and is approximately four hours from Atlanta, three hours from Birmingham, two and a half hours from Knoxville, three hours from Louisville and three hours from Memphis.
Parking
Graduates Day Parking - Thursday, May 9
- Terrace Place Garage
- Wesley Place Garage
- 25th Avenue Garage
- West Garage
Commencement Day Parking - Friday, May 10
For Geodis Park shuttle access:
- Chestnut Lot, Vanderbilt University
- Fort Negley Visitors Center Lot
- Music City Center Parking Garage
Check back soon for graduate and professional school parking locations.
Shuttles
On Friday, May 10, shuttles to Geodis Park will begin running at 6:45 a.m. from the approved parking locations.
- Chestnut Lot, Vanderbilt University
- Fort Negley Visitors Center Lot
- Music City Center Parking Garage