Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District

Representative David Kustoff (R-TN08)

Rep. David Kustoff, map of TN Congressional district 8

Vanderbilt University Impact

Vanderbilt’s economic, social and cultural contributions to Tennessee’s Congressional District 8.

  • 2,080

    VU alumni living in the district

  • $1.7M

    Total undergraduate financial aid received

  • 108

    Degree-seeking students enrolled

Quick Facts

  • $935,158 in financial aid from VU to undergraduate Pell Grant recipients
  • 54 VU employees
  • $20,873,428 given to VU by alumni from the district, all time
  • 6,221 VU donors, all time

Other Areas of Impact

  • 194 K-12 schools participated in the 2024 Tennessee Educator Survey developed at VU by the Tennessee Education Research Alliance
  • 163 practicing VU School of Nursing alumni
  • 76 library materials loaned by VU to libraries through the Interlibrary Loan Program
  • 49 youth participated in the Vanderbilt Summer Academy
  • 45 practicing VU Peabody College-trained K-12 teachers  
  • 43 Vanderbilt-educated and School of Medicine-trained doctors and professionals
  • 19 practicing Divinity alumni
  • 9 individuals participated in unique learning opportunities through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at VU
  • 3 students enrolled in Next Steps at VU
  • 3 students enrolled in the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program
  • 2 practicing VU School of Nursing-trained midwives

NOTE: Data associated with a zip code represented by multiple districts will be counted once for each district. Vanderbilt University's FY 2024 runs July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024.


This data was compiled by the Division of Government and Community Relations in partnership with the Office of Data and Strategic Analytics.

For more information, please contact the Vanderbilt Office of Federal Relations:
Christina West 202-216-4370  |  Julie Harding 615-343-2238
federalrelations@vanderbilt.edu