Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District

Representative Diana Harshbarger (R-TN01)

Rep. Diana Harshbarger, map of TN Congressional district 1

Vanderbilt University Impact

Vanderbilt’s economic, social and cultural contributions to Tennessee’s Congressional District 1.

  • 611

    VU alumni living in the district

  • $799K

    Total undergraduate financial aid received

  • 47

    Degree-seeking students enrolled

Quick Facts

  • $540,897 in financial aid from VU to undergraduate Pell Grant recipients
  • 14 VU employees
  • $3,844,989 given to VU by alumni from the district, all time
  • 2,444 VU donors, all time

Other Areas of Impact

  • 187 K-12 schools participated in the 2024 Tennessee Educator Survey developed at VU by the Tennessee Education Research Alliance
  • 78 practicing VU School of Nursing alumni
  • 44 library materials loaned by VU to libraries through the Interlibrary Loan Program
  • 21 Vanderbilt-educated and School of Medicine-trained doctors and professionals
  • 12 practicing VU Peabody College-trained K-12 teachers
  • 6 youth participated in the Vanderbilt Summer Academy
  • 5 practicing Divinity alumni 

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