Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District

Quick Facts

• $3,700,755 in financial aid from VU to undergraduate Pell Grant recipients
• 3,025 VU employees
• $16,559,085 given to VU by alumni from the district, all time
• 31,903 VU donors, all time

Other Areas of Impact

• $51,350 granted to nonprofits by VU Community Impact Fund
• 984 high school students participated in outreach activities provided by the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering 
• 724 practicing VU School of Nursing alumni
• 354 practicing VU Peabody College-trained K-12 teachers
• 210 K-12 schools participated in the 2024 Tennessee Educator Survey developed at VU by the Tennessee Education Research Alliance  
• 183 individuals participated in unique learning opportunities through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at VU
• 160 elementary and middle school students involved in the Scientist in the Classroom Partnership Program
• 146 individuals (child, youth or adult) enrolled in VU Blair Academy
• 133 Vanderbilt-educated and School of Medicine-trained doctors and professionals
• 129 youth participated in the Vanderbilt Summer Academy
• 85 high school students involved in the Interdisciplinary Science and Research Program
• 81 practicing Divinity alumni
• 68 individuals participated in community events provided by VU Aerospace Design Laboratory
• 66 middle school students involved in the Day of Discovery Program
• 58 students who attended School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt
• 32 library materials loaned by VU to libraries through the Interlibrary Loan Program
• 19 nonprofits supported by the VU Community Impact Fund
• 12 students enrolled in Next Steps at VU
• 12 individuals attended summer camps at VU Dyer Observatory
• 11 practicing VU School of Nursing-trained midwives
• 5 students enrolled in the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program
• 4 active companies formed in the last 10 years using Vanderbilt-owned intellectual property