Benefits & Perks

In addition to offering an energetic community that encourages learning and celebrates diversity, Vanderbilt University provides its faculty and staff with a benefits package that is comprehensive and flexible. Components for benefits-eligible employees include:

Benefits

  • Health insurance -  Two health plan options allow you to choose the coverage that works best for you and your family. Fully benefits-eligible employees can cover themselves, eligible children, and spouses. Partially benefits-eligible employees can cover themselves and their eligible children. The plans all offer preventive care as well as low-cost options for prescription drugs.
  • Vision Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Generous paid time off (PTO)
  • Employer-paid life insurance, with the option to purchase additional supplemental coverage.
  • 403(b) retirement plan with a voluntary pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax investment option. Eligible employees can also receive up to 6% in fully vested matching contributions.
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance.
  • Accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
  • Subsidized on-campus child care centers.
  • Tuition assistance for you, your spouse, and eligible dependent children.
  • Pet insurance

You may learn more about our benefit package details here .

Perks

  • Enjoy lectures, classes, concerts, exercise classes, seminars, and lunch and learns. See events.vanderbilt.edu for a list.
  • Vanderbilt’s public transit benefit provides all full- and part-time Vanderbilt University students, faculty, staff and postdocs with free access to WeGo Public Transit local buses and regional buses, the WeGo Star commuter rail train, and WeGo Access paratransit services with their Vanderbilt-registered QuickTicket app or card. This service is available for any place and time, not only when commuting to and from campus.