Vanderbilt University Graduate School

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|name = Vanderbilt University Graduate School

|image_name = Vanderbilt Graduate School logo.svg

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|established = 1873

|head_label = Dean

|head = Mark Wallace[http://gradschool.vanderbilt.edu/about/staff.php Staff.] Vanderbilt University Graduate School. Retrieved July 3, 2016.

|postgrad = 2,202{{cite web |url=http://www.vanderbilt.edu/info/facts/ |title=ReVU: Quick Facts About Vanderbilt |work=Vanderbilt.edu |access-date=April 28, 2010}}

|city = Nashville

|state = TN

|country = USA

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The Graduate School manages many of the advanced degree programs of Vanderbilt University, a major research university located in Nashville, Tennessee. While the Graduate School exists as a standalone institution within Vanderbilt, it awards degrees in conjunction with Vanderbilt's other constituent colleges (e.g., the College of Arts and Science or the School of Engineering).

History

Since its founding in 1873, Vanderbilt has offered "work in the liberal arts and sciences beyond the baccalaureate degree",{{cite web |url=http://www.vanderbilt.edu/history.html |title=The History of Vanderbilt University |work=Vanderbilt.edu |access-date=April 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523140459/http://www.vanderbilt.edu/history.html |archive-date=May 23, 2007 |url-status=dead }} and the university awarded its first graduate degrees (master's degrees in Greek, Latin, and English and a doctorate in chemistry) in 1879. The Graduate School now claims some 19,000 alumni.{{cite web |url=http://www.vanderbilt.edu/gradschool/prospective_students/index.php |title=Information for Prospective Students |work=Vanderbilt.edu |access-date=April 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510081235/http://www.vanderbilt.edu/gradschool/prospective_students/index.php |archive-date=May 10, 2010 |url-status=dead }}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080513073253/http://www.vanderbilt.edu/gradschool/index.html Graduate School homepage]

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Category:Graduate schools in the United States