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Vanderbilt University is a private, coeducational research university in Nashville. The university was founded in 1873 and is named after shipping and rail magnate, Cornelius Vanderbilt. He provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the South. Vanderbilt University comprises four undergraduate and six graduate schools, enrolling approximately 11,600 students from all 50 US states and over 50 foreign countries.
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In its 2007 ranking of universities, U.S. News & World Report placed Vanderbilt University19th overall, and ranked the schools of education, law, medicine, and nursing among the top 20 in the country. The university is among the top 25 recipients of federal educational research funds. Also affiliated with the university are several research institutes, the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center, the Dyer Observatory, and the comprehensive Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the only Level I trauma center in Middle Tennessee.
Owen Graduate School of Management is the business school of Vanderbilt University. Owen is renowned for its health care MBA, a unique program that provides students an in-depth educational experience tailored to the health care industry. The school awards five degrees: a standard 2-year MBA, an Executive MBA, a master's of finance, a master's of accountancy, and a Ph.D. Owen's 2-year MBA program is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the nation by major publications. In 2007, Owen was ranked 34th in U.S. News & World Reports, up from 49th in 2006.
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