Vanderbilt University Mission Statement

Vanderbilt University is a center for scholarly research, informed and creative teaching, and service to the community and society at large. Vanderbilt will uphold the highest standards and be a leader in the:

• quest for new knowledge through scholarship
• dissemination of knowledge through teaching and outreach
• creative experimentation of ideas and concepts

In pursuit of these goals, Vanderbilt values most highly

• intellectual freedom that supports open inquiry
• equality, compassion, and excellence in all endeavors