Getting Around Campus
Vanderbilt offers a variety of transportation options for students, including bike racks around campus for personal use, free rides on Nashville’s bus system, VandyRide nighttime shuttle service around campus, designated rideshare pickup and drop-off locations and more.
Sporting Events
All Vanderbilt students have access to a free student ticket account and free tickets. Student ticket policy varies slightly among sports. For the 2025 football season, students will need to claim a ticket for every home game.
VandySafe
The VandySafe app, available for iPhone and android, integrates with the university’s safety and security systems to provide students with added safety on campus. With VandySafe, users can contact VUPD by phone or in a real-time chat, trigger a mobile Bluelight that shares their location instantly with VUPD, initiate a “Virtual Walkhome” so VUPD can monitor their walk, and take advantage of many more features.
Community/Anchor Link
Vanderbilt’s student organizations and identity centers enable students with shared interests to find one another in a supportive, welcoming and inclusive environment. These organizations enhance the vibrant Vanderbilt community and create opportunities for students to empower and learn from one another.
Specific organizations range from Vanderbilt Student Government to special interest groups like the Geology Club, Running Club and Vanderbilt Piano Society, among many others, to official associations like the American Medical Student Association and the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.
Anchor Link is a crucial tool for Vanderbilt’s 500+ student organizations. It serves as the central calendar for student life and has groups for every registered student organization, residence hall, living-learning community and more.
Experience Vanderbilt
Experience Vanderbilt is a student-led, university-supported initiative that provides undergraduate students who qualify with funding for extracurricular activities that have fees. These extracurricular activities include student organizations, club sports, arts and cultural experiences, service trips, outdoor recreation trips, Greek Life or any official Vanderbilt student organization that has fees associated with participation.