Vanderbilt University Plans New York City Expansion

[Anonymous]

Urban Cowboy 2

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a great option for students who want to get an internship in the city (finance, arts) for a semester.

Sure, along with all the New School, Parsons, NYU, Fordham, Columbia, and CUNY students. Dumb idea.

I would rather go to Vanderbilt NYC than fordham, CUNY or the new school.

[Anonymous]

Northeastern NYC, Vanderbilt NYC, Michigan Los Angeles, NYU Abu Dhabi

Vanderbilt's President is largely heralded as one of the most astute out there. He evidently see value in NYC.

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I did not know that Vanderbilt is trying to open a campus up in Florida. Given that Florida doesn't have that many top tier colleges (only Florida, UMiam, FSU, for all practical purposes) that move makes sense.

Getting into NYC expands them into the north.

Crazy times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven't seen much on the plans, but perhaps there is a semester-in-NYC angle that would be attractive to students seeking to work in NYC.

This is the only option that doesn’t cheapen the brand.

Agreed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a great option for students who want to get an internship in the city (finance, arts) for a semester.

Sure, along with all the New School, Parsons, NYU, Fordham, Columbia, and CUNY students. Dumb idea.

I would rather go to Vanderbilt NYC than fordham, CUNY or the new school.

I would rather go to Fordham.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven't seen much on the plans, but perhaps there is a semester-in-NYC angle that would be attractive to students seeking to work in NYC.

This is the only option that doesn’t cheapen the brand.

What you call “cheapening the brand” others might call “expanding access”

This is almost certainly going to be post graduate programs, which by and large don’t have the same “college experience” expectations as an undergraduate one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern NYC, Vanderbilt NYC, Michigan Los Angeles, NYU Abu Dhabi

Vanderbilt's President is largely heralded as one of the most astute out there. He evidently see value in NYC.

UVA Wise, Northwestern Qatar, Duke Kunshan, Cornell NYC, Emory Oxford, etc.

Many schools have satellite campuses.

[Anonymous]

Vandy sold its medical arm years ago which was a poor short sighted decision. It's peer schools like Emory don't have to do this, they can just buy another hospital. Now vandy has to figure out how to expand its brand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven't seen much on the plans, but perhaps there is a semester-in-NYC angle that would be attractive to students seeking to work in NYC.

This

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven't seen much on the plans, but perhaps there is a semester-in-NYC angle that would be attractive to students seeking to work in NYC.

This is the only option that doesn’t cheapen the brand.

Agreed. Otherwise, these satellite campuses seem like a shaky idea.

[Anonymous]

Vcuarts has a successful campus in Qatar. As a student I would value an university with overseas campuses. Not sure about one with the U.S.

[Anonymous]

NY? Yes
FL? No No No

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Anonymous wrote:behind a paywall: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/vanderbilt-university-plans-new-york-city-expansion-c77837d9?mod=hp_lead_pos11

Vanderbilt University is pursuing an ambitious expansion plan, one that would give it footholds far beyond Tennessee.

The university, based in Nashville, has signed a 99-year lease for a 2.2-acre property in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. The campus currently includes 13 buildings with 150,000 square feet of space.
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Vanderbilt has set its sights elsewhere, too. The university recently pitched a $520 million project in West Palm Beach, Fla. It has an agreement with the city there but is still in discussions with county officials. Programs there would focus on data science, fintech and engineering, the school has said.
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As colleges raise their price tags, Vanderbilt and its peers are jostling for new ways to attract students. Location can be a significant selling point, given access to jobs and internships. Cornell University has established a tech campus on New York City’s Roosevelt Island, and Northeastern University has opened campuses around the U.S.

The space in New York is currently owned by the General Theological Seminary, an Episcopal seminary dating to 1817. That school has experienced financial pressure for decades, and previously sold some property to developers. The seminary said last fall that its campus, composed mostly of red brick buildings with design elements inspired by an Oxford college, had more than $32 million in deferred maintenance needs.

Vanderbilt still needs state approval for its New York operation. Diermeier said the school hasn’t yet decided what it will offer in New York, but added that programs are possible in fashion, media and finance—all fields for which the city is a hub.

The application volume and admissions rate would suggest otherwise

Vanderbilt sent my daughter marketing material near daily for three years. I’m sure she was one of many in Vanderbilt’s attempt to increase application numbers. More application = more rejections = lower admission rate

[Anonymous]

No business should ever expand beyond one location in order to be accessible to more consumers.