Tennessee Public Schools by County

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Universities, scientific institutions in Tennessee

Vanderbilt University
The private Vanderbilt University in the city of Nashville was founded in 1873 and is one of the most famous universities in the State of Tennessee and one of the best universities in the USA. Vanderbilt University is a member of the Association of American Universities, an association of research-intensive North American universities. The campus of the university, designed as a botanical garden, is certainly of particular interest to tourists. Al Gore and Muhammad Yunus also studied at Vanderbilt University. Around 13,000 students are currently studying at the following faculties:

• History
• Engineering
• medicine
• Natural sciences
• music
• pedagogy
• Nursing science
• law Sciences
• theology
• Economics

University of Memphis
The State University of Memphis was founded in 1912 as the West Tennessee State Normal School and renamed Memphis State University in 1941. There are currently approximately 22,000 students studying, making the University of Memphis the largest university in Tennessee. The university campus is located in Memphis. The university has earned a special reputation in the fields of Egyptology, earthquake research, journalism and law. The university currently has the following faculties:

• History
• Engineering
• Communication science
• Natural sciences
• music
• pedagogy
• Nursing science
• law Sciences
• Economics

Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University was founded in 1912. The university campus is located in Nashville. The famous television host Oprah Winfrey also studied at Tennessee State University. Around 11,000 students are currently studying at the following faculties:

• Agricultural sciences
• History
• IT
• Engineering
• Natural sciences
• music
• pedagogy
• Nursing science
• Economics

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the city of Oakridge is an important scientific and technological laboratory that is subordinate to the United States Department of Energy. It was founded in 1943 for uranium enrichment for the Manhattan Project. For example, the famous X-10 Graphite Reactor, the second nuclear reactor in the world, was located on the site of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the first to be built for continuous operation. This reactor, which was decommissioned in 1963, has been on the list of National Historic Landmarks since 1966. Nowadays you can find the Cray XT-5, which is one of the best supercomputers worldwide.