Vanderbilt University

The #15 National university according to U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2016

Roughly 17 U.S. Congressmembers have been affiliated with the school, such as attending classes, earning a degree, or being employed by the school.

Names in bold indicate Congressmembers who are currently in office as of May 2016.

Jim Cooper	Representative Democrat	TN	adjunct professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
Lamar Alexander	Senator Republican	TN	B.A., Vanderbilt University 1962
Steve Cohen	Representative Democrat	TN	B.A., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., 1971
Leonard Lance	Representative Republican	NJ	J.D., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., 1977
Luke Messer	Representative Republican	IN	J.D., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., 1994
French Hill	Representative Republican	AR	B.S., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., 1979
Henry Reams	Representative Independent	OH	graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1919 and from Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, Tenn., in 1922
William Alexander	Representative Democrat	AR	LL.B., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., 1960
Robin Beard	Representative Republican	TN	B.A., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., 1961
Albert Gore	Senator Democrat	TN	attended Vanderbilt University School of Religion, Nashville, Tenn., 1971-1972 and the School of Law 1974-1976
James Sasser	Senator Democrat	TN	graduated, Vanderbilt University, Nashville 1958
James Bacchus	Representative Democrat	FL	B.A., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., 1971
Harlan Mathews	Senator Democrat	TN	received graduate degree from Vanderbilt University 1950
Fred Thompson	Senator Republican	TN	received J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University 1967
William Frist	Senator Republican	TN	director, heart and lung transplantation program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Ric Keller	Representative Republican	FL	J.D., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., 1992
Ben Quayle	Representative Republican	AZ	J.D., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., 2002