July 24, 2026
Vanderbilt University has received a $75 million gift from NVIDIA President and CEO Jensen Huang and his wife, Lori, for its new San Francisco campus, which is slated to open in 2027.
The private university in Nashville, Tenn., is taking over the campus of California College of the Arts, which will close at the end of the 2026–27 academic year. Vanderbilt San Francisco will serve about 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students, with a focus on engineering, entrepreneurship and design. Its flagship college will now be known as the Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang College of Art, Architecture and Design.
“Technology expands what we can build. Art and design determine why we build it. Together they shape civilization,” Jensen Huang said in a statement. “We are delighted to partner with Vanderbilt University to cultivate the next generation of creators and help San Francisco remain one of the world’s great centers of creativity, innovation and culture.”
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