Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

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Undergrad

Tuition & Fees

$67,342

not including housing and food

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
770
25th
730
75th
800
25th
760
75th
36
25th
35
75th
35
25th
32
75th
35
25th
34
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undergraduateRatios

48%

male

52%

female

7

students

1

faculty

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Extremely Selective

6%

acceptance rate

Accepted 3,093
Declined 43,284
Total Received 46,377
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Private

7,151

undergraduate students

6,559

graduate students

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Location

School Facts

Founded in 1873, Vanderbilt University is a private, four-year, research university that is known for its strong programs in medicine, engineering, law, and education. It is located on a 330-acre campus only 1.5 miles from downtown Nashville, Tennessee.

Official website Visit website
Application link Apply online
Public/private Private
Campus enrollment 13,710
Established in 1873
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

333-acre, urban campus in Nashville (population: 691,243). Served by air, bus, and train. Public transportation serves campus.

  • Campus Setting: Major city

Vanderbilt University
2201 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN
37240

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
85%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
100%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
yes
Students are required to live in school housing
no
Students may not have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

Fun Facts

  • Contrary to popular belief, the character of Professor Keating in Dead Poets Society is not based on a Vanderbilt University teacher. A school alumnus did write the screenplay, but it was based on his experiences at a private high school.

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
90%
Top 1/4
7%
Top 1/2
2%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
770
25th
730
75th
800
25th
760
75th
36
25th
35
75th
35
25th
32
75th
35
25th
34

Admissions Facts

Application fee $50
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Neither
Common application accepted Yes
Application deadline (final deadline) January 1
School has early decision program Yes
Early decision program application deadline November 1
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required

Extremely Selective

6%

acceptance rate

Accepted 3,093
Declined 43,284
Total Received 46,377

Admissions Factors

Required

Secondary School GPA
Recommendations
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Completion of college-preparatory program
Secondary School Record

Neither required nor recommended

Formal demonstration of competencies

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Older student
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Religious
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

Not reported

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Co-op education
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

Not Reported

Additional services

  • Day care
  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Placement service
  • Women's Center

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Reader services
  • Special housing
  • Special transportation
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders
  • Tutors

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Financial Aid

69%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$49,056

Average financial aid

Cost

Tuition $63,946
Housing $13,484
Food $7,570
Additional fees $3,396
Books & supplies $1,194
Total $89,590
Average Financial Aid - $49,056
Total with Avg. Aid $40,534

Scholarships & Grants

Need-based

Federal $7,165,622
State $2,265,580
Institutional $155,785,183
Other external $1,805,365
Total $167,021,750

Non-need-based

Federal $2,850,426
State $752,987
Institutional $19,843,816
Other external $1,488,854
Total $24,936,083

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Financial Facts

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Financial Aid Office


P: 800 288-0204
F: 615 343-8512
finaid@vanderbilt.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Bowling yes
Football yes
Golf yes yes
Lacrosse yes
Soccer yes
Swimming yes
Tennis yes yes
Track and field x country yes

Club Sports - Men's

badminton, baseball, basketball, capoeira, climbing, cricket, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, figure skating, golf, ice hockey, kung fu, lacrosse, rowing, rugby, running, sailing, soccer, spikeball, squash, swimming, tennis, trapshooting, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

Club Sports - Women's

badminton, baseball, capoeira, climbing, cricket, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, figure skating, golf, ice hockey, kung fu, lacrosse, rowing, rugby, running, sailing, soccer, spikeball, squash, swimming, tennis, trapshooting, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

Intramural/Recreational Sports

badminton, basketball, bowling, dodgeball, flag football, golf, kickball, racquetball, soccer, softball, squash, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, weight lifting

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Athletic Facts

Athletic conference memberships
Southeastern Conference (Division I, Football I-A), American Lacrosse Conference (Division I, women's lacrosse)

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting yes
Accounting and Finance yes
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing yes
Ancient Studies/Civilization yes
Anthropology, General yes yes yes
Applied Behavior Analysis yes
Applied Economics yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes yes
Astrophysics yes
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist yes yes
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law yes
Biochemistry yes yes yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering yes yes yes
Bioinformatics yes yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes yes yes
Biomedical Sciences, General yes
Biostatistics yes yes
Brass Instruments yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes yes
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology yes yes
Chemical Engineering yes yes yes
Chemistry, General yes yes yes
Child Development yes yes
Civil Engineering, General yes yes yes
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology yes
Clinical Child Psychology yes
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics yes
Cognitive Science, General yes yes yes
Community Organization and Advocacy yes
Community Psychology yes yes
Computational Science yes
Computer Engineering, General yes
Computer Science yes yes yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services yes
Creative Writing yes
Critical Care Nursing yes
Curriculum and Instruction yes
Development Economics and International Development yes
Developmental and Child Psychology yes yes yes
Divinity/Ministry yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics yes yes
Economics, General yes yes yes
Education Policy Analysis yes
Education, General yes yes
Education, Other yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness yes
Educational Evaluation and Research yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General yes yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering yes yes yes
Elementary Education and Teaching yes yes
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing yes
Engineering Science yes
Engineering, General yes
Engineering, Other yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering yes yes
Epidemiology yes
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing yes
Film/Cinema/Media Studies yes
Finance, General yes
Financial Mathematics yes
Fine/Studio Arts, General yes
Foreign Language Teacher Education yes
French Language and Literature yes yes yes
Genetic Counseling/Counselor yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes yes yes
German Language and Literature yes yes yes
Health Services Administration yes
Health Teacher Education yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management yes
Health/Medical Physics yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration yes yes
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General yes
History, General yes yes yes
History, Other yes
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other yes
Human/Medical Genetics yes
International and Comparative Education yes
Investments and Securities yes
Jewish/Judaic Studies yes
Keyboard Instruments yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies yes
Management Information Systems, General yes
Management Science yes
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General yes
Materials Science yes yes
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing yes
Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Mechanical Engineering yes yes yes
Medical Informatics yes
Medical Science/Scientist yes
Microbiology, General yes yes
Molecular Biology yes
Molecular Physiology yes yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other yes yes yes
Music Teacher Education yes yes
Music Theory and Composition yes
Music, General yes
Music, Other yes
Neuroscience yes yes yes
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery yes
Nursing Administration yes
Nursing Science yes yes
Oncology and Cancer Biology yes yes
Operations Management and Supervision yes
Organizational Behavior Studies yes
Organizational Leadership yes yes
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing yes
Percussion Instruments yes
Pharmacology yes yes
Philosophy yes yes yes
Physics, General yes yes yes
Political Science and Government, General yes yes yes
Portuguese Language and Literature yes
Programs for Foreign Lawyers yes
Psychology, General yes yes yes
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology yes
Public Health, General yes
Public Policy Analysis, General yes
Reading Teacher Education yes
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other yes
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse yes
Religion/Religious Studies yes yes yes
Russian Language and Literature yes
Science, Technology and Society yes
Secondary Education and Teaching yes yes
Social Sciences, General yes yes
Sociology, General yes yes yes
Spanish Language and Literature yes yes yes
Special Education and Teaching, General yes yes yes
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist yes
Stringed Instruments yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other yes yes
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels yes
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor yes
Theology/Theological Studies yes
Voice and Opera yes
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing yes
Woodwind Instruments yes

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Most Popular Majors

  1. Economics
  2. Social Sciences
  3. Interdisciplinary Studies

Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Self-designed majors

Pre-professional Programs

  • Other
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine

13,710

total students

10%

in-state

90%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

52%

7,151
students

Female
52%
3,708

Male
48%
3,443

48%

6,559
students

Female
60%
3,955

Male
40%
2,604

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

99%

7,082
students

Female
52%
3,679

Male
48%
3,403

1%

69
students

Female
42%
29

Male
58%
40

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Student Break-down

10%
Nonresident aliens
10%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
17%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
11%
Hispanic/Latino
40%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
5%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

Not Reported

Transfer applicants enrolled

Not Reported

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements
High school transcript Recommended of All
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Required of All
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Recommended of All
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Required of All

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: June 1

Transfer Credits

Minimum transfers must complete

60

semester hours

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 51
Countries most often represented Canada
China
India
Malaysia
South Korea
Vietnam
Special services offered for international applicants ESL program/classes
English lab
International student center
Special counselors/advisors
Special orientation

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