Vanderbilt University: Ranking & Review

Nashville Rank	Rank	World Rank
1	61	93 Top 1%

Vanderbilt University Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	11%	11%	10%
Applicants	31,462	14,208	17,254
Admissions	3,415	1,617	1,798
Enrolled undergraduates	1,607	757	850
Enrolled total (including graduate students)	12,592	5,700	6,892

307 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

112 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Application fee for undergraduates - $50.

Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school rank	Recommended
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of the college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies	Required
Admission test scores	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Required

Number of students submitting SAT scores	540
Percent of students submitting SAT scores	34%
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	740
Math	765

Number of students submitting ACT scores	1,192
Percent of students submitting ACT scores	74%
ACT Composite	33
ACT English	34
ACT Math	32

Total cost for students living	In-state	Out-of-state
On-campus	$67,392	$67,392
The total cost includes tuition and fees, books, supplies, on-campus room and board payment of $15,584 and other expenses per full academic year.

Vanderbilt University provides on-campus housing with total dormitory capacity of 6,039 students.

Average Tuition and fees for academic year programs
	In-state	Out-of-state
Tuition for Full-time undergraduates	$46,500	$46,500
Fees for full-time undergraduates	$1,164	$1,164
Per credit hour charge for part-time undergraduates	$1,938	$1,938
Tuition for Full-time graduates	$45,840	$45,840
Fees for full-time graduates	$457	$457
Per credit hour charge for part-time graduates	$1,910	$1,910

Programs	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral	Total
Social Sciences	562	57	21	640
Health Professions and Related Programs		453	169	622
Engineering	290	53	43	386
Education	49	237	45	331
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services		327		327
Biological and Biomedical Sciences	139	12	103	254
Legal Professions and Studies		59	188	247
Multi & Interdisciplinary Studies	200	12	4	216
Psychology	72	26	19	117
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	70	16	7	93
Mathematics and Statistics	35	48	2	85
Physical Sciences	25	13	44	82
Theology and Religious Vocations		69		69
Visual and Performing Arts	65			65
English Language and Literature & Letters	38	13	7	58
Public Administration and Social Service Professions	19	37		56
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs	49			49
Philosophy and Religious Studies	23	8	17	48
History	30	10	7	47
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences	11	19		30
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies	24	4		28
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	15	2	7	24
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities		12		12
Grand Total	1,716	1,487	683	3,886

A total of 1,716 4-year bachelor's degrees conferred across undergraduate programs at Vanderbilt University.

At the master's and doctor's level 2,170 degrees were conferred in the graduate programs.

	Total	Men	Women
Graduation rate	92%	90%	93%
Full-time retention rate - 97% Part-time retention rate - 100%

Founded	1873
Religious affiliation	Not applicable
Colors	black, gold
Academic Calendar	Semester
Total FTE staff	5,765
Instructional FTE	1,296
Research FTE	313
Sector of institution	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Control of institution	Private not-for-profit
Carnegie Classification	Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Official Website	www.vanderbilt.edu
Address	2101 West End Avenue Nashville, Tennessee, 37240 United States
Urbanization level	City: Large
City population	500,000 - 1,000,000
Phone	6153227311
Fax	+1 (615) 343 7765

Rank 🏆	University name	Country & City	Acceptance rate Acc. rate
53	University of Utah	Salt Lake City	66%
54	University of Georgia	Athens	54%
55	University of California - Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	33%
56	California Institute of Technology	Pasadena	8%
57	University of Hawaii System Office	Honolulu
58	University of Kentucky	Lexington	96%
59	University of California - San Francisco	San Francisco
60	University of Iowa	Iowa City	86%
61	Vanderbilt University	Nashville	11%
62	Emory University	Atlanta	22%
63	Florida State University	Tallahassee	49%
64	Colorado State University - Fort Collins	Fort Collins	83%
65	University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame	19%
66	University of South Florida - Main Campus	Tampa	45%
67	George Mason University	Fairfax	81%
68	Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences	Rochester
69	Dartmouth College	Hanover	10%