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Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN · CDS 20242025 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
5.9%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
61.2%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
8:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$15,055

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates7,221
Total all graduate6,354
Grand total all students13,575

Admissions

Total applicants45,409
Total admitted2,662
Total enrolled1,630
Overall admit rate5.9%
Admit rate — women5.8%
Admit rate — men5.9%
Yield rate61.2%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing dateNov 1st
ED notification dateDec 15th
# admitted under ED plan825
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT27.4%
% submitting ACT24.6%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile730
SAT EBRW 75th %ile770
SAT Math 25th %ile770
SAT Math 75th %ile800
ACT Comp 25th %ile34
ACT Comp 75th %ile35
% in top 10% of HS class90.0%
% in top 25% of HS class94.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees
Room and board
Total cost — in-state
Total cost — out-of-state

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$73,698
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$32,009
Avg loan debt at graduation$15,055

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist279
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)3,202
Transfer admit rate21.8%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio8:1
% faculty full-time80.2%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$15,846Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)93.4%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)88.8%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate96.4%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$101,204Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant19.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan10.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full23.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress35.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress19.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white39.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black9.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino11.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian18.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international11.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women47.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men52.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white56.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown20.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences30.9%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies16.2%
Engineering12.2%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services9.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences6.6%
Visual And Performing Arts4.4%
Psychology4.0%
Education2.9%