- The Inkwell
- Tennessee
- Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TNCity: largeZIP 37240Founded 1873
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1873
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.vanderbilt.edu
- Member of
- CUMU
TennesseePrivate nonprofit
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private nonprofit university in Nashville, Tennessee, with 7,208 undergraduates. It admits 5.9% of applicants, graduates 93% within six years and costs $15,497 a year after aid.
93%graduate
Admission rate5.9%
Retention96%
4-year graduation87%
Pell Grant share25%
Federal loans10%
$15,497net price / year
5.9%admission rate
1549average SAT
93%graduate in 6 years
$99,080median earnings, 10 yrs
$15,000median debt
#62 of 1,704 for earnings#529 of 1,739 for lowest net price#45 of 1,738 for graduation rate#16 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $94,142tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $71,226
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $71,226
- Average net price
- $15,497national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$3,637
$30,001–48,000$1,908
$48,001–75,000$5,651
$75,001–110,000$11,284
$110,001+$42,583
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 5.9%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1549
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 730–770
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 770–800
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 34–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college5.9%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college96%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college93%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college25%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 93%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 87%
- First-year retention
- 96%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 94%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $83,121
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $99,080middle 50%: $64,506–$160,000
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$160,000
Median, Vanderbilt University$99,080
Lower quarter$64,506
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,208
- Part-time
- 0.6%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 19.6
- First-generation students
- 12%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 85%
- Average faculty salary
- $16,361 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $34,184
- Endowment, end of year
- $10,247,727,490
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White39%
Hispanic11%
Black9.2%
Asian19%
Two or more races5.7%
U.S. nonresident11%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown4.3%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences31%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies16%
Engineering12%
Computer & information sciences9.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.6%
Visual & performing arts4.4%
Psychology4.0%
Education2.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University Nashville, TN | $32,648 | 71% | $62,789 |
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| Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN | $25,979 | 56% | $58,780 |
| Lee University Cleveland, TN | $21,034 | 62% | $47,741 |
| Cumberland University Lebanon, TN | $15,965 | 44% | $66,885 |
| Rhodes College Memphis, TN | $28,776 | 81% | $79,506 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $14,659 | 93% | $88,581 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | $15,370 | 95% | $109,430 |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | $14,538 | 94% | $100,212 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | $14,362 | 93% | $92,832 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | $14,815 | 96% | $152,553 |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | $16,754 | 91% | $93,897 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 221999. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q29052.