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Nashville, TN 37240
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Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN - Enrollment, Demographics, Student Costs

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (very high research activity)
UndergraduateArts & sciences focus, high graduate coexistence
GraduateComprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
EnrollmentMajority undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, highly residential

General Characteristics

Title IV EligibilityParticipates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable Tuition
Religious AffiliationN/A
Congressional District4705

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force  —   /   / 
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Vanderbilt University?
6th for total cost of attendance
  In District In State Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition $37,632 $37,632 $37,632
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $946 $946 $946
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $1,568 $1,568 $1,568
FT Graduate Tuition $37,632 $37,632 $37,632
FT Graduate Required Fees $374 $374 $374
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $1,568 $1,568 $1,568
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $54,718 $54,718 $54,718
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $39,870 $39,870 $39,870
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $39,870 $39,870 $39,870

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $35,278↓ $37,005 $35,278↓ $37,005 $35,278↓ $37,005
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies $1,140↓ $1,208
On-Campus – Room & Board $11,446↓ $12,028
On-Campus – Other Expenses $1,970↓ $2,062
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board N/A

Admission Details

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$50
Graduate Application FeeN/A
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 19,353 (9,077 male / 10,276 female)
Admitted 3,899 (1,979 male / 1,920 female)
Admission rate 20%
First-time Enrollment 1,599 (783 male / 816 female)
FT Enrollment 1,598 (783 male / 815 female)
PT Enrollment 1 (N/A male / 1 female)
Total Enrollment12,506

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Vanderbilt University use for admissions?  = Required,   = Recommended,   = Neither required nor recommended
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record  /   / 
College Prep. Completion
Recommendations
Formal competency demo
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Vanderbilt University accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Southeastern Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference Southeastern Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Southeastern Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Southeastern Conference

ACT Test Admission

17th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results 58%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 31 / 35
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 29 / 34
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 30 / 34

SAT Test Admission

24th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting SAT results 55%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 660 / 750
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 690 / 770
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 1350 / 1520

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity5,838
Meals per WeekN/A
Room Fee$8,200
Board Fee$4,450

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?
 
Total 376 368 242 244 16 3,504 854 5,604
Accounting 2 2 14 28 46
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 10 2 2 2 90 106
American/United States Studies/Civilization 6 6
Anthropology 2 2 2 4 40 4 54
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 6 2 8
Art/Art Studies, General 2 30 6 38
Bioinformatics 4 4
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 2 2 6 24 2 36
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 4 8 6 10 96 16 140
Business Administration and Management, General 100 14 2 60 328 504
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology 4 4
Chemical Engineering 16 4 2 10 34 6 72
Chemistry, General 4 10 4 10 48 6 82
Child Development 2 2 2 36 4 46
Civil Engineering, General 14 4 4 2 70 10 104
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 2 2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2 2 18 2 24
Clinical Nurse Specialist 8 2 10
Cognitive Science 4 18 6 28
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 8 4 8 72 14 106
Community Organization and Advocacy 6 2 2 10 20
Community Psychology 2 4 4 10
Computer Engineering, General 4 4 4 6 18
Computer Science 14 2 26 4 46
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 4 4 34 42
Creative Writing 2 8 2 12
Critical Care Nursing 118 2 120
Developmental and Child Psychology 2 34 2 38
Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv 22 2 2 60 6 92
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 6 6
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 2 2 16 20
East Asian Studies 2 2
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other 2 16 2 20
Economics, General 30 16 28 32 2 262 56 426
Education, General 2 2 4
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness 10 10
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 2 2
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision 14 14
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 36 8 4 2 34 8 92
Elementary Education and Teaching 8 6 80 6 100
Engineering Science 20 6 10 58 8 102
English Language and Literature, General 10 18 6 110 22 166
English/Language Arts Teacher Education 2 4 6
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 4 6 10
European Studies/Civilization 4 2 6
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner 6 6 76 8 96
Film/Cinema Studies 6 2 8
Finance, General 10 2 8 38 58
Fine/Studio Arts, General 2 2 2 8 2 16
French Language and Literature 6 14 2 22
Geology/Earth Science, General 2 2 14 18
German Language and Literature 2 2 4
Health/Medical Physics 32 32
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 2 6 36 2 46
History, General 4 2 8 2 2 72 24 114
History, Other 4 22 2 28
Human Resources Development 2 4 2 8
International and Comparative Education 4 2 8 14
Jewish/Judaic Studies
Latin American Studies 4 4 10 2 20
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 24 4 28
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
Materials Science 2 2
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 42 4 46
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 2
Mathematics, General 8 30 6 44
Mechanical Engineering 10 6 2 88 16 122
Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) 4 2 2 28 2 38
Microbiology, General 2 2
Molecular Biology 4 18 30 2 54
Molecular Physiology 2 2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 4 28 4 12 2 62 8 120
Music Performance, General 2 2
Music Teacher Education 2 16 18
Music Theory and Composition 2 4 6
Music, General
Music, Other 4 36 2 42
Neuroscience 2 8 2 20 2 24 8 66
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 6 20 26
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD) 2 2 22 6 32
Nursing Science (MS, PhD) 10 2 12
Oncology and Cancer Biology 2 2
Operations Management and Supervision
Organizational Behavior Studies 2 2 42 46
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing 86 4 90
Philosophy 2 2 2 4 44 8 62
Physics, General 4 2 2 14 6 28
Political Science and Government, General 8 18 18 8 106 14 172
Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LL 46 2 2 2 52
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2 2 2 30 36
Psychology, General 4 12 16 10 98 20 160
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) 4 4 14 22
Public Policy Analysis 2 2 2 24 4 34
Reading Teacher Education 14 14
Religion/Religious Studies 4 10 4 34 2 54
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2 2
Russian Language and Literature
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 2 2
Science, Technology and Society 2 4 6
Secondary Education and Teaching 2 2 2 48 8 62
Social Sciences, General 2 36 24 10 2 308 52 434
Sociology 18 4 2 26 8 58
Spanish Language and Literature 6 12 6 2 36 8 70
Special Education and Teaching, General 4 4 2 102 4 116
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 2 32 2 36
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 2 2
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 10 10
Theology/Theological Studies 8 2 32 42
Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments 14 4 18
Voice and Opera 2 2
Western European Studies 18 2 20
Women's Studies

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Vanderbilt University 84th for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary $101,453 ($109,884 male / $86,145 female)
Number of FT Faculty 901 (581 male / 320 female)
Number of PT Faculty 413
FT Faculty Ratio 2 : 1
Total Benefits $23,794,898

Local News for Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt ready to unveil new no-huddle offense

What is one to do after leading a football program mired in mediocrity for much of the latter half of the 20th century out of the dark and musty cellar of the school’s first bowl win in 50 years? Why, completely overhaul the offense of course.

Freshman tailbacks shine in Vanderbilt romp

Warren Norman and Zac Stacy seemed like seasoned veterans as opposed to a pair of true freshman running backs each playing in their first collegiate game on Saturday.

Flooding cancels exams at Vanderbilt U.

All exams in all four undergraduate colleges at Vanderbilt U. were canceled May 3, in light of the weekend's storms and subsequent widespread flooding around Nashville.

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