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Vanderbilt University

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach National

Location Nashville, TN

Population 1,500,000

Website http://www.vanderbilt.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,143

Men / Women 48% / 52%

White 42%

Asian 15%

Hispanic 12%

International 11%

Black 8%

Mixed 4%

Native American 0%

From State 13%

From Region 11%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 48%

Business & Economics 12%

Engineering 11%

Computer Science 9%

Life & Natural Sciences 7%

Arts 5%

Physical Sciences & Math 4%

Education 3%

Health Sciences 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,934

Est. Cost of Attendance $89,590

10-Year ROI $312,000

ROI Percentile 98th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 96%

4-Year Graduation Rate 87%

6-Year Graduation Rate 94%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)

Sunshine Hours 2,510 (33%)

Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 4%

Yield (Unbound) 51%

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Life & Natural Sciences	$1,057M	#20
Humanities & Social Sciences	$52M	#27
Engineering, Computing & Math	$113M	#59

Graduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences	334	#61
Engineering, Computing & Math	88	#63
Life & Natural Sciences	303	#88

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 52%

SAT Range 1520 – 1550

SAT Math Range 770 – 790

SAT RW Range 740 – 770

ACT Range 34 – 35

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Blair School of Music	54	57% / 43%	4%	$77,258		92%
Brass Instruments	8 —	88% / 12%	0%	$79,962	72	92%
Jazz/Jazz Studies	— —	—	—	$79,231	70	—
Keyboard Instruments	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$79,962	72	92%
Music	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$79,962	72	92%
Music Education	9 —	44% / 56%	0%	$63,740	32	—
Musical Arts/Composition	3 —	67% / 33%	33%	$79,962	72	92%
Percussion Instruments	— —	—	—	$79,385	71	—
Stringed Instruments	17 —	47% / 53%	6%	$79,962	72	92%
Voice and Opera	6 —	67% / 33%	0%	$79,962	72	92%
Woodwind Instruments	6 —	50% / 50%	0%	$79,962	72	92%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Arts and Science	1,284	45% / 55%	7%	$89,883		95%
Chemistry	20 +8	45% / 55%	5%	$81,915	75	—
Earth and Environmental Sciences	12 +8	33% / 67%	8%	$62,170	27	—
Mathematics	30 +118	63% / 37%	17%	$140,068	99	90%
Physics	6 +8	67% / 33%	0%	$98,720	91	—
Biochemistry	29 —	52% / 48%	7%	$80,147	72	—
Biological Sciences	15 +6	40% / 60%	7%	$72,233	56	—
Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology	6 +2	17% / 83%	33%	$72,302	56	—
Molecular and Cellular Biology	33 +16	39% / 61%	15%	$79,482	71	—
Neuroscience	50 +48	50% / 50%	6%	$70,739	52	95%
Medicine, Health, and Society	14 +19	29% / 71%	7%	$72,028	55	—
Economics	229 +56	66% / 34%	16%	$128,449	99	96%
African American and Diaspora Studies	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$66,701	41	—
American Studies	7 +1	57% / 43%	0%	$70,297	51	—
Anthropology	14 —	29% / 71%	0%	$75,751	64	—
Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$67,210	42	—
Asian Studies	5 +2	40% / 60%	20%	$69,565	49	—
Classical and Mediterranean Studies	2 +5	100% / 0%	0%	$76,519	65	—
Communication Studies	20 +4	15% / 85%	5%	$65,907	38	91%
Economics and History	17 +1	71% / 29%	0%	$88,187	83	94%
English	27 +16	22% / 78%	4%	$65,369	37	93%
Environmental and Sustainability Studies	12 +6	25% / 75%	0%	$73,611	59	—
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	6 +4	17% / 83%	0%	$66,975	41	—
European Studies	— +2	—	—	$69,418	48	—
French	4 +5	25% / 75%	0%	$71,012	53	97%
German Studies	3 +5	67% / 33%	0%	$70,245	51	—
History	20 +13	60% / 40%	0%	$88,187	83	94%
Interdisciplinary Studies	190 +84	30% / 70%	2%	$73,586	59	93%
Jewish/Judaic Studies	— —	—	—	$78,596	69	—
Latin American Studies	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$70,431	51	—
Latino and Latina Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$67,054	42	—
Law, History, and Society	23 +18	43% / 57%	4%	$65,905	38	—
Philosophy	7 +4	57% / 43%	0%	$107,157	95	95%
Political Science	52 +62	60% / 40%	6%	$92,330	86	92%
Psychology	57 +41	16% / 84%	11%	$62,840	29	100%
Public Policy Studies	11 +14	36% / 64%	0%	$89,440	84	94%
Religious Studies	1 +3	100% / 0%	0%	$85,038	79	95%
Russian	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$70,358	51	—
Social Sciences	304 +10	47% / 53%	4%	$90,203	84	95%
Sociology	14 +15	36% / 64%	0%	$81,976	75	94%
Spanish	4 +21	75% / 25%	0%	$71,012	53	97%
Architectural History and Criticism	9 +5	44% / 56%	0%	$77,997	68	—
Cinema and Media Arts	12 +4	25% / 75%	0%	$75,480	63	—
History of Art	5 +3	20% / 80%	0%	$83,742	77	95%
Studio Art	6 +5	33% / 67%	17%	$83,742	77	95%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Peabody College of Education and Human Development	145	21% / 79%	9%	$57,633		96%
Child Development	11 +8	9% / 91%	27%	$55,678	12	96%
Child Studies	26 +19	12% / 88%	8%	$65,545	37	—
Cognitive Studies	54 +17	31% / 69%	13%	$56,190	13	95%
Education	12 +1	25% / 75%	0%	$56,721	14	—
Elementary Education	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$54,084	9	100%
Secondary Education	14 —	29% / 71%	0%	$54,084	9	100%
Special Education	15 —	13% / 87%	0%	$57,668	16	96%
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	12 —	0% / 100%	8%	$54,084	9	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Engineering	372	62% / 38%	14%	$132,629		98%
Biomedical Engineering	47 +4	34% / 66%	6%	$105,677	94	100%
Chemical Engineering	24 —	42% / 58%	0%	$105,943	94	100%
Civil Engineering	11 —	18% / 82%	0%	$107,563	95	100%
Electrical & Computer Engineering	38 —	71% / 29%	8%	$142,440	99	—
Engineering Science	42 —	60% / 40%	5%	$109,116	96	100%
Mechanical Engineering	41 —	73% / 27%	22%	$101,152	92	93%
Computer Science	169 +74	71% / 29%	21%	$156,821	100	98%