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Vanderbilt University
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Vanderbilt University Profile

  • 2101 West End Avenue
    Nashville , TN 37240
    (615) 322-7311
    www.vanderbilt.edu Campus Virtual Tour
    Setting
    Large city
    Enrollment
    6,891
    Full time
    6,531
    Part time
    360
    Men full time
    3,148
    Women full time
    3,383
    Mission Statement

    -

    Vanderbilt University More Information

    Type of School
    Four or more years , Private not-for-profit
    Religious affiliation
    None
    Highest degree offered
    Doctoral and First-professional
    Calendar
    Semester
    Distance learning opportunities
    Yes

    Vanderbilt University Diversity

    American Indian/Alaskan Native
    0%
    Asian/Pacific Islander
    6%
    Black/Non-Hispanic
    8%
    Hispanic
    5%
    White/Non-Hispanic
    66%
    Non-Resident Alien
    2%
    Race/ethnicity unknown
    12%

    Enrollment statistics are for a 12-month period as of 2007.

  • Vanderbilt University Admission Basics

    Admissions office phone number
    -
    Open admission policy
    No
    Undergraduate Application fee
    $50
    Applied
    12,911
    Admitted
    4,238
    Enrolled
    1,673
    Admitted %
    33%

    Vanderbilt University Admission factors

    Admission test scores
    Required
    Secondary school GPA
    Required
    Secondary school rank
    Recommended
    Secondary school record
    Required
    TOEFL
    Required
    Completion of college preparatory program
    Recommended
    Recommendations
    Required
    Formal demonstration of competencies
    Required

    Vanderbilt University Admission statistics

    Students submitting SAT
    71%
    SAT 1 Verbal 25th percentile score
    640
    SAT 1 Verbal 75th percentile score
    740
    SAT 1 Math 25th percentile score
    660
    SAT 1 Math 75th percentile score
    740
    Students submitting ACT
    47%
    ACT Composite 25th percentile score
    29
    ACT Composite 75th percentile score
    33

  • Vanderbilt University Cost

    In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates
    $35,278
    Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates
    $35,278
    Books and Supplies
    $1,140
    On-campus room and board
    $11,446
    Off-campus room and board
    -

    Vanderbilt University Financial Aid

    Students Receiving Aid
    63%
    Receiving Federal Grants
    14% , $4,466 on average
    Receiving Institutional Aid
    53% , $25,828 on average
    Receiving Student Loans
    31% , $4,245 on average

  • Vanderbilt University Programs & Majors

    Graduates in 2007/2008 academic year.

    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies Bachelor Master Doctorate
    African-American/Black Studies 1 0 0
    American/United States Studies/Civilization 0 0 0
    Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies 0 0 0
    East Asian Studies 5 0 0
    European Studies/Civilization 2 0 0
    German Studies 0 0 0
    Latin American Studies 3 5 0
    Western European Studies 2 0 0
    Women's Studies 1 0 0
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Biochemistry 0 0 5
    Bioinformatics 0 6 2
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 0 0 0
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General 13 2 12
    Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology 0 2 13
    Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other 11 0 0
    Human/Medical Genetics 0 1 4
    Microbiology, General 0 0 6
    Molecular Biology 30 0 0
    Molecular Physiology 0 2 14
    Oncology and Cancer Biology 0 3 15
    Pharmacology 0 0 6
    Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Accounting 0 0 0
    Business Administration and Management, General 0 249 2
    Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 0 0 0
    Finance, General 0 0 0
    Human Resources Development 0 4 2
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 0 0
    Operations Management and Supervision 0 0 0
    Organizational Behavior Studies 0 20 0
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 42 0 0
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Computer Science 17 22 9
    Education Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 0 17 0
    Education, General 5 0 0
    Education, Other 0 0 1
    Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness 0 3 0
    Educational Evaluation and Research 0 0 0
    Educational Leadership and Administration, General 0 3 15
    Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision 0 3 0
    Elementary Education and Teaching 19 13 0
    English/Language Arts Teacher Education 0 3 0
    Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 0 15 15
    International and Comparative Education 0 3 0
    Mathematics Teacher Education 0 0 0
    Music Teacher Education 6 3 0
    Reading Teacher Education 0 10 0
    Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 0 0 0
    Secondary Education and Teaching 11 21 0
    Special Education and Teaching, General 12 44 5
    Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 0 1 5
    Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 0 0 0
    Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education 0 1 0
    Engineering Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Biomedical/Medical Engineering 91 14 10
    Chemical Engineering 30 1 6
    Civil Engineering, General 32 13 5
    Computer Engineering, General 9 0 0
    Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 23 20 11
    Engineering Science 38 0 0
    Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 0 3 3
    Materials Science 0 0 4
    Mechanical Engineering 64 3 3
    English Language and Literature/Letters Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Creative Writing 0 5 0
    English Language and Literature, General 73 3 5
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Child Development 12 8 0
    Foreign languages, literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Comparative Literature 0 1 0
    French Language and Literature 13 1 0
    German Language and Literature 5 4 2
    Portuguese Language and Literature 0 1 0
    Russian Language and Literature 1 0 0
    Spanish Language and Literature 29 6 3
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 0 63 0
    Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences 0 0 13
    Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 0 6 5
    Clinical Nurse Specialist 0 2 0
    Critical Care Nursing 0 45 0
    Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner 0 49 0
    Health/Health Care Administration/Management 0 0 0
    Health/Medical Physics 0 10 0
    Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 0 20 0
    Medical Scientist 0 14 0
    Medicine 0 0 0
    Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 0 10 0
    Nursing Administration 0 16 0
    Nursing Science 0 4 4
    Nursing, Other 0 3 0
    Pediatric Nurse/Nursing 0 40 0
    Public Health, General 0 10 0
    Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 0 7 0
    History Bachelor Master Doctorate
    History, General 41 0 3
    History, Other 21 0 0
    Legal Professions and Studies Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Law 0 0 0
    Programs for Foreign Lawyers 0 22 0
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 0 10 0
    Mathematics and Statistics Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Mathematics, General 14 2 6
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 1 0 0
    Cognitive Science 17 0 0
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 34 5 2
    Neuroscience 35 0 12
    Science, Technology and Society 7 0 0
    Philosophy and Religious Studies Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Jewish/Judaic Studies 0 0 0
    Philosophy 28 0 6
    Religion/Religious Studies 6 15 13
    Physical Sciences Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Astronomy 0 0 0
    Chemistry, General 21 4 15
    Geology/Earth Science, General 9 1 0
    Physics, General 3 9 10
    Psychology Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Community Psychology 0 2 0
    Developmental and Child Psychology 21 0 0
    Psychology, General 55 12 8
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Community Organization and Advocacy 0 5 0
    Public Policy Analysis 17 13 0
    Social Sciences Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Anthropology 31 5 3
    Applied Economics 0 0 0
    Development Economics and International Development 0 0 0
    Economics, General 174 36 2
    Political Science and Government, General 72 1 2
    Social Sciences, General 239 0 0
    Sociology 19 3 4
    Theology and Religious Vocations Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Divinity/Ministry 0 0 0
    Theology/Theological Studies 0 31 0
    Visual and Performing Arts Bachelor Master Doctorate
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation 0 0 0
    Art/Art Studies, General 17 0 0
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 4 0 0
    Film/Cinema Studies 4 0 0
    Fine/Studio Arts, General 4 0 0
    Music Performance, General 4 0 0
    Music Theory and Composition 1 0 0
    Music, General 0 0 0
    Music, Other 16 0 0
    Piano and Organ 2 0 0
    Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments 8 0 0
    Voice and Opera 1 0 0

  • Vanderbilt University Deadlines

    Early decision deadline
    Nov 1st
    Early action deadline
    -
    College will notify student of early decision by
    Dec 15th
    College will notify student of early action by
    -
    Priority application deadline
    -
    Financial aid priority deadline
    Feb 1st
    Regular application deadline
    Jan 3rd
    Fall application deadline
    Jan 3rd
    SAT Reasoning / ACT scores due
    Feb 15th
    SAT Subject score report due
    Feb 15th
    Financial aid deadline
    -
    Transfer priority application deadline
    Mar 1st
    Transfer priority financial aid deadline
    Apr 15th
    Transfer application closing date
    Jun 1st
    Transfer deadline for filing financial aid forms
    -
    College will notify student by
    Apr 1st
    College will notify student of transfer decision by
    Apr 1st
    College will notify student of financial aid decisions on or about
    -
    Student must reply to acceptance by
    May 1st
    Student must reply to financial aid decision by
    -
    Deadline for housing deposit
    May 1st

  • Vanderbilt University Admin Settings

    College Profile Override
    -
    Scholarship Calculator Link
    -
    Facebook Link
    -
    Twitter Username
    -
    Virtual Tour Link
    http://www.vanderbilt.edu/viewbook/welcome.html
    Enable Regional Events
    -

    Vanderbilt University Sports

    National Collegiate Athletic Association Membership
    Member of National Collegiate Athletic Association
    Football program
    Yes
    Basketball program
    Yes
    Baseball program
    Yes
    Cross country/track program
    Yes

    Vanderbilt University Military Programs

    ROTC
    Yes
    Army
    Yes
    Navy
    Yes
    Air Force
    Yes

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Vanderbilt University Scholarships

Merit Scholarships Available:

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Chancellor's Scholarship Program - R R
Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship Program - R R
Additional Merit Scholarships $10,000
Ingram Scholarship Program - R
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Student Reviews of Vanderbilt University

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    K from Atlanta, GA

    Vanderbilt is currently ranked #18 in the nation, tied with Notre Dame and Emory. Many of you prospective students may be wondering, Why should I pay $37,000 per year for my college tuition? In order to attend an equivalently ranked school, you… more read full review

    Vanderbilt is currently ranked #18 in the nation, tied with Notre Dame and Emory. Many of you prospective students may be wondering, Why should I pay $37,000 per year for my college tuition? In order to attend an equivalently ranked school, you would only be paying about $700 less for Emory and about $300 less for Notre Dame.
    But, please give me a chance to convince you that the experience and education that Vanderbilt has to offer is worth your $300 - $700 extra dollars.

    1) Vanderbilt provides a great balance between work and play. Many students live by the motto: work hard, play harder...so if partying is your thing then you will find plenty of opportunities to reward yourself for all of your A's and your well-earned B's. But, the great thing about Vandy is that if you prefer not to hang around the party scene scattered with frat juice, black lights, the Ying Yang Twins, and party fouls, then you too are not alone. There are plenty of work-a-holics that can find pure joy and soothing happiness simply by correctly solving a differential equation, but don't want the buzz of a cool beer to help relax their nerves.

    2) Vandy is a great place to make friends from all over the U.S. and the world. I had the opportunity to go to one of my state universities, but after visiting my friends there I realized how happy I was that I had decided to go to Vanderbilt instead. All of my friend's friends were the same people from our high school or other people from our state. They had learned nothing about other parts of our glorious country or world through their friendships. At Vanderbilt, I have friends from California, New York, Montana, Maryland, Wisconsin, Texas, Japan, Florida, India, North Carolina, Great Britain, Ohio, Missouri, Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Tennessee...do you get the point? I have friends living all over our planet...I mean, how awesome is that! Many students at Vanderbilt are open to having friendships with people of a different race, ethnicity, religion, etc. If I were to go to any major city in the U.S. right now, then I feel like I would have at least one person nearby that I would feel comfortable calling up if I needed help or needed a place to stay. My friends at Vandy are real friends. We care about each other's success and well-being.

    3) Are you into music? I mean most people like some kind of music, right? Well, if you do like music then you are in luck because Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, TN...aka Music City, USA (or the Country Music Capital of the World). Okay, after reading that last part you probably had one of two reactions: ughhhhhhh I HATE country music! Game over...I will never go to Vandy. OR... You know I like my chicken fried, cold beer on a Friday night, a pair of jeans that fits just right, and the radio up. COUNTRY MUSIC HATERS KEEP READING 'cause I have good news for you: if you really despise country music then I promise you will do just fine in Nashville! There are tons of bars, concert halls, little dives, cafes, frats, and clubs where country music is not preformed. Many very talented starving artists have taken up root in Nashvegas and they too would absolutely love your support! So let all those Country-music lovers go support the rising country stars and songwriters in the Honkey-tonk part of Downtown and the rundown bluegrass bars. Just so you understand the wide variety of artists that play in Nashville here is a VERY small sampling of who I saw play last year, The Avett Brothers, Lil Wayne, Grassroots, The Wooten Brothers, the Flaming Lips, songwriters (for Garth Brooks, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, etc.), Santigold, N.E.R.D., Pat Green, the Ying Yang Twins (at a frat party...good times), the Blair school of music, K'naan, T.I. (his last performance before he went to prison), Sarah Watkins (from Nickel Creek), etc. Yeah, so if you like music, then you will LOVE Nashville.

    4) Another cool thing about living in Nashville is the celebrity sightings. It's no L.A., but it's still fun, especially if you don't come from a celebrity-filled home town. Taylor Swift randomly shows up at the Bluebird Cafe to play along with other artists or can be seen grabbing some pancakes in Hillsboro's Pancake Pantry. Nichole Kidman also enjoys these infamous pancakes, and shows up with hubby, Keith Urban, at the Green Hills Mall movie theater. And one night while dining at the restaurant called Watermark, I sat a few tables away from the handsome James Marsden...he also ran the Country Music Half Marathon in April.

    5) Vanderbilt is going green...yeah, I know, so in right now. Vanderbilt's campus is a national arboretum and over near the fabulous freshman dorms is the Commons Center. This grand building is Vandy's trofeewife. Vanderbilt could not be more proud of her flush down, flush up toilets, automatic everything, and green this, green that. Vandy still has a long way to go on the green side of things, but if being environmentally conscious/friendly is one of your passions then you will be able to really help change the Vandy world with your ideas of how to greenify our already fabulous school and beautiful campus. But, if you could care less about all this green talk, then hey at least you get to benefit from from the people that do care...so going to Vanderbilt is a win-win.

    6) Vandy is part of the SEC...which is incredibly fun. We get to go up against big state schools like Alabama, UGA, Ole Miss, etc. Yeah, so us Commodores might not be exactly well known for our athletic programs, but we do surprise people every now and then. I mean, who would have though that Vandy would beat Auburn 14-13 last fall! So it's always fun to show up to the sporting events, not only because those huge SEC athletes that are making touchdowns, dribbling down the court, or hitting a home run are your friends, but because they will probably give you a good reason to cheer as a proud Commodore when you are least expecting it.

    I believe and I promise that Vanderbilt University is a bang for the buck. If you're still reading at this point then I hope I have convinced you to come join me and my fellow students at Vandyland this fall. I would not trade my past year at Vandy for any other experience in the world...and yes, I know that statement sounds vague and slightly not believable, but it's the truth. I LOVE Vanderbilt. GO 'DORES! read full review

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    R from MO

    I am from a small rural town in MO and that is not my style of living. I prefer to live in suburbs or a city and Nashville offers a great mix of both. Exploring the city while you have free time is always great because there is always something new… more read full review

    I am from a small rural town in MO and that is not my style of living. I prefer to live in suburbs or a city and Nashville offers a great mix of both. Exploring the city while you have free time is always great because there is always something new to discover. The music scene is great as well and should be - considering Nashville is known as Music City, USA. Vanderbilt University is a very nice looking college. There is so many plants and trees around you that you honestly feel like you are walking through a park on your way to class and that provides for a great atmosphere. The buildings are mixed with old style architecture and modern buildings, also pleasing to the eye. The greek scene is pretty huge. Many of activities and community service to do. read full review

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