Vanderbilt University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Vanderbilt University is a private research university in Nashville, TN (city setting), with 7,152 undergraduates (56% women). It admitted 6% of 45,313 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1510–1560 on the SAT and 34–35 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $89,590 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $26,689 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 93% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, multidisciplinary studies, engineering. The campus reported 4.08 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Vanderbilt University ranks
10 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $63,946
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 60 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Vanderbilt University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Vanderbilt University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southeastern Conference | 44 | 16 over | 5 | $4M | $91,503 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | Southeastern Conference | 46 | 12 over | 4 | $10M | $219,458 | 988 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southeastern Conference | 18 | 3 over | 8 | $13M | $740,128 | 989 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southeastern Conference | 28 | 13 over | 7 | $8.3M | $297,135 | 989 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southeastern Conference | 12 | room 5 | 3 | $550k | $45,800 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southeastern Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Southeastern Conference | 116 | 11 over | 21 | $44M | $380,383 | 984 | |
| Men's Golf | Southeastern Conference | 9 | at cap | 3 | $2.4M | $266,683 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Southeastern Conference | 10 | 1 over | 3 | $2.1M | $214,737 | 998 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | American Conference | 41 | 3 over | 1 | $3.4M | $83,265 | 1000 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Southeastern Conference | 36 | 6 over | 3 | $3M | $82,859 | 997 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southeastern Conference | 16 | 6 over | 3 | $1.9M | $120,802 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southeastern Conference | 9 | room 1 | 3 | $1.9M | $215,620 | 991 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southeastern Conference | 113 | 68 over | 7 | $5.1M | $44,961 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southeastern Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.