Division I · Southeastern Conference
Vanderbilt University · Campus
Nashville, TN · City · Private · Research university · the Commodores · Website ↗
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.
Large city
Setting
250,000+
7,152
Undergraduates
+ 6,304 graduate students
7:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
96%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
79%
From out of state
+ 12% from abroad
$21k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingLarge city (250,000+) Nashville, TN
- TypePrivate · Research university
- CalendarSemester
- MedicalGrants medical degrees
- Admissions6% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
7,1526,304
Undergraduates 7,152Graduate students 6,304
Where first-years come from
9%79%12%
In state 9%Other states 79%Abroad 12%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
39%12%10%19%10%
White 39%Hispanic 12%Black 10%Asian 19%Two or more 6%International 10%Not reported 4%
- Women56%
- Full-time99% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class1,622 entered last fall
- Transfers in280 4% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online2% take some classes online
- Registered with disability services15% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $21,054 | $3,396 | $24,450 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy · Navy · Air Force
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportNot reported
- Campus safety4.08 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
#9Class sizeof 366 · Division I#16Out of stateof 366 · Division I#18Internationalof 366 · Division I#23Retentionof 366 · Division I#26Most diverseof 365 · Division I
Among Division I schools; every list Vanderbilt University is on.
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