Vanderbilt University

Common Data Set 2020-21

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings
$91,565
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
94%
6-year completion
Average net price
$15,846
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$14,000
federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction398fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

5 TABLES
A0 · Other
We invite you to indicate if there are items on the CDS for which you cannot use the requested analytic convention, cannot provide data for the cohort requested, whose methodology is unclear, or about which you have questions or comments in general. This information will not be published but will help the publishers further refine CDS items.City/State/Zip/Country:
Address Line 3:615-343-8775
City:pie@vanderbilt.edu
A0 · Respondent Information
First Name:Richard Iannelli
Last Name:Director of Institutional Research & Analytics
Title:Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Office:PMB 407832; 2301 Vanderbilt Place
Address Line 1:Nashville/TN/37240/USA
Address Line 2:615-343-3282
ZipcodeYes
Country:No
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:Mailing Address:
A1 · Address Information
Name of College/University:615-322-2561
Street Address Line 1:800-288-0432
Street Address Line 2:2305 West End Avenue
Street Address Line 3:Nashville TN 37203
City615-343-7765
Statehttps://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/
A1 · Admissions Office
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number (Out-of-State Area Code):If your academic year has changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, please indicate as other below.
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:Differs by program (describe):
A3 · Classification
Classify your undergraduate institution:x

Enrollment And Persistence

3 TABLES
B1 · Institutional Enrollment
B1 undergraduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking003Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking3,4013,58234Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time total degree-seeking7021,132141Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates1,5191,960211Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates499Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking7,057Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking6,480Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total degree-seeking13,537Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported348
B1 graduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time degree-seekingNot reported189710Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seekingNot reported195779Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduatesNot reported6722,992Not reported
Full-time total graduatesNot reported727Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seekingNot reported98401Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seekingNot reported68328Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduatesNot reported1,6987,052Not reported
Part-time total graduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total graduate studentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
B1 overall enrollment
Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Total full-time studentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total part-time students1,519Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Grand total all studentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
B1 · All
B2 · Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity
Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
MeasureFirst-time first-yearDegree-seeking undergraduatesTotal undergraduates
NonresidentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Hispanic/LatinoNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Black or African American, non-HispanicRecipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell GrantStudents who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford LoanTotal (sum of 3 columns to the left)
White, non-HispanicNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic351,3581,613
Asian, non-Hispanic066
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic351,3521,607
Two or more races, non-Hispanic341,2001,414
Race and/or ethnicity unknown05773
Total067

First-Time, First-Year Admission

7 TABLES
C8G · Entrance Exams
ACTx
APx
Institutional Examx
C1 · Applications
C1 first-year admissions
First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknown sexTotal
Applied2,0872,1724,259Not reported
Admitted8278683Not reported
EnrolledNot reportedNot reportedNoNot reported
Enrolled full-timeNot reportedTOTALNot reportedNot reported
Enrolled part-timeNot reportedNot reported479Not reported
C2 · Wait List
Is your waiting list ranked?2
If yes, do you release that information to students?3
Do you release that information to school counselors?1
C5 · Admissions Requirements
Englishx
Mathematicsx
Sciencex
Of these, units that must be labx
Foreign languagex
Computer Sciencex
Other (specify)x
Social studiesx
Visual/Performing Artsx
C7 · Basis for Selection
Standardized test scoresADMISSION
Application EssayRequire
Please provide additional information if the importance of any specific academic or nonacademic factors differ by academic program.SAT with Essay component required
C9 · First-time, first-year Profile
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
SAT compositeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
SAT mathNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT compositeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT mathNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT EnglishNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT WritingPercentNumberNot reported
ACT Science0.4761Not reported
ACT Reading0.6958Not reported
Other extracted fields
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69925
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-5991,470
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-499720
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-399750
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-29933
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total31
SAT Math: 600-69975
SAT Math: 500-5991,570
SAT Math: 400-499770
SAT Math: 300-399800
SAT Math: 200-29935
SAT Math: Total35
SAT Composite: 800-999SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
SAT Composite: 600-7990.9
SAT Composite: 400-5990.1
SAT Composite: Total0.0
ACT Composite: 30-360
ACT Composite: 24-291
ACT Composite: 12-17SAT Composite
ACT Composite: 6-110.9
ACT Composite: Below 60.1
ACT Composite: Total0.0
ACT English: 30-360
ACT English: 24-291
Percent in top half of high school graduating classACT Math
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class0.8
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class0.2
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:0.0
TotalPercent
Percent who had GPA of 4.00.9
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.991.0
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.741.0
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.490.0
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990.3
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74Top half +
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49bottom half = 100%
C16 · Admission Policies
Beginning date: MonthDate
Beginning date: DayDate
Date: MonthJanuary 1st
Date: DayJanuary 1st
Other:January 1st
Must reply by (date)C15
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified afterC16
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):MonthApril 1st
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): DayApril 1st
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Number of early decision applications received by your institutionYes
Number of applicants admitted under early decision planx
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:First or only early decision plan closing date

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES
D1 · Fall Applicants
D2 transfer admissions
Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Applied7981,738Not reportedNot reported
Admitted303640Not reportedNot reported
Enrolled151311Not reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)x
D3 · Application for Admission
SummerD4
Essay or personal statementx
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:
D20 · Transfer Credit Policies
NumberYes
Unit TypeNo

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES
E1 · Special Study Options
Accelerated programx
Double majorx
Dual enrollmentx
English as a Second Language (ESL)x
Independent studyx
Internshipsx
Liberal arts/career combinationx
Student-designed majorx
Study abroadx
Teacher certification programx
E3 · Required Course Work
Computer literacyx
English (including composition)x
Historyx
Physical Educationx
Intensive writingx
Mathematicsx

Student Life

3 TABLES
F2 · Activities Offered
Campus Ministriesx
Choral groupsx
Concert bandx
Dancex
Drama/theaterx
International Student Organizationx
Jazz bandx
Literary magazinex
Marching bandx
Model UNx
Music ensemblesx
Musical theaterx
Operax
Pep bandx
Radio stationx
Student governmentx
Student newspaperx
Student-run film societyx
Symphony orchestrax
Television stationx
Yearbookx
F3 · ROTC
Name of Cooperating InstitutionTennessee State University
F4 · Housing
Men's residence halls (Men)x
Women's residence halls (Females)x
Apartments for married studentsx
Special housing for disabled studentsx
Special housing for international studentsx
Cooperative housingx
Wellness housingx

Annual Expenses

2 TABLES
G1 · All Institutions Expenses
G1 undergraduate costs
Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
MeasureFirst-yearAll undergraduates
TuitionNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: in-districtNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: in-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: out-of-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: nonresidentNot reportedNot reported
Required fees$18,376$18,376
Food and housing, on-campus$12,000$12,000
Housing only, on-campus$6,376$6,376
Food only, on-campus meal planNot reportedNot reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housingNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reported
G5 · Estimated Expenses
G5 estimated expenses
Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
MeasureResidentsCommuters living at homeCommuters not living at home
Books and suppliesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Food onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Housing onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Food and housing totalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation$3,022$3,022$3,022
Other expensesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

Financial Aid

16 TABLES
H2A · Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid
H2A non-need-based aid
Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
MeasureFirst-year full-timeAll undergraduates full-timeAll undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients154700Not reported
Average institutional non-need grant$19,359$25,033Not reported
Athletic grant recipients59247Not reported
Average athletic grant$56,890$59,272Not reported
H1 · Reporting Year
Academic Yearx
H1 · Methodology
Both FM and IMx
H1 · Need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$8,238,778
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$2,456,587
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$161,399,340
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,941,772
Total Scholarships/Grants$174,036,477
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,129,542
Federal Work-Study$3,805,083
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$1,160,764
Total Self-Help$6,095,389
Parent Loans$0
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$437,487
Athletic Awards$4,650,515
H1 · Non-need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$3,947,462
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$767,772
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$19,761,807
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,749,728
Total Scholarships/Grants$26,226,769
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$6,330,356
Total Self-Help$6,330,356
Parent Loans$6,594,892
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$915,000
Athletic Awards$9,965,211
H2 · Students Awarded Aid
H2 students awarded aid
Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
MeasureFirst-year full-timeAll undergraduates full-timeAll undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates1,9636,983Not reported
Applied for need-based aid1,1383,828Not reported
Determined to have financial need9013,414Not reported
Awarded any aid9013,414Not reported
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid8833,351Not reported
Awarded need-based self-help aid4281,749Not reported
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid116239Not reported
Need fully met9013,414Not reported
Average percentage of need met1%1%Not reported
Average financial aid package$56,842$55,258Not reported
Average need-based scholarship or grant$53,944$53,108Not reported
Average need-based self-help award$2,436$2,827Not reported
Average need-based loan$3,073$3,476Not reported
Graduating Cohort
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,490
H5 · Source Type Loan
H5 student loans
Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
MeasureNumber in classPercent of classAverage per borrower
Any loan program2940%$22,808
Federal loan programs2630%$14,856
Institutional loan programs00%$0
State loan programs00%$0
Private student loans690%$40,561
H6 · Aid to Nonresidents
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availablex
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availablex
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:168
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$58,416
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$9,813,836
H7 · Financial Aid Forms
CSS Profilex
Specify:International Student’s Certification of Finances
FAFSAH8
CSS Profilex
Noncustodial Profilex
Specify:Business/Farm Supplement
H9 · Financial Aid Deadlines
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):2/1
H9 · Other
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):2/1
H10 · Financial Aid Notification
a) Students notified on or about (date): Montha) Students notified on or about (date):
a) Students notified on or about (date): Daya) Students notified on or about (date):
If yes, starting date (Month):Yes
If yes, starting date (Day):Yes
H11 · Financial Aid Reply
or within____weeks of notification.2020-04-01 00:00:00
H12 · Aid Available
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loansx
Federal Direct PLUS Loansx
Federal Nursing Loansx
College/university loans from institutional fundsx
Specify:College/university loans from institutional funds
Federal Pell GrantsH13
State scholarships/grantsx
Private scholarshipsx
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsx
United Negro College Fundx
Federal Nursing Scholarshipx
Other (specify):x
Specify:Federal Nursing Scholarship
H14 · Institutional Aid
Alumni affiliationNon-Need Based
Artx
ROTCx
Music/dramax
Religious affiliationx
Alumni affiliationNeed-Based
Artx
Religious affiliationx
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:State/district residency

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES
I1 · Instructional Faculty
I1 instructional faculty
Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
MeasureFull-timePart-timeTotal
Total instructional faculty9452321,177
Members of minority groups17638214
Females393104497
Males552127679
Nonresidents18323206
Doctorate or other terminal degree9121751,087
Master's, but not terminal master'sNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Bachelor's degreeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Unknown or other highest degreeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Stand-alone graduate/professional programsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
I2 · Student to Faculty Ratio
Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio8
based on ____ students7,008
and ____ faculty889
I3 · Undergraduate Class Size
I3 undergraduate class size
Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
MeasureClass sectionsClass subsections
2-9 students40329
10-19 students544110
20-29 students26758
30-39 students1886
40-49 students595
50-99 students1274
100+ students820
Total1,670212

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES
Diploma/Certificates
Associate
J1 · Bachelors
J degrees conferred by discipline
Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
MeasureCertificate/diplomaAssociateBachelor's
AgricultureNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Natural resources and conservationNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ArchitectureNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studiesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Communication/journalismNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Communication technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer and information sciencesNot reportedNot reported0.1%
Personal and culinary servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EducationNot reportedNot reported0.0%
EngineeringNot reportedNot reported0.1%
Engineering technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguisticsNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Family and consumer sciencesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Law/legal studiesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
EnglishNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Liberal arts/general studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Library scienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biological/life sciencesNot reportedNot reported0.1%
Mathematics and statisticsNot reportedNot reported0.1%
Military science and military technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Interdisciplinary studiesNot reportedNot reported0.1%
Parks and recreationNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Philosophy and religious studiesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Theology and religious vocationsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Physical sciencesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Science technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
PsychologyNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Public administration and social servicesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Social sciencesNot reportedNot reported0.3%
Construction tradesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mechanic and repair technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Precision productionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation and materials movingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Visual and performing artsNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Health professions and related programsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Business/marketingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
HistoryNot reportedNot reported0.0%
OtherNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total0%0%1%