Vanderbilt University

  • Details

    • Name: Vanderbilt University
    • Location: Nashville, TN 37240
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 6.28%
    • Average SAT Scores 1550
    • Four Year Completion Rate 87.25% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 92.69% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 93.7% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    87.3%
    6 Year
    92.7%
    8 Year
    93.7%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $84,412 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $63,946 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $63,946 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $12,913 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $14,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $7,811 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $5,797 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $4,729 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $6,211 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $14,780 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $42,754 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $73,909 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $74,018 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $84,542 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $78,559 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $91,565 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Education, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,103
Architectural History and Criticism Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Education, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $73,971
Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $58,939
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree $47,608 No data $101,714
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree $70,257 No data $31,649
Cognitive Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree $62,942 $47,250 $72,741
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $69,605
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $14,373
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,978
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,190
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree $55,847 No data $21,492
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $76,609
Classical and Ancient Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree $76,260 $68,768 $27,160
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Policy Analysis Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,717
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,458
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,292
Social Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $71,742 $48,717 $56,276
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Science, Technology and Society Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $99,333 $84,678 $43,927
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,788