Highlights
- As a private institution, Vanderbilt University offers the same tuition rates to all students regardless of state residency.
- Online graduate students participate in extensive real-world application of their course content, including immersion events at the Nashville campus, internship field experiences, and capstone projects.
- Vanderbilt University notable alumni include two U.S. Vice Presidents, multiple Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award winners, and six Nobel Prize laureates, with awards bestowed in physiology or medicine, chemistry, and a Nobel Peace Prize.
- From 1937 to 2018, 125 Vanderbilt football players have been drafted into the NFL.
Overview
When founder Cornelius Vanderbilt provided the initial $1 million investment required to create the university in 1873, he had never visited the South, but held hope that his funds, through the university's work, would help heal the divisional wounds of the Civil War. Today, Vanderbilt houses students from across the nation at its 330-acre campus in Nashville. In 2017, Vanderbilt's Peabody College launched two 100% online programs to complement a large suite of individual online courses: a master of education in human development counseling and a doctor of education in leadership and learning in organizations.
Vanderbilt Tuition, Accreditation, and Admissions Info
Tuition
- In-state undergraduate: $48,600 annually
- Out-of-state undergraduate: $48,600 annually
- On-campus graduate: $2,000 per credit
- Online graduate: $1,800 per credit
Accreditation and Approvals
Vanderbilt University is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. A total of 23 academic degrees hold additional programmatic accreditation, including the online master's and doctoral degrees in education.
Admissions
The highly competitive Vanderbilt admissions criteria weighs a variety of factors, but academic merit holds the most sway. Vanderbilt acceptance rate for undergraduate students is 11%. Note that specific programs may possess their own additional admission requirements.
Undergraduate applicants apply online, pay a $50 application fee, and submit official high school transcripts, a counselor's letter of recommendation, two academic letters of recommendation, and official ACT or SAT scores. Graduate students must submit official transcripts, a statement of purpose, official GRE scores, 2-5 letters of recommendation, and pay a $95 application fee.
Other Statistics
- Founded: 1873
- Online student population: 95
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 8-to-1
- Of all undergraduates, 66% receive some form of financial aid.
School Profile
- Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Full-Time Freshman Retention Rate: 97%
- Required Standardized Test(s): ACT, SAT, GRE, TOEFL, IELTS
- Public/Private: Private nonprofit
- Acceptance Rate: 11%
- Graduation Rate: 88%
- Athletics: NCAA Division I
- Mascot: Commodores
- Colors: Black and gold
- Address: 2201 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37235
- Phone Number: (615) 322-7311
- Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Vanderbilt Online Degrees Offered
- Vanderbilt University offers one online master's degree and one online doctorate degree in education.
- Students can also attend fully online courses across multiple disciplines while enrolled on campus.
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