For more than a century, excellence, purpose, and collaboration have marked the Vanderbilt experience. With more than 70 majors, over 475 student organizations, and a 7:1 student-to-faculty ratio, Vanderbilt fosters an innovative living and learning environment for students to explore their passions, engage in academic research with world-renowned faculty, and build lasting connections within a diverse and dynamic student community.
At Vanderbilt, we encourage students to study across disciplines to feed their passions and inspire new ways to address issues and impact the world. Use the find your major tool to explore our majors, minors, and pre-professional programs and discover your own academic path at Vanderbilt.
At the heart of the Vanderbilt experience are our four undergraduate schools.
Among the many decisions you are currently facing regarding your college search may be the choice between a top-tier research university and a teaching-focused liberal arts college. At Vanderbilt, you do not have to choose. Vanderbilt students conduct research across academic disciplines regardless of their major field of study.
The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons is composed of ten houses designed exclusively for first-year students and their faculty heads of house, a dining center, seminar and study rooms, generous public spaces, and endless opportunities for engagement, enrichment, and leadership. E. Bronson Ingram College, Moore College, Nicholas S. Zeppos College, Rothschild College and Warren College each house upper-division students and are led by faculty heads and Residential Colleges staff. The next upper-division residential college is scheduled to open in fall 2024 as part of Vanderbilt’s FutureVU initiative.
On The Ingram Commons, first-year students transition from high school into a diverse living and learning community of peers and faculty. From move-in day on, new Commodores build relationships fostering social, cultural, and intellectual growth. All first-year students live in one of 10 houses. Each is guided by a faculty head of house who lives among the students.
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Vanderbilt supports student’s physical and emotional well-being through these campus resources:
Vanderbilt has over 475 opportunities to help students connect with our community, from organizations focused on service, culture, arts and religion, to groups for sports, Greek life, student government and other special interests. For a full list of organizations, browse the Anchor Link directory.
The Vanderbilt Programming Board
This student-run organization sponsors social, cultural, educational, recreational and multicultural activities, including speakers, concerts and off-campus trips.
Nashville is a dynamic city full of opportunity and diverse offerings; students consistently cite Nashville as an invaluable part of the Vanderbilt experience.
The Vanderbilt Career Center offers:
Vanderbilt makes the commitment to meet 100% of demonstrated financial need for all admitted students. Instead of loans, these awards include gift money that does not need to be repaid. Vanderbilt’s application process is need-aware for international students who request consideration for need-based aid.Students requesting consideration for need-based financial aid are required to submit the College ScholarshipService (CSS) Financial Aid Profile.
For international students admitted for fall 2022, Vanderbilt offered need-based aid and/or merit scholarships to 79 students representing 41 countries. The range of awards offered was $32,547–$91,096 per year for four years.
Three signature scholarships comprise the majority of Vanderbilt’smerit awards:
Recipients of these signature scholarships are guaranteed full-tuition awards, plus stipends for the required immersive experience. A separate application is required for the Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship; you must apply to be considered. For the Ingram Scholars Program and for theChancellor’s Scholarship, the application is strongly encouraged; preference is given to those who apply. Deadline for scholarship applications is December 1. These applications will be available via your MyAppVU portal two business days after you have applied for admission.
International first-year applicants are eligible to apply for all merit-based scholarships offered at Vanderbilt.
Our net price calculator can be used to estimate your need-based financial aid eligibility at Vanderbilt.
Admission is competitive and selective, but, above all, the application process is context-based and holistic. We consider the academic record within the context of the high school as well as leadership and engagement outside the classroom, the application essay, letters of recommendation, and standardized test scores (if submitted).
Learn more about applying to Vanderbilt as an international student
Undergraduate 7,151
Graduate and professional 6,559
Total 13,710
Female 52%
Male 48%
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian American 18.0%
Black/African American 11.0%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4%
Hispanic or Latino 11.9%
International 10.4%
Multiracial (non-Hispanic) 6.2%
Not reported 3.8%
White 37.6%
ACT Middle 50% 34–35
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Middle 50% 730–770
SAT Mathematics Middle 50% 760–800
National Merit Scholars 185
Academics
Undergraduate colleges & schools 4
Student-to-faculty ratio 7:1
Classes with fewer than 50 students 91%
Female faculty 44%
Minority faculty 21%
Undergraduate Admission (Fall 2023)*
First-year applicants 46,256
Admits 2,850
Admit rate 6.2%
*As of June 1, 2023; numbers finalized on official census day.
Campus Life
Student organizations 475+
Commodore Athletics
Varsity teams 11 women’s, 6 men’s
NCAA championships 6
Club sports 32
Intramural sports leagues 40+
Financial Aid & Scholarships 2022–23
Undergraduates receiving some form of financial assistance 65%
Average financial aid package $65,889
First-Year Student Retention Rate 96%
Students Graduating in 6 Years 93%
*As of June 1, 2023; numbers finalized on official census day.
National Universities, U.S. News & World Report, 2023
Best Value Schools, U.S. News & World Report, 2023
Great Financial Aid, Princeton Review, 2023
Best Quality of Life, Princeton Review, 2023
College City Gets High Marks, Princeton Review, 2023
U.S. Cities with the Best Job Market, Wall Street Journal, 2020
