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Class of 2028 Regular Decision Summary Statistics
Mar. 28, 2024—Yesterday we announced admissions decisions for Regular Decision applicants to the Class of 2028. Today we put their admit packets in the mail. We are so excited to welcome these new members of the Vanderbilt community! Vanderbilt’s culture of innovation and discovery relies on each of these new students contributing their abilities and perspectives and...
Class of 2028 — Early Decision by the Numbers
Feb. 16, 2024—We recently released Early Decision II admissions decisions for applicants to the Class of 2028. We are thrilled to welcome our newest Commodores into the Vanderbilt community! Now that we’ve completed our early rounds, here’s a brief statistical summary of Early Decision I and Early Decision II combined. Early Decision Admissions Statistics Early Decision applications: 5,835...
Vanderbilt Extends Test-optional Policy through 2027
Jan. 25, 2024—The Vanderbilt Office of Undergraduate Admissions will extend the current test-optional policy for three more years, covering applicants for entrance in fall 2025, 2026, and 2027. Vanderbilt University will not require scores from the ACT or SAT exams for students applying to enter the university for fall 2025, 2026, or 2027. This applies to both first-year and...
Chancellor’s message on Supreme Court decision regarding admissions process
Jun. 30, 2023—Following the Supreme Court’s decision on college admissions processes, Chancellor Diermeier shared a message with members of the Vanderbilt community. To learn more about Vanderbilt’s response to this news, please see the statement from the Chancellor.
Vanderbilt University joins Small Town and Rural Students Network
Apr. 4, 2023—Vanderbilt is joining the STARS College Network, a group of public and private universities that will collaborate on new efforts to help students from small-town and rural America enroll in, succeed at, and graduate from the undergraduate program of their choice. The STARS College Network (Small-Town And Rural Students) will build on efforts to create...
Class of 2027 Regular Decision Summary Statistics
Mar. 29, 2023—This week we announced admissions decisions for the Regular Decision applicants to the Class of 2027 and sent admit packets to our new Commodores. We’re thrilled to welcome these new students to the Vanderbilt community! Admitted students were selected from an exceptionally talented applicant pool of over 46,000 applicants. We are honored to receive applications from...
Class of 2027 — Early Decision by the Numbers
Feb. 18, 2023—We recently released Early Decision II admissions decisions for applicants to the Class of 2027. That concluded our Early Decision phase of admissions, and we are excited to welcome our newest Commodores into the Vanderbilt community! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanderbilt University (@vanderbiltu) Our Early Decision class represents...
3 Ways to Apply to Vanderbilt
Aug. 1, 2022—High school seniors, are you ready to apply to college? Vanderbilt applications are now available for you. We offer 3 ways to apply: Common App Coalition (powered by Scoir) QuestBridge Pick the application that’s right for you – we don’t prefer one application platform over another. Once you pick an application method, we ask that...
Class of 2026 Regular Decision Summary Statistics
Mar. 29, 2022—This week we announced admissions decisions for the Regular Decision applicants to the Class of 2026 and sent admit packets to our new Commodores. We’re thrilled to welcome these new students to the Vanderbilt community! Admitted students were selected from an exceptionally talented applicant pool of over 46,000 applicants. We are honored to receive applications...
Class of 2026 Decisions Available Online March 28
Mar. 27, 2022—As of Monday, March 28, after 5:00 p.m. Central Time, decisions for Regular Decision applicants will be available online through MyAppVU. The online decision release notes below provide more details about how to check your decision. Online Decision Release Notes: Beginning at 5:00 p.m. Central Time Monday, March 28, Regular Decision applicants can log in to...
Vanderbilt Extends Test-optional Policy through 2024
Feb. 21, 2022—The Vanderbilt Office of Undergraduate Admissions will extend the current test-optional policy for two years, covering applicants for entrance in fall 2023 and fall 2024. Vanderbilt University will not require scores from the ACT or SAT exams for students applying to enter the university for fall 2022, fall 2023, or fall 2024. This applies to...
Class of 2026 – Early Decision by the Numbers
Feb. 16, 2022—Last week, we released Early Decision II admissions decisions for applicants to the Class of 2026. That concluded our Early Decision phase of admissions, and we are now able to share the summary statistics about the newest Vanderbilt students. The students we have admitted through Early Decision I and II this year are an incredibly...