Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN - Vandy
Admissions Prediction
Official Admissions Statistics 2016 - 2017
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 32,442 |
| Admitted | 3,487 |
| Acceptance rate | 10.7% |
| Yield rate | 45.9% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Vanderbilt University.
Vanderbilt University's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 700 and 790
- Math: 720 and 800
- Writing: 32 and 35
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at Vanderbilt University.
Vanderbilt University's average composite ACT score falls between 32 and 35.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| Accounting | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Accounting & Finance | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ancient Studies/Civilization | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthropology | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Applied Economics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Audiology/Audiologist & Hearing Sciences | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Audiology/Audiologist & Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law (LL.M., J.S.D./S.J.D.). | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Biochemistry | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Biochemistry/Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bioinformatics | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 35 | 30 | 65 |
| Biostatistics | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Business Administration/Management | 48 | 21 | 69 |
| Business/Managerial Operations, Other | 25 | 7 | 32 |
| Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | 32 | 17 | 49 |
| Chemistry, General | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Child Development | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Communications Studies/Speech Communication & Rhetoric | 3 | 23 | 26 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Computer Science | 45 | 3 | 48 |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 3 | 30 | 33 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| Development Economics & International Development | 17 | 21 | 38 |
| Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv.) | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Early Childhood Education & Teaching | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Economics, General | 175 | 62 | 237 |
| Education, General | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Education, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments, Including Deafness | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Educational Leadership & Administration, General | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering | 21 | 6 | 27 |
| Elementary Education & Teaching | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Engineering Science | 14 | 29 | 43 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 12 | 30 | 42 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Epidemiology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| European Studies/Civilization | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Film/Cinema Studies | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Finance, General | 82 | 11 | 93 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| French Language & Literature | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| German Language & Literature | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Health Services Administration | 12 | 17 | 29 |
| Health Teacher Education | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| Health/Medical Physics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 12 | 23 | 35 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, & Mexican-American/Chicano | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History, General | 19 | 20 | 39 |
| History, Other | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services, Other | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Human/Medical Genetics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| International Public Health/International Health | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments & Securities | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Latin American Studies | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Law (LL.B., J.D.) | 108 | 74 | 182 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences/Liberal Studies | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Management Information Systems, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Mathematics, General | 21 | 12 | 33 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 63 | 17 | 80 |
| Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Medicine (MD) | 54 | 50 | 104 |
| Microbiology, General | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Molecular Biology | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| Molecular Physiology | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Music Teacher Education | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Music, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Music, Other | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Oncology & Cancer Biology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Operations Management & Supervision | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Organizational Behavior Studies | 14 | 25 | 39 |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pharmacology | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Philosophy | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| Physics, General | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Piano & Organ | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 37 | 29 | 66 |
| Portuguese Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LL.M., M.C.L.) | 18 | 34 | 52 |
| Psychology, General | 14 | 38 | 52 |
| Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| Public Policy Analysis | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Reading Teacher Education | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian Language & Literature | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Science, Technology & Society | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Secondary Education & Teaching | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Social Sciences, General | 75 | 106 | 181 |
| Sociology | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Special Education, General | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Levels & Methods, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Theology/Theological Studies | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| Urban Education & Leadership | 6 | 21 | 27 |
| Violin, Viola, Guitar & Other Stringed Instruments | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Voice & Opera | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Women's Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1278 | 1198 | 2476 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 7261 |
| Reported Results | 925 |
| Accepted | 418 (45%) 45,55 |
| Rejected | 507 |
| Attending | 106 |
| Yield Rate | 25% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.70 | 3.90 | 4.00 |
| SAT I | 2070 | 2241 | 2331 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 756 | 890 | 960 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.63 | 3.84 | |
| SAT I | 600 | 2001 | 2100 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 88 | 715 | 812 |
Stats last calculated: Monday 20th of August 2012 12:00:05 AM
Newest applicant: 7 days, 4 hours, and 5 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2016 - 2017 academic year.
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