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Vanderbilt University Common Data Set

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Vanderbilt University Common Data Set

Published November 27, 2019 | Last Updated September 24th, 2024 at 07:32 am

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Sifting through a college’s Common Data Set can take a lot of time. Instead, we’ve gathered the most important information from Vanderbilt’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you with the information you need, at a quick glance.

This guide contains key information from Vanderbilt Common Data Set 2023-2024.

Vanderbilt Common Data Set Quick Facts

Quick Facts

  • Public vs. Private: Private
  • Geographic Region: Southeast
  • State: Tennessee
  • Student to Faculty Ratio: 7 to 1
  • Full-Time Undergraduates: 7,152

Merit Scholarships for Vanderbilt

  • Percentage of students with no financial need who were awarded merit scholarships: 21%
  • Average dollar amount of non-need-based merit scholarships: $22,428

Important Factors Considered For Admissions

Academic

  • Rigor of secondary school record
  • Class rank
  • Academic GPA
  • Application essay

Non-academic

  • Extracurricular activities
  • Character/personal qualities

Student Life Information

  • Percentage of students from out-of-state: 89%
  • Percentage of students who join sororities: 27%
  • Percentage of students who join fraternities: 20%

Student Diversity

  • Percentage of nonresident aliens: 10%
  • Percentage of Hispanic/Latino: 12%
  • Percentage of Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 10%
  • Percentage of White, non-Hispanic: 39%
  • Percentage of American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: Less than 1%
  • Percentage of Asian, non-Hispanic: 19%
  • Percentage of Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: Less than 1%
  • Percentage of two or more races, non-Hispanic: 6%
  • Percentage of unknown race and/or ethnicity: 4%

This information was gathered from the Vanderbilt Common Data Set 2023-2024

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