The Vanderbilt Profile*

*Due to rounding, totals may not add to 100%
  • Enrollment (Fall 2009)
  • Undergraduate
  • 6,794
  • Graduate & professional
  • 5,720
  • Total 12,514
  • Undergraduate Admission Fall 2009
  • First-year applicants
  • 19,353
  • Admits
  • 3,899
  • Admit rate
  • 20%
  • Enrolled First-Year Students
  • 1,599
  • First-Year Students Entering Fall 2009
  • Female
  • 51%
  • Male
  • 49%
  • Native American
  • 1%
  • Asian American
  • 10%
  • African American
  • 8%
  • Hispanic
  • 9%
  • Other Minorities
  • 1%
  • Total Minorities 29%
  • Ethnicity not reported
  • 20%
  • Caucasian
  • 52%
  • International
  • 5%
  • SAT (CR + M) Middle 50%
  • 1350 - 1520
  • SAT Critical Reading Middle 50%
  • 660 - 750
  • SAT Math Middle 50%
  • 690 - 770
  • SAT Writing Middle 50%
  • 660 - 750
  • ACT Middle 50%
  • 30 - 34
  • 86% ranked in top 10%
  • National Merit Scholars
  • 187
  • National Achievement Scholars
  • 12
  • High Schools Attended (Fall 2008 Enrolled First-Year Students)
  • Public
  • 60%
  • Private
  • 37%
  • Other
  • 3%
  • 2009/10 Undergraduate Student Population
  • Female
  • 52%
  • Male
  • 48%
  • Native American
  • 1%
  • Asian American
  • 8%
  • African American
  • 9%
  • Hispanic
  • 7%
  • Other Minority
  • 1%
  • Total Minority
  • 25%
  • Ethnicity not reported
  • 18%
  • Caucasian
  • 58%
  • 2009/10 Undergraduate Enrollment by Region
  • South
  • 41%
  • Midwest
  • 16%
  • Middle States
  • 17%
  • Southwest
  • 10%
  • West
  • 6%
  • New England
  • 6%
  • International
  • 4%
  • 2009/10 Undergraduate Enrollment by State

  • Academics
  • Undergraduate colleges & schools
  • 4
  • Graduate & professional schools
  • 6
  • Total full time faculty
  • 3,124
  • Student-to-faculty ratio
  • 8:1
  • Female faculty
  • 28%
  • Minority faculty
  • 15%
  • Faculty with terminal degrees
  • 97%
  • Undergrad classes w/ less than 50 students
  • 93%
  • Undergrad classes w/ less than 30 students
  • 83%
  • 2009/10 Undergraduate Enrollment by School
  • College of Arts & Science
  • 4,170
  • School of Engineering
  • 1,302
  • Peabody College of Education and Human Development
  • 1,728
  • Blair School of Music
  • 207
  • Campus Life
  • Percent of students living on campus
  • 90%
  • Student organizations
  • 350+
  • Student service groups
  • 60+
  • Cultural and religious groups
  • 80
  • First-Year Student Retention Rate
  • 97%
  • Housing
  • First-year residence halls
  • 10
  • All residence halls and apartments
  • 34
  • Sorority houses**
  • 12
  • Fraternity houses**
  • 18
  • **Only the top six officers reside in sorority and fraternity houses.
  • Commodore Athletics
  • Varsity teams:
  • 10 women's, 6 men's
  • Women's teams:
  • basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, indoor track, outdoor track
  • Men's teams:
  • baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis
  • Graduate & professional schools
  • 6
  • NCAA championships
  • 1
  • Club sports
  • 40
  • Intramural sports
  • 40+
  • School colors:
  • black and gold
  • Mascot:
  • The Commodore
  • After Vanderbilt
  • Students graduating in four years
  • 85%
  • Students graduating in six years
  • 90%
  • Post graduation plans of most recent graduating class:
  • Entering work force
  • 47%
  • Graduate or professional school
  • 36%
  • Other (e.g., volunteering, traveling, military, etc.)
  • 17%
  • Number of living alumni
  • 116,132
  • Number of alumni clubs worldwide
  • 43

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