Fast Facts About Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt University is a private research university of over 6,500 undergraduates and 5,300 graduate students. The university comprises 10 schools, a distinguished medical center and a public policy center. Vanderbilt offers undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences, engineering, music, education and human development and a full range of graduate and professional degrees. The university consistently ranks as one of the nation's top 20 universities.

STUDENTS (2012/2013)

Undergraduate:

  • Full-time: 6,727
  • Part-time: 69
  • Total: 6,796

Graduate and professional:

  • Full-time: 5,169
  • Part-time: 780
  • Total: 5,949

Total full-time students: 11,896
Total part-time students: 849

TOTAL: 12,745*

*Includes duplicate students enrolled in joint programs

Men: 5,981 (47%)
Women: 6,764 (53%)

Percentage of undergraduates who live on campus: 89%*

Degrees Conferred (2012)

  • Baccalaureate: 1,673
  • Master’s: 1,432
  • Ph.D.: 257
  • M.D.: 99
  • Other doctoral: 259
  • Total degrees conferred: 3,720
    No honorary degrees are conferred

Enrollment by School

  • College of Arts and Science: 4,225
  • Blair School of Music: 190
  • Divinity School: 232
  • School of Engineering: 1,301
  • Graduate School: 2,306
  • Law School: 636
  • School of Medicine: 663
  • School of Nursing: 896
  • Owen Graduate School of Management: 577
  • Peabody College: 1,697
  • Division of Unclassified Studies: 22

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