Vanderbilt University Common Data Set 2025-26

TNTest policy: Test-optional: SAT/ACT not required but considered if submitted; AP, CLEP and institutional exams used for placementCompare with other schools AP credit policy

Acceptance rate

5.4%

2,593 of 48,196

Early decision rate

14.1%

Non-ED pool: 4.1%

SAT middle 50%

1510–1560

ACT middle 50%

34–35

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Admissions

AppliedC1	48,196
AdmittedC1	2,593
EnrolledC1	1,635
YieldC1	63.1%
Early decisionC21	874 of 6,202 (14.1%)
Early actionC22	Not offered

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	—
Accepted a placeC2	—
Admitted from waitlistC2	207
Odds if you stay on the listC2	—

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	24%
Submitted ACTC9	28%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	740–770
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	770–790
Average high school GPAC12	3.90
GPA of 4.0C11	31.6%
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	56.6%
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	9.1%
GPA below 3.50C11	2.7%

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	$69,822
Required feesG1	$3,384
Food and housingG1	$23,690
Need fully met (first-years)H2	100%
Average % of need metH2	100%
Average need-based packageH2	$81,553
Average need-based grantH2	$77,563

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankVery important
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresImportant
Application essayVery important
Recommendation(s)Important
InterviewConsidered
Extracurricular activitiesVery important
Talent/abilityImportant
Character/personal qualitiesVery important
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationConsidered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyConsidered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	7,366
First-year retentionB22	97%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	92.6%

Notes on this filing

C2: waitlist block printed only one count (207, labeled 'Number of wait-listed students admitted'); offered and accepted-a-place counts are blank, so set to null.
C8F clarification is blank; test policy taken from the C8A checkbox (SAT or ACT not required, considered if submitted). C8G AP, CLEP and institutional exam boxes are placement tests, not admission tests.
C.8G/C8E: latest SAT/ACT score date not provided in the extracted text.
C1: applied total 48196 printed directly (21595 males + 26601 females + 0 unknown).
C11: pct_below_3_50 is the sum of printed bands 3.25-3.49 (0.014), 3.00-3.24 (0.006), 2.50-2.99 (0.006), 2.0-2.49 (0.001), using the all-enrolled column; C12 pct_submitting is 0.998 from the same filing.
Early action: C21/C22 answer is No, so offered=false and counts null.
B4-B11: the Fall 2019 cohort is the most recent; the 6-year rate 0.9262 (G 1480 / C 1598) is printed on line H. No 4-year rate is printed, so grad_rate_4yr is null.
G1: first-year column used (food and housing 23690, not the all-undergraduate 23602); private institution, so in-state and out-of-state tuition are null.
H2: first-time, full-time first-year column used. Percent of students with need who were awarded aid is not printed, so pct_with_need_awarded_aid is null. pct_need_fully_met = 808/808 = 100.0 (line h / line d). avg_pct_need_met printed as 1 (100%).
H2 section label says 'Fall 2024 cohort' while H1 is marked 2025-2026 Estimated and admissions are Fall 2025; the year-label mismatch is noted, and the 2025-26 year follows the admissions cohort.
Retention rate: B22 printed 0.97 (Fall 2024 entering cohort).

Source: Vanderbilt University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.