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The acceptance rate of Vanderbilt University is 6.7%. Total 46,377 students have applied to and 3,093 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 1,619 students enrolled in Vanderbilt University (Admission Yield: 52.3%). The average SAT score is 1,530 and the average ACT score is 35. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $50 and graduate school application fee is $95 at Vanderbilt University.
  • Acceptance Rate: 6.7%
  • Yield: 52.3%
  • SAT Score: 1,530

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 46,377 students have applied to Vanderbilt University. By gender, 20,388 male and 25,989 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 3,093 (1,411 male and 1,682 female) students have accepted and 1,619(739 male and 880 female) have enrolled into Vanderbilt University for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Vanderbilt University.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at Vanderbilt University
TotalMenWomen
Applicants46,37720,38825,989
Admitted3,0931,4111,682
Enrolled1,619739880
Acceptance Rate 6.67% 6.92% 6.47%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 52.34% 52.37% 52.32%

SAT/ACT Scores

At Vanderbilt University, 468 applicants (29% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 519 applicants (32%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,570 and 25th percentile score is 1,490. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 106 and 25th percentile score is 101. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Vanderbilt University. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Vanderbilt University.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at Vanderbilt University
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing730770
SAT Math760800
ACT Composite3435
ACT Math3235
ACT English3536

Offered Degrees at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt University offers 5 degree/certificate programs - Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice). Below table summarizes the offered degrees at Vanderbilt University.
Offered Degrees at Vanderbilt University
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt University accepts Dual Credit, Advanced placement (AP) credits, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at Vanderbilt University.
Accepted Credits at Vanderbilt University
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to Vanderbilt University, 5 items are required to submit. High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations and TOEFL are rquired to submit to apply for Vanderbilt. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for Vanderbilt.

High School GPA

Required

High School Rank

Considered But Not Required

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Completion of College Preparatory Program

Required

Recommendations

Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Required

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