Vanderbilt University Business Programs

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Nashville makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Vanderbilt University Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, Vanderbilt is ranked #12 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 1% of all schools in the nation! Out of the 37 colleges in Tennessee, it is ranked at #1.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Vanderbilt has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Business Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Vanderbilt.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Most Popular Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Vanderbilt has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#4	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#6	Best Human Resource Management Schools	College Factual
#8	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#12	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#16	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#30	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Vanderbilt University?

Contact details for Vanderbilt are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2101 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37240
Phone:	615-322-7311
Website:	www.vanderbilt.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/vanderbilt
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/vanderbiltu

How Do I Get Into Vanderbilt?

You can apply to Vanderbilt online at: www.vanderbilt.edu/Admissions/applyNow.php

Admission Requirements for Vanderbilt

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Vanderbilt?

The acceptance rate at Vanderbilt is 12%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 13%, and the acceptance rate for women is 11%.

Average Test Scores

About 45% of students accepted to Vanderbilt submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 720 and 770. Math scores were between 750 and 800.

Vanderbilt received ACT scores from 56% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 34 and 36. Math scores were between 31 and 35. Composite scores were between 33 and 35.

Can I Afford Vanderbilt University?

The overall average net price of Vanderbilt is $48,005. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Vanderbilt, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $7,422 a year. That adds up to $29,688 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Vanderbilt is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Vanderbilt University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,057 undergraduate students at Vanderbilt, with 6,983 being full-time and 74 being part-time.

There are also 6,480 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,983 full-time undergraduates at Vanderbilt, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Vanderbilt University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,117
Black or African American	773
Hispanic or Latino	703
White	2,964
International Students	658
Other Races/Ethnicities	768

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Vanderbilt University. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 93 countries are represented at Vanderbilt. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Vanderbilt University

In 2019-2020, 11,264 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Vanderbilt has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Vanderbilt

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Vanderbilt University was 188.9%. This is the #239 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Vanderbilt regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Vanderbilt University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	211	38	0	249
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	69	0	69
Interior Design Management	0	59	0	59
General Business Administration and Management	0	55	0	55
Management Science	0	42	0	42
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	36	0	36
Accounting	0	33	0	33
General Economics	0	9	12	21
Accounting and Finance	0	8	0	8
Investments and Securities	0	2	0	2
Applied Economics	0	0	2	2
Finance	0	1	0	1
Operations Management	0	0	0	0
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law	0	0	0	0
Development Economics & International Development	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	211	352	14	577

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Dansan4444 under License

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