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Overview: Vanderbilt
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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City and State: Nashville, Tennessee
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Public or Private: Private
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Number of Students in Freshman Class: 1569
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School Colors: Black and Gold
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School Year Type (Semester, Trimester, Quarter, etc): Semester
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Graduation Rate: 83% within 4 years
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Faculty to Student Ratio: 1 to 9
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Average Class Size: Approximately 19
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School URL: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/
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School Calendar URL: http://calendar.vanderbilt.edu/
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University Chancellor: Nicholas S. Zeppos
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Total Tuition, Room, Meal Plan and Mandatory Fees: $50,241
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Main Phone: (615) 322 - 7311
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Urban, Rural, Suburban: Urban (Although in the city, the campus is a large ‘park like’ protected area with rolling lawns and trees. In fact, the campus was actually designated as a national arboretum in 1988.)
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Notable Alumni: Al Gore and Tipper Gore (US Vice President and environmentalist & wife), Amy Grant (Singer), David Price (Baseball player), Robert Penn Warren (Author), James Dickey (Author), Molly Sims (Actor), Fred Thompson (US Senator and actor), Jay Cutler NFL quarterback)
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Date Founded: 1873
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Notable Faculty: Dr. Paul Sternberg (world respected eye surgeon and authority), Rick Chappell (Astronaut), Harold Ford (Congressman and political commentator), Stanley Cohen (Nobel Prize recipient)
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School Address:
Vanderbilt University
2201 West End Ave
Nashville, TN 37235
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African-American Percentage: 9%
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Asian/Pacific Islander Percentage: 7%
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American Indian Percentage: 1%
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Caucasian Percentage: 76%
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Hispanic Percentage: 6%
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Unreported Percentage: %
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CLIMATE
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Average Daily Temperature (Fahrenheit):
Month (High and Low)
Jan ( 45 – 27 )
Feb ( 51 – 31 )
Mar ( 60 – 39 )
Apr ( 70 – 47 )
May ( 77 – 56 )
Jun ( 85 – 65 )
Jul ( 89 – 70 )
Aug ( 88 – 68 )
Sep ( 82 – 62 )
Oct ( 72 – 49 )
Nov ( 59 – 40 )
Dec ( 49 – 32 )
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General Weather Description:
The Nashville area features four distinct seasons. Summers are generally hot and humid. The winters are cool to cold with occasional light snowfall. Fall and spring are outstanding seasons in the area with warm days and comfortably cool evenings.
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Average Annual Snowfall: 9 Inches
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FINANCIAL AID
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Endowment Size and Rank: $2.9 Billion (One of the nation’s 25 largest)
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Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid: 60%
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Average Financial Aid Award: $38,000
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Total Tuition, Room, Meal Plan and Mandatory Fees: $50,241
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GEOGRAPHY
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Nearest Large City: Nashville, TN
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Distance to Nearest Large City in Miles: Less than 2 Miles
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Distance to Nearest Large City in Driving Time: 3 Minutes
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Nearest Airport, Airport Code and Distance in Miles and Driving Time:
Nashville International Airport (BNA) 9 Miles and 11 Minutes
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Nearest Major Airport, Airport Code and Distance in Miles and Driving Time:
Nashville International Airport (BNA) 9 Miles and 11 Minutes
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Urban, rural, suburban: Urban (Although in the city, the campus is a large ‘park like’ protected area with rolling lawns and trees. In fact, the campus was actually designated as a national arboretum in 1988.)
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STUDENT LIFE
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Is Greek Life Available? Yes
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Percentage of Students Participating in Greek Life: Male 35% and Female 49%
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Intramural Sports Participation Rate:
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Is a Car Allowed Freshman Year?
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Is On-Campus Housing Available Freshman Year? Yes
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Is On-Campus Housing Required Freshman Year? Yes
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Graduation Rate: 83% within 4 years
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Student Newspaper URL: http://www.insidevandy.com/drupal/
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Male to Female Student Ratio: Male 53% to Female 47%
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International Student Percentage: 4%
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Percentage of Students Continuing to Graduate School: %
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Minimum Drinking Age: 21
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WiFi Available On Campus? Yes
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SAFETY
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Federal Office of Crime Statistics URL:
http://www.ope.ed.gov/security/
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Student Safety Escort Available? Yes
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Campus “Blue Light” Security Phones Available? Yes
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Campus Security Cell Phone Alert?
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Campus Security Email Alert?
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Campus Security Contact: (615) 343 - 9750
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ACADEMICS
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Most Common Majors:
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ATHLETICS
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NCAA Division: Division 1
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School Colors: Black and Gold
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Mascot/Nickname: The Commodores
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Varsity Sports Participation Rate:
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Intramural Sports Participation Rate:
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League Affiliation: SEC (Eastern Division)
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Director of Athletics:
Vanderbilt has taken an innovative and groundbreaking approach to athletic administration. Believing Vandy’s primary goal to be education, there is no traditional athletic director. The school publishes the contact information for individual sports at the link below:
http://vucommodores.cstv.com/school-bio/vand-staff-dir.html#a15
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Athletics Department Mailing Address:
Vanderbilt Athletics
2601 Jess Neely Drive
Nashville, TN 37212
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Athletics Department Email Address:
https://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/form/b2GjSg
and
http://vucommodores.cstv.com/school-bio/vand-staff-dir.html#a15
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Athletics Department Phone: (615) 322 - 4653
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School Rivalry: University of Tennessee, University of Mississippi
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ADMISSIONS
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Number of Students in Freshman Class: 1569
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Total Number of Students Who Applied in Most Recent Year: 12,805
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Total Number of Students Accepted in Most Recent Year: 4,222
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Acceptance Rate: 33%
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SAT Range 25th - 75th Percentile:
Critical Reading: 650 – 740
Math: 680 – 760
Writing: 630 – 720
ACT Composite Range 25th - 75th Percentile: 30 - 34
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Early Decision I Available? Yes
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Early Decision I Deadline: November 1st
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Early Decision II Available? Yes
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Early Decision II Deadline: January 3rd
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Early Action Available: N/A
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Early Action Deadline: N/A
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Regular Admission Deadline: January 3rd
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Early Decision Acceptance Rate: 47%
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Early Action Acceptance Rate: N/A
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Regular Admission Acceptance Rate: 31%
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Admissions Office Mailing Address:
Vanderbilt University
Undergraduate Admissions
2305 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203-1727
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Admissions Office Email Address: admissions@vanderbilt.edu
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Name of Director of Admissions:
Douglas Christiansen douglas.christiansen@Vanderbilt.Edu
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Admissions Officers by Specialization:
Julianna Staples julianna.staples@vanderbilt.edu Alabama (North & Central and Birmingham & Montgomery), Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (Greater Philadelphia)
Harper Haynes harper.haynes@vanderbilt.edu Alabama (South and Mobile), Florida (North and Orlando & Tampa), South Carolina
Brad Weiner brad.weiner@vanderbilt.edu Alaska, Idaho, Maryland (Except Greater DC & Annapolis), Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin
Abby Noel abigail.noel@vanderbilt.edu Arizona, New Jersey (North), New Mexico, Texas (West & Panhandle), Utah
Tiffany Huggins tiffany.huggins@vanderbilt.edu Arkansas, New York (Bronx & Brooklyn & Queens & Staten Island), Tennessee (West & Memphis & Jackson)
John Nesbitt j.nesbitt@vanderbilt.edu California (North & San Francisco), Colorado, New York (Westchester County & Rockland County)
Alex Gano alex.gano@vanderbilt.edu California (South & Los Angeles & San Diego), Illinois (Except Chicagoland), Michigan
Ken Shows ken.shows@vanderbilt.edu Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Angelo Lee angelo.lee@vanderbilt.edu District of Columbia, Florida (Southwest & Ft Lauderdale & Miami), Maryland (Prince George's County & Annapolis), Home Schooled Students
Brandi Smith brandi.smith@vanderbilt.edu Georgia (Atlanta & Fulton County & Gwinnett County & Southern Georgia)
Chancey Philips chancey.philips@vanderbilt.edu Georgia (Northern Atlanta & Cobb County & Cherokee County & Douglas County & Northern Georgia), Texas (Dallas & Ft Worth)
John Gaines john.gaines@vanderbilt.edu Hawaii, New York (Manhattan)
Thom Golden thomas.golden@vanderbilt.edu Illinois (Chicago Metro & Northwest Suburbs), Nevada
Tricia Blumenthal tricia.blumenthal@vanderbilt.edu Illinois (Chicago suburbs & western suburbs & northern suburbs & Rockford)
Heather Honeycutt heather.honeycutt@vanderbilt.edu Indiana (Except Evansville & New Albany), New York (Long Island)
Jason Edwards jason.m.edwards@vanderbilt.edu Indiana (South & New Albany & Evansville), Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
Monica Green monica.green@vanderbilt.edu Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina
Jason McGrath jason.mcgrath@vanderbilt.edu Maryland (Montgomery County), Ohio (Cincinnati & Dayton)
Amy Smith amy.r.smith@vanderbilt.edu New Jersey (Central & South)
Nick Accrocco nicholas.j.accrocco@vanderbilt.edu Virginia, West Virginia
Mary Stevens mary.c.stevens@vanderbilt.edu International students
Mike Drish mike.drish@vanderbilt.edu International students
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Campus Tour URL: http://events.embark.com/event/vanderbilt/ugrad/
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Admissions Office Phone: (615) 322 - 2562 or (800) 288 - 0432
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Standardized Test Requirements: Either SAT 1’s or ACT (with writing) are required. SAT 2’s are considered but not required.
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Admissions Office URL: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Admissions/
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Common Application Used? Yes
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Virtual Tour Available? Yes
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Virtual Tour URL:
http://apphost1a.its.vanderbilt.edu/bookstore/womens_residence_hall_room/
http://apphost1a.its.vanderbilt.edu/bookstore/mens_residence_hall/
Other informative Vandy videos are available at http://www.youtube.com/vanderbilt
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OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
There are many arguments as to whether applying ‘early decision’ helps, hurts or makes no difference to a student’s chance of being accepted. For a detailed look at this issue please read the uraccepted article discussing it. However, at some colleges there is clearly an admissions preference for students who truly ‘want to be on that campus’. Vanderbilt appears to be just that sort of school! The admissions office seems to prefer students who genuinely want to attend Vandy to those who would like to attend Vandy . . . if they get rejected at Harvard and Yale. The spread between the regular decision acceptance rate and the early decision acceptance rate is 31% to 47%. Even if the competition is a bit more intense among early decision applicants . . . those applicants clearly have an advantage at Vandy. If you honestly think that Vanderbilt is your top choice, uraccepted encourages you to make that clear by applying early decision; the result might just be a little edge for your chances of receiving a note which begins ‘congratulations’!
It’s worth noting that the uraccepted staff constantly reviews hundreds of college websites. They are in unanimous agreement that the official Vanderbilt admissions website http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Admissions/ is the ‘best of the best’ for prospective students or parents interested in learning more about a college. It’s helpful, well organized, content rich, straight forward, and lacks useless or confusing ‘spin’.
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