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Vanderbilt University - Engineering

Vanderbilt University
Address2101 West End Avenue
CityNashville
StateTN
Zip37240
TypePrivate not-for-profit
LevelFour or more years
Total Engineering Students1458 (Undergraduate), 74 (graduate), 431 (PhD)
PhDs granted(current yr)84
Total Engineering Teachers95
Total Engineering Research Expenditure$66883
Admission Rate (Undergrad)7563 (Applications), 851 (Offered admissions), 344 (Accepted)
GPA (for Undergrad)99 [percentage of students ranked in top 25% of their high school class]
Admission Rate (Grad)1339 (Applications), 309 (Offered admissions), 109 (Accepted)
Carnegie ClassificationResearch Universities (very high research activity)
Application Fees
Undergrad Application Fees$50
Grad Application Fees$0
Tuition / Fees
Undergrad In-State$48000
Undergrad Out-State$48000
Grad In-State$28000
Grad Out-State$28000
SAT Score**
SectionScore (25/75) percentile
Reading0/0
Math750/
Writing0/
ACT Score**
SectionScore (25/75) percentile
Composite/
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Engineering Courses/Degrees

Engineering
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering- General
Electrical- Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering Science
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering
GRE score range for incoming graduate students..
  • Verbal : 550-800
  • Quantitative : 760-800
  • Writing : 4.5-6.0
  • Grade Point Average (GPA): 3.6-4.0
    61% of engineering students receive some form of financial aid

    Median SAT: 1485 (Fall 2011 freshmen).

    University's hometown of Nashville is a vibrant, engaging city known as "Music City, U.S.A."


  • Engineering Resources

    RankUniversity
    51. University of Colorado at Boulder
    52. Case Western Reserve University
    53. Vanderbilt University
    54. Northeastern University
    55. Arizona State University

    GRE Scores and Admissions