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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Stanford has 18 pts more first-gen students than Vanderbilt (30% vs. 12%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Stanford is more diverse (index 0.80 vs. 0.77)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Vanderbilt has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Stanford (20% vs. 19%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Stanford7.6K
Vanderbilt7.4K
Pell Grant share
Stanford19%
Vanderbilt20%
First-gen share
Stanford30%
Vanderbilt12%
Diversity index
Stanford0.80
Vanderbilt0.77

Who they are

Men
Stanford48%
Vanderbilt47%
Part-time students
Stanford0%
Vanderbilt1%
Students 25 and older
Stanford2%
Vanderbilt0%

Race & ethnicity

Stanford
Vanderbilt
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Stanford38%
Vanderbilt13%
First-years from other states
Stanford45%
Vanderbilt73%
First-years from abroad
Stanford17%
Vanderbilt14%
New transfer students this fall
Stanford56
Vanderbilt359
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Stanford3%
Vanderbilt18%

Campus

Stanford
Large suburbFirst-years live on campusNCAA D-I FBS · Atlantic Coast ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Vanderbilt
Large cityFirst-years live on campusNCAA D-I FBS · Southeastern ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;Vanderbilt University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why