Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 7,355 undergrads, where 20% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.77
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
1,630 first-time students
73% came from other states and 14% from abroad; 13% are from Tennessee. More from other states than at 93% of colleges.
- In-state (Tennessee)13%
- Other states73%
- Abroad14%
Top home states
- Tennessee(home state)13% 208
- California8.9% 145
- New York8.1% 132
- Texas7.3% 119
- Florida5.5% 90
From 51 states (counting DC) and 6 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
359
new transfer students, 18% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 34% of colleges.
359 full-time, 0 part-time.
Going on to another college
4.7%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 85 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
53% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 6,009 students, and every first-year lives on campus.
Housing
Beds
6,009
About 82 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Must live on campus
Meal plans
Up to 21 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Southeastern Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Southeastern Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- A program for students with intellectual disabilities
- 15% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Scholarships
Some of the college's own non-need-based aid considers religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 6
- Jewish 1
- Catholic 1
- Christian 3
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Christian
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 26% of men, 36% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
4listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
3listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2008
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
fewer than 10 applied · 0 admitted
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:Vanderbilt University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;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 Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Vanderbilt University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Vanderbilt University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)