Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt University
https://www.vanderbilt.eduRepayment outcome
93.3%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$40,800–$92,700
middle 50% · median $60,900
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$17,340
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$13,000
Sticker price
before any aid
$59,890
Default rate
1.3%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Business$127,087
- Legal Studies$114,324
- Computer Science$102,409
- Math & Statistics$80,309
- Engineering$70,680
- Social Sciences$56,544
- Education$49,683
- Health Professions$48,823
- Physical Sciences$47,260
- Public Admin$42,682
- Communication and Media Studies.$41,937
- Foreign Languages$41,565
- Interdisciplinary$41,007
- Theology$39,119
- Philosophy$38,289
- Family Sciences$37,208
- Visual & Performing Arts$37,208
- History$33,993
- Psychology$31,305
- English & Literature$30,891
- Biology$16,663
Academics
Acceptance
12.7%
Avg SAT
1,475
Enrollment
6,794
What students study
16 fields offered
Social Sciences
30% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Engineering16.2%
- 03Interdisciplinary9.7%
- 04Biology6.6%
- 05Psychology4.8%
- 06Education4.7%
- 07History4.4%
- 08Visual & Performing Arts3.7%
- 09English & Literature3.5%
- 10Foreign Languages3.4%
- 11Communications2.4%
- 12Physical Sciences2.0%
- 13Philosophy1.8%
- 14Computer Science1.8%
- 15Math & Statistics1.8%
- 16Area Studies1.6%