Vanderbilt University offers 15% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $19,359. Vanderbilt University is a private college located in Nashville, Tennessee. Its student population is 14770. It is a four-year, large, highly residential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 7%. Vanderbilt University 4 year graduation rate is 86% .
FRESHMAN W/O NEED, RECEIVING MERIT AID
$19,359
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Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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| Vanderbilt University | $73,148 | 15% | $19,359 | 10% | NA |
| Bucknell University | $75,400 | 12% | $20,367 | 33% | NA |
| College Of The Holy Cross | $71,710 | 18% | $18,778 | 38% | NA |
Colleges in Southeast Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | $73,148 | 15% | $19,359 | 10% | |
| University Of Richmond | $69,750 | 19% | $40,769 | 30% | |
| University Of North Carolina At Charlotte | $36,059 | 13% | $3,740 | 67% | |
| Georgia Southern University | $38,452 | 10% | $1,764 | 68% | |
| University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts | $38,376 | 19% | $5,642 | 38% | |
| University Of South Florida St Petersburg | $33,645 | 20% | $2,979 | 39% | |
| East Carolina University | $37,758 | 14% | $1,637 | 82% | |
| Florida State University | $38,159 | 20% | $2,941 | 37% | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University | $44,448 | 19% | $3,385 | 65% | |
| Emory University | $72,604 | 11% | $23,521 | 19% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | 10 | $119,100 |
| Dartmouth College | 9 | $130,900 |
| Rice University | 11 | $129,500 |
| Cornell University | 11 | $128,200 |
| Brown University | 8 | $127,600 |
| Williams College | 13 | $127,500 |
| Columbia University In The City Of New York | 6 | $126,800 |
| Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science And Art | 16 | $126,200 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| Tufts University | 15 | $76,200 |
| Yale University | 6 | $76,490 |
| Amherst College | 13 | $76,750 |
| Washington University In St Louis | 15 | $76,910 |
| Brown University | 8 | $77,490 |
| Georgetown University | 15 | $77,768 |
| Barnard College | 14 | $78,044 |
| University Of Pennsylvania | 8 | $78,186 |
| Northwestern University | 8 | $78,599 |
| Harvey Mudd College | 14 | $79,789 |
| Columbia University In The City Of New York | 6 | $80,394 |
| University Of Chicago | 7 | $81,531 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | 10 | 86% |
| Georgetown University | 15 | 90% |
| United States Naval Academy | 9 | 90% |
| Amherst College | 13 | 90% |
| Pomona College | 8 | 89% |
| Colby College | 13 | 89% |
| Princeton University | 5 | 89% |
| Swarthmore College | 9 | 89% |
| Columbia University In The City Of New York | 6 | 88% |
| Washington University In St Louis | 15 | 88% |
| Duke University | 9 | 88% |
| University Of Chicago | 7 | 88% |
| Dartmouth College | 9 | 88% |
| Johns Hopkins University | 11 | 87% |
| Tufts University | 15 | 87% |
| Barnard College | 14 | 87% |
| Yale University | 6 | 87% |
| Harvey Mudd College | 14 | 86% |
| University Of Pennsylvania | 8 | 86% |
| Collegeamerica Phoenix | n/a * | 86% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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| Vanderbilt University | 15% | $19,359 |
| Rice University | 7% | $18,719 |
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