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Vanderbilt University BS in Engineering

260 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Engineering is a program of study at Vanderbilt University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Vanderbilt BS in Engineering

#27 in the U.S
#1 in Tennessee

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Vanderbilt is in the top 10% of the country for engineering. More specifically it was ranked #27 out of 419 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Tennessee.

Here are some of the other rankings for Vanderbilt.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)6
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)9
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)10
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)12
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)12
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)13
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)13
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)14
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)15
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)15
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)15
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)16
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)16
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)16
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools17
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Engineering Graduates18
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Engineering Graduates20
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools25
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools26
Best Engineering Schools27
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering56
Highest Paid Engineering Graduates61
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Graduates77
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering82
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)98
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)154
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)156
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering165
Most Popular Colleges for Engineering166
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering186
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)190
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering191
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans200
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)208
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering222
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering226
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)228
Most Focused Colleges for Engineering230
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering282
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans284
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)299
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)315
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering366
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans371
Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans387
Best Value Colleges for Engineering393

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Engineering from Vanderbilt Cost?

$54,158 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Vanderbilt Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Vanderbilt was $2,199 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$52,781$52,781
Fees$1,377$1,377
Books and Supplies$1,194$1,194
On Campus Room and Board$17,670$17,670
On Campus Other Expenses$3,022$3,022

Learn more about Vanderbilt tuition and fees.

Does Vanderbilt Offer an Online BS in Engineering?

Vanderbilt does not offer an online option for its engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Vanderbilt Online Learning page.

Vanderbilt Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Engineering

260 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
36.2% Women
38.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 260 bachelor’s degrees in engineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 36.2% of the engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 38.8% of the engineering bachelor’s degrees at Vanderbilt in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian35
Black or African American22
Hispanic or Latino27
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White141
International Students9
Other Races/Ethnicities25

BS in Engineering Focus Areas at Vanderbilt

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering53
Chemical Engineering41
Civil Engineering17
Computer Engineering23
Electrical Engineering22

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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