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Vanderbilt University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Vanderbilt University has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or continue on for details on how Vanderbilt did in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how Vanderbilt fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

Vanderbilt ranked #18 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This ranks Vanderbilt in the best 1% of colleges and universities in the country for students!

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Tennessee Ranking

Vanderbilt has been ranked #1 out of 41 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This ranks [college_name the #1 school in the United States for Tennessee students! See the Best Colleges in Tennessee ranking

This media kit features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Vanderbilt has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	609	99.7%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	268	98.5%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	556	98.4%
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	206	98.1%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	320	97.8%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	378	97.4%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22	597	96.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42	933	95.5%
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	76	98.7%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44	816	94.6%
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	182	98.9%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	356	99.2%
Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	169	98.8%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	437	98.9%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	384	98.7%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	255	98.0%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	280	97.9%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20	925	97.8%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	416	97.6%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37	471	92.1%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22	573	96.2%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18	460	96.1%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	345	95.9%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47	417	88.7%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34	481	92.9%
Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	14	85.7%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	189	91.5%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45	344	86.9%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	171	90.6%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15	149	89.9%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97	883	89.0%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92	571	83.9%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40	265	84.9%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81	540	85.0%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	146	99.3%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	142	99.3%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	72	98.6%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	60	98.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	19	94.7%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	14	92.9%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	12	91.7%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	12	91.7%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	11	90.9%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	10	90.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	10	90.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	8	87.5%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	8	87.5%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	7	85.7%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	7	85.7%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	4	75.0%
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	3	66.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	100	98.0%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47	272	82.7%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	227	97.8%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57	318	82.1%
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	46	95.7%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44	244	82.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	156	96.8%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56	244	77.1%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	9	249	96.4%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	115	95.7%
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28	144	80.6%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	105	99.1%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	88	98.9%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	61	98.4%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	59	98.3%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	58	98.3%
Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	35	97.1%
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	29	96.6%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	22	95.5%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	16	93.8%
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	14	92.9%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	13	92.3%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	12	91.7%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	12	91.7%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	10	90.0%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	10	90.0%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	9	88.9%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	9	88.9%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	8	87.5%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	8	87.5%
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	7	85.7%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	7	85.7%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	6	83.3%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	5	80.0%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	5	80.0%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	5	80.0%
Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	5	80.0%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	5	80.0%
Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	4	75.0%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	4	75.0%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	4	75.0%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	4	75.0%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	3	66.7%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	3	66.7%
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	1	3	66.7%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	126	98.4%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	102	98.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	100	98.0%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	64	96.9%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	231	97.8%
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33	149	77.9%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	10	124	91.9%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	36	94.4%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	2	13	84.6%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	7	76	90.8%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	31	93.6%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	110	95.5%
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28	115	75.6%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	8	73	89.0%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38	155	75.5%
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	3	37	91.9%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	17	154	89.0%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	3	31	90.3%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	3	27	88.9%
Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	27	70.4%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	19	225	91.6%
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	3	19	84.2%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	15	124	87.9%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	8	62	87.1%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	7	53	86.8%
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	34	85.3%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	32	84.4%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	8	55	85.5%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	19	68	72.1%

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