Vanderbilt Demographics & Diversity Report

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Vanderbilt Student Population

How Many Students Attend Vanderbilt University?

Vanderbilt total enrollment is approximately 13,537 students. 6,983 are undergraduates and 5,326 are graduate students.

Vanderbilt Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Vanderbilt undergraduate population is made up of 51% women, and 49% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Vanderbilt Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

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Vanderbilt Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 58% of full-time grad students are women, and 42% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Vanderbilt Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Vanderbilt Racial Demographics:

Vanderbilt Male/Female Diversity

There are approximately 7,516 female students and 6,021 male students at Vanderbilt.

High Geographic Diversity

Vanderbilt ranks 41 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

90.67% of Vanderbilt students come from out of state, and 8.24% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 40 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

International Students at Vanderbilt

Students from 93 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, India, and South Korea.

Learn more about international students at Vanderbilt.

High Student Age Diversity

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Vanderbilt, 51.53% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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• Read College Factual's Diversity Ranking Methodology.