Vanderbilt University
TN · Private · South · National university · Top 25 tier · 7,355 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~53% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Superscores
- ACT
- Superscores
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional for fall 2027 entry. "we encourage you to submit all of your scores".
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
Send all scores? Encouraged
School’s words: “If you choose to submit test scores, you may self-report scores on your application; if you are offered admission and intend to enroll, an official ACT or SAT score report must be submitted directly from the testing agency. ... we encourage you to submit all of your scores if you choose to submit testing.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 3,402 | 9.1% | 19.9% | Not reported | 100% | 49.2% | 52.2% | 1460-1560 | 33-35 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 4,259 | 11.6% | 20.6% | Not reported | 100% | 44.8% | 56.4% | 1470-1570 | 33-35 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 3,368 | 7.1% | 17.9% | Not reported | 57% | 25% | 32% | 1480-1570 | 34-35 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 3,093 | 6.7% | 17.6% | Not reported | 61% | 28.9% | 32.1% | 1490-1570 | 34-35 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 2,844 | 6.3% | 16.9% | Not reported | 51% | 25% | 26% | 1500-1560 | 34-35 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 2,662 | 5.9% | 15.4% | 51% | 52% | 27.4% | 24.6% | 1510-1560 | 34-35 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 2,593 | 5.4% | 14.1% | 53% | 52% | 24% | 28% | 1510-1560 | 34-35 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Test-optional2019-20 CDS
From the school's website
Figures from the school’s own pages that add to its Common Data Set. Each links its source.
Vanderbilt reports a Regular Decision admit rate of 3.3% (1,411 of 43,322 applicants) and an Early Decision admit rate of 13.2% (of 6,762 applicants) for the Class of 2029.
Source: Vanderbilt: Class of 2029 Early Decision by the numbers ↗ · Vanderbilt: Class of 2029 Regular Decision summary ↗
Sources
- Common Data Set 2025-26 (file) ↗
- School's Common Data Set page ↗
- Earlier Common Data Set files (public archive) ↗
- Vanderbilt: Class of 2029 Early Decision by the numbers ↗
- Vanderbilt: Class of 2029 Regular Decision summary ↗
- School testing policy page (Fall 2027) ↗
- School testing announcement (Fall 2028) ↗