At a glance
- Address
- Office of Undergraduate Admissions, PMB 7811, 2305 West End Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37240
- City
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Country
- United States — process, visa & costs
- Website
- vanderbilt.edu
- Type
- Private
- Founded
- 1873
- Students
- 12,962 (2021)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
#62 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Education | #8 |
| Psychology | #19 |
| Medical Technology | #28 |
| Law | #28 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | #37 |
| Nursing | #42 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- Common App | Coalition (powered by Scoir) | QuestBridge — application page ↗
- Cycle
- Fall 2027 entry
- Intake
- August
- Tests
- Test-optional for fall 2027 and 2028 entry; SAT/ACT become required starting fall 2029
- English
- IELTS 7.0 (recommended) · Duolingo 130 (recommended)
Not required if first language/language of instruction is English, or if ACT English >26 or SAT EBRW >630 - Tuition
- USD 67,934 / year (2025-26) · about ₹65.1 lakh
- Financial aid
- International (non-citizen) admissions are need-aware; Vanderbilt commits to meeting 100% of demonstrated need for admitted students who are offered aid, but only a limited number of international first-year applicants receive need-based aid.
Deadlines
| Round | Apply by | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Early Decision I | 1 November 2026 | mid-December 2026 |
| Early Decision II | 1 January 2027 | mid-February 2027 |
| Regular Decision | 1 January 2027 | late March 2027 |
What you send
- Common App or Coalition essay
- letters of recommendation
- standardized test scores optional
- holistic, context-based review
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply via
- direct (department-specific via Graduate School) — application page ↗
- Intake
- August
- Deadlines
- Fall deadlines vary by department, ranging December 1 to January 15; most initial offers by March 31
- Tests
- GRE requirement varies by program; scores must be within 5 years of enrollment when required
- English
- IELTS 7.0 (many programs) · TOEFL 89 (minimum) · Duolingo 130 (minimum)
Exempt if degree earned at an English-medium institution in UK, Ireland, Australia, Nigeria, Ghana, India, New Zealand, or Canada (excluding Quebec) - Tuition
- USD 2,419 / credit hour (2025-26) · about ₹2.3 lakh
- Funding
- PhD students are typically fully funded (tuition + stipend) via assistantships; minimum PhD dissertation tuition is $200/semester once coursework is complete.
Scholarships
- Ingram Scholars Program — international UG
- Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship — international UG
- Chancellor's Scholarship — international UG
In numbers
US Department of Education, College Scorecard- Admission rate
- 5.9% of applicants admitted
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1500–1570
- Tuition (non-resident)
- USD 67,498 / year · about ₹64.7 lakh
- Undergraduates
- 7,208
- International undergrads
- 11.2%
- Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
- USD 91,565 / year (all graduates)
Source: College Scorecard — Vanderbilt University. Tuition excludes housing, food, insurance and fees.
Studying in United States
The US offers the widest range of degree programmes and research universities in the world, with flexible majors and strong graduate schools. Indian students go for choice of subject, name-brand universities, and post-study work through OPT, though costs and visa steps are the highest of any major destination.
- Visa
- F-1 student visa
- Work while studying
- Pre-completion OPT/on-campus work: up to 20 hours/week while school is in session, full-time when school is not in session (USCIS).
- After graduating
- Optional Practical Training (OPT): up to 12 months post-completion (pre-completion OPT time is deducted from it); STEM-degree graduates working for an E-Verify employer may add a 24-month STEM OPT extension (USCIS).
Every subject ranking
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025| Subject | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Education | #8 | GRAS 2025 |
| Psychology | #19 | GRAS 2025 |
| Medical Technology | #28 | GRAS 2025 |
| Law | #28 | GRAS 2025 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | #37 | GRAS 2025 |
| Nursing | #42 | GRAS 2025 |
| Biological Sciences | 51–75 | GRAS 2025 |
| Human Biological Sciences | 51–75 | GRAS 2025 |
| Clinical Medicine | 51–75 | GRAS 2025 |
| Public Health | 51–75 | GRAS 2025 |
| Economics | 51–75 | GRAS 2025 |
| Political Sciences | 51–75 | GRAS 2025 |
| Library & Information Science | 76–100 | GRAS 2025 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 101–150 | GRAS 2025 |
| Sociology | 101–150 | GRAS 2025 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 151–200 | GRAS 2025 |
| Statistics | 151–200 | GRAS 2025 |
| Business Administration | 151–200 | GRAS 2025 |
| Mathematics | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Physics | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Chemistry | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Biotechnology | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
| Management | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
Prepare here, free
Admission facts on this page were read from: admissions.vanderbilt.edu/international-profile/ · admissions.vanderbilt.edu/apply/first-year-process/ · admissions.vanderbilt.edu/apply/ · admissions.vanderbilt.edu/apply/testing-policies/ · vanderbilt.edu/stuaccts/fees/tuition_fees_2025-26_ugrd/ · vanderbilt.edu/stuaccts/fees/tuition_fees_2025-26_grad_prof/ · gradschool.vanderbilt.edu/application-requirements/ · vanderbilt.edu/financialaid/undergraduate/international/ · admissions.vanderbilt.edu/contact/ — checked 28 September 2026.