Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Vanderbilt

At Vanderbilt University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 10.67%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 6.67%. Vanderbilt University has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 44.97%, and the 2023 yield is 52.34%. The number of Vanderbilt applicants decreased by -1.64% (775 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 10.67%, and this year's acceptance rate is 6.67% at Vanderbilt University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 12.05% and women students' rate is 9.65%. Vanderbilt University has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Vanderbilt University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	14.23%	16.71%	12.29%
2013-14	12.74% -1.49%	14.99% -1.32%	10.97% -1.32%
2014-15	13.09% 0.35%	15.17% 0.47%	11.45% 0.47%
2015-16	11.68% -1.42%	13.60% -1.29%	10.16% -1.29%
2016-17	10.75% -0.93%	12.34% -0.62%	9.53% -0.62%
2017-18	10.85% 0.11%	11.38% 0.89%	10.42% 0.89%
2018-19	9.61% -1.24%	10.74% -1.72%	8.70% -1.72%
2019-20	9.12% -0.49%	10.19% -0.46%	8.24% -0.46%
2020-21	11.62% 2.50%	12.50% 2.64%	10.89% 2.64%
2021-22	7.00% -4.62%	8.00% -3.89%	7.00% -3.89%
2022-23	6.67% -0.33%	6.92% -0.53%	6.47% -0.53%
Average	10.67%	12.05%	9.65%

Vanderbilt University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 44.97% where the current academic year yield is 52.34%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Vanderbilt University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	39.86%	39.43%	40.32%
2013-14	40.70% 0.84%	38.17% 3.11%	43.43% 3.11%
2014-15	41.53% 0.82%	40.23% -0.54%	42.89% -0.54%
2015-16	43.74% 2.21%	43.19% 1.43%	44.32% 1.43%
2016-17	45.91% 2.17%	43.73% 3.74%	48.06% 3.74%
2017-18	47.06% 1.14%	46.82% -0.79%	47.27% -0.79%
2018-19	48.57% 1.52%	47.66% 2.21%	49.49% 2.21%
2019-20	47.15% -1.43%	46.17% -1.35%	48.14% -1.35%
2020-21	39.87% -7.28%	39.63% -8.04%	40.10% -8.04%
2021-22	47.99% 8.12%	50.03% 5.92%	46.02% 5.92%
2022-23	52.34% 4.36%	52.37% 6.30%	52.32% 6.30%
Average	44.97%	44.31%	45.67%

Vanderbilt University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 35,103, the average number of admitted is 3,617, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,613. The number of Vanderbilt applicants decreased by -1.64% (775 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Vanderbilt University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	28,348	4,034	1,608
2013-14	31,099 2,751	3,963 5	1,613 5
2014-15	29,518 -1,581	3,865 -8	1,605 -8
2015-16	31,464 1,946	3,674 2	1,607 2
2016-17	32,442 978	3,487 -6	1,601 -6
2017-18	31,462 -980	3,415 6	1,607 6
2018-19	34,313 2,851	3,298 -5	1,602 -5
2019-20	37,310 2,997	3,402 2	1,604 2
2020-21	36,646 -664	4,259 94	1,698 94
2021-22	47,152 10,506	3,301 -114	1,584 -114
2022-23	46,377 -775	3,093 35	1,619 35
Average	35,103	3,617	1,613

Vanderbilt University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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