The student population at Vanderbilt University is 13,575 (7,221 undergraduate and 6,354 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,008 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Vanderbilt is 53.19% which is increased by 338 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 670 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.
652 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 586.32% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,178 where 13,575 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
53.19% of total students is undergraduate students and 46.81% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 338 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 670 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Vanderbilt than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Vanderbilt University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 12,567 | 6,883 | 3,474 | 3,409 | 5,684 | 2,381 | 3,303 |
| 2016-17 | 12,587 20 | 6,871 -12 | 3,401 -73 | 3,470 61 | 5,716 32 | 2,334 -47 | 3,382 79 |
| 2017-18 | 12,592 5 | 6,885 14 | 3,363 -38 | 3,522 52 | 5,707 -9 | 2,337 3 | 3,370 -12 |
| 2018-19 | 12,824 232 | 6,861 -24 | 3,339 -24 | 3,522 | 5,963 256 | 2,423 86 | 3,540 170 |
| 2019-20 | 13,131 307 | 6,886 25 | 3,335 -4 | 3,551 29 | 6,245 282 | 2,480 57 | 3,765 225 |
| 2020-21 | 13,537 406 | 7,057 171 | 3,435 100 | 3,622 71 | 6,480 235 | 2,586 106 | 3,894 129 |
| 2021-22 | 13,796 259 | 7,111 54 | 3,476 41 | 3,635 13 | 6,685 205 | 2,639 53 | 4,046 152 |
| 2022-23 | 13,710 -86 | 7,151 40 | 3,443 -33 | 3,708 73 | 6,559 -126 | 2,604 -35 | 3,955 -91 |
| 2023-24 | 13,456 -254 | 7,152 1 | 3,412 -31 | 3,740 32 | 6,304 -255 | 2,559 -45 | 3,745 -210 |
| 2024-25 | 13,575 119 | 7,221 69 | 3,435 23 | 3,786 46 | 6,354 50 | 2,499 -60 | 3,855 110 |
| Average | 13,178 | 7,008 | 3,411 | 3,597 | 6,170 | 2,484 | 3,686 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,008 where 7,221 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Vanderbilt University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 6,883 | 6,822 | 3,439 | 3,383 | 61 | 35 | 26 |
| 2016-17 | 6,871 | 6,817 | 3,369 | 3,448 | 54 | 32 | 22 |
| 2017-18 | 6,885 | 6,805 | 3,322 | 3,483 | 80 | 41 | 39 |
| 2018-19 | 6,861 | 6,789 | 3,298 | 3,491 | 72 | 41 | 31 |
| 2019-20 | 6,886 | 6,833 | 3,300 | 3,533 | 53 | 35 | 18 |
| 2020-21 | 7,057 | 6,983 | 3,401 | 3,582 | 74 | 34 | 40 |
| 2021-22 | 7,111 | 7,042 | 3,435 | 3,607 | 69 | 41 | 28 |
| 2022-23 | 7,151 | 7,082 | 3,403 | 3,679 | 69 | 40 | 29 |
| 2023-24 | 7,152 | 7,087 | 3,381 | 3,706 | 65 | 31 | 34 |
| 2024-25 | 7,221 | 7,175 | 3,410 | 3,765 | 46 | 25 | 21 |
| Average | 7,008 | 7,008 | 3,376 | 3,568 | 7,008 | 36 | 29 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 6,170 where 6,354 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Vanderbilt University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 5,684 | 4,985 | 2,222 | 2,763 | 699 | 159 | 540 |
| 2016-17 | 5,716 | 5,017 | 2,187 | 2,830 | 699 | 147 | 552 |
| 2017-18 | 5,707 | 4,977 | 2,173 | 2,804 | 730 | 164 | 566 |
| 2018-19 | 5,963 | 5,075 | 2,206 | 2,869 | 888 | 217 | 671 |
| 2019-20 | 6,245 | 5,219 | 2,184 | 3,035 | 1,026 | 296 | 730 |
| 2020-21 | 6,480 | 5,326 | 2,225 | 3,101 | 1,154 | 361 | 793 |
| 2021-22 | 6,685 | 5,558 | 2,287 | 3,271 | 1,127 | 352 | 775 |
| 2022-23 | 6,559 | 5,404 | 2,225 | 3,179 | 1,155 | 379 | 776 |
| 2023-24 | 6,304 | 5,624 | 2,329 | 3,295 | 680 | 230 | 450 |
| 2024-25 | 6,354 | 5,701 | 2,304 | 3,397 | 653 | 195 | 458 |
| Average | 6,170 | 6,170 | 2,234 | 3,054 | 6,170 | 250 | 631 |
The percentage of white students is 46.11% and the percentage of black students is 8.51% at Vanderbilt University. 13.73% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 9.83% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 58.65% to 46.11%. Asian enrollment grew from 8.35% to 13.73%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.30% to 8.51%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.81% to 9.83%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7494 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6376 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Vanderbilt University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 37 | 1,049 | 918 | 856 | 13 | 7,371 | 471 |
| 2016-17 | 40 | 1,105 | 996 | 920 | 18 | 7,154 | 509 |
| 2017-18 | 47 | 1,215 | 1,095 | 964 | 28 | 6,918 | 527 |
| 2018-19 | 46 | 1,270 | 1,210 | 1,008 | 28 | 6,847 | 557 |
| 2019-20 | 48 | 1,329 | 1,246 | 1,069 | 28 | 6,837 | 573 |
| 2020-21 | 46 | 1,487 | 1,285 | 1,168 | 32 | 7,063 | 608 |
| 2021-22 | 46 | 1,586 | 1,274 | 1,259 | 31 | 6,960 | 622 |
| 2022-23 | 44 | 1,698 | 1,269 | 1,279 | 28 | 6,658 | 643 |
| 2023-24 | 42 | 1,799 | 1,253 | 1,336 | 27 | 6,256 | 652 |
| 2024-25 | 42 | 1,864 | 1,155 | 1,334 | 22 | 6,260 | 639 |
| Average | 44 | 1,440 | 1,170 | 1,119 | 26 | 6,832 | 580 |
652 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 586.32% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Vanderbilt University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 12,567 | 95 | 87 | 12,385 |
| 2016-17 | 12,587 | 96 | 193 | 12,298 |
| 2017-18 | 12,592 | 112 | 195 | 12,285 |
| 2018-19 | 12,824 | 252 | 574 | 11,998 |
| 2019-20 | 13,131 | 494 | 545 | 12,092 |
| 2020-21 | 13,537 | 3,052 | 8,212 | 2,273 |
| 2021-22 | 13,796 | 698 | 821 | 12,277 |
| 2022-23 | 13,710 | 699 | 618 | 12,393 |
| 2023-24 | 13,456 | 639 | 746 | 12,071 |
| 2024-25 | 13,575 | 652 | 666 | 12,257 |
| Average | 13,178 | 679 | 1,266 | 11,233 |
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