Enrollment Trends at Vanderbilt

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 (8.02%) over the past decade.

Class Level: 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.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 78 male students for every 100 female students, down from 87 in 2015.
652 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 586.32% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

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.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 13,796 students in 2022 and was lowest at 12,567 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 12,567 to 13,575 students, a net gain of 1,008 (8%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Vanderbilt University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	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

Vanderbilt University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

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
Year	Total	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

Vanderbilt University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

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
Year	Total	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

Vanderbilt University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

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
Year	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

Vanderbilt University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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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Enrollment Trends at Vanderbilt

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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