UTK vs Vanderbilt University

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

UTK is a public and Vanderbilt University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Vanderbilt University has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,966) than UTK ($31,664).
It is harder to admit to Vanderbilt University than UTK.
Vanderbilt University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,255) than UTK (1,255).
Vanderbilt University has higher submitted ACT score (28) than UTK (28).
UTK has more students with 31,701 students while Vanderbilt University has 13,796 students.
UTK has more full-time faculties with 1,665 faculties while Vanderbilt University has 1,249 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Vanderbilt University.

Which school is more in your mind and would you like to go to?

UTKVanderbilt University

Vote to see the other's choices.

UTK	vs.	Vanderbilt University
Knoxville, Tennessee	Location	Nashville, Tennessee
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$13,244 Out-Of-State$31,664	Tuition & Fees	$56,966
81% ($10,716)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	65% ($45,342)
$10,716	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$45,342
76.97 %	Acceptance Rates	10.85 %
33.70 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	47.06 %
1,255	SAT Score	1,525
28	ACT Score	35
72 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
88 %	Retention Rate	97 %
31,701	Student Population	13,796
1,665	Number of Faculties	1,249
17 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare