Student Population at Vanderbilt

Total Enrollment

13,710

Undergraduate

7,151

Graduate

6,559

Online Enrollment

699

Men Students

6,047

Women Students

7,663

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 13,710 students have enrolled at Vanderbilt University - 7,151 undergraduate and 6,559 graduate.

By gender, 6,047 male and 7,663 female students are attending Vanderbilt University. By attendance status, there are 12,486 full-time students and 1,224 part-time students.

The number of students at Vanderbilt University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Rice University and Cornell University, its population is relatively small (average population is 16,349).

Vanderbilt University offers online degree/certificate programs and 699 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Vanderbilt University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 6,047 male and 7,663 female students attending Vanderbilt. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.79 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Vanderbilt.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Vanderbilt
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	7,151	7,082	69
Men	3,443	3,403	40
Women	3,708	3,679	29

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Vanderbilt
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	6,559	5,404	1,155
Men	2,604	2,225	379
Women	3,955	3,179	776

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 6,658 White students (48.56%) and 1,698 Asian students (12.39%) at Vanderbilt University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Vanderbilt University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Vanderbilt University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	29	9	20
Asian	1,250	604	646
Black or African American	743	316	427
Hispanic	787	386	401
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	21	12	9
White	2,904	1,391	1,513
Two or More Races	412	185	227
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	276	146	130
Total	7,151	3,443	3,708

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Vanderbilt University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	15	5	10
Asian	448	174	274
Black or African American	526	181	345
Hispanic	492	190	302
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	3	4
White	3,754	1,405	2,349
Two or More Races	231	89	142
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	101	45	56
Total	6,559	2,604	3,955

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 9,272 students whose age under twenty five and 2,065 students whose age is over thirty years old at Vanderbilt University.

Especially, 100 students are younger than eighteen and 9 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Vanderbilt University.

Population by Student Age at Vanderbilt University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,151	3,443	3,708
Under 18	100	42	58
18-19	3,103	1,436	1,667
20-21	3,455	1,660	1,795
22-24	482	298	184
25-29	8	6	2
30-34	1	1	0
35-39	1	0	1
40-49	1	0	1
Total	7,151	3,443	3,708

Population by Student Age at Vanderbilt University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	6,559	2,604	3,955
18-19	2	1	1
20-21	80	27	53
22-24	2,050	710	1,340
25-29	2,365	998	1,367
30-34	954	425	529
35-39	422	178	244
40-49	448	172	276
50-64	229	88	141
65 and over	9	5	4
Total	6,559	2,604	3,955

Online Student Population

At Vanderbilt University, 1,317 students (9.61% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 699 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 78 students live in Tennessee where Vanderbilt University is located in and 506 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	13,710	7,151	6,559
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	699	0	699
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	618	0	618
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	12,393	7,151	5,242

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	699	699
Tennessee Residents	78	78
Other State in U.S.	506	506
Outside of U.S.	2	2
Unknown	113	113