Vanderbilt University Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Vanderbilt University's overall acceptance rate has seen a downward trend over recent years, dropping from 11.68% for the application year 2015 to 5.9% for the application year 2024. In the last five years, acceptance rates have ranged from 11.6% in 2020 to 6.3% in 2023, highlighting increasing selectivity. The university received 45,409 applications in 2024, accepting 2,662 students, while in 2023, with 45,313 applicants, 2,844 were accepted. This significant reduction in acceptance rates reflects the rising competitiveness of the applicant pool at Vanderbilt.