Vanderbilt Comparisons

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Compare with Tennessee Public Colleges

Compare with Tennessee Public Colleges for Vanderbilt University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$53,686 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	$56,122 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Tennessee Private Colleges

Compare with Tennessee Private Colleges for Vanderbilt University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$41,640 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhodes College Memphis, TN	$10,388 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	$26,926 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The University of the South Sewanee, TN	$11,378 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union University Jackson, TN	$27,473 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN	$29,078 lower in-state tuition	81% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Vanderbilt University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Clemson University Clemson, SC	$51,944 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Georgia Athens, GA	$56,048 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$55,318 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Auburn University Auburn, AL	$54,608 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$54,254 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$57,506 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus Atlanta, GA	$55,440 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH	$49,337 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$55,354 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$51,494 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$53,522 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$58,400 lower in-state tuition	82% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	$55,366 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	$52,514 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Vanderbilt University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$3,218 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$3,088 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$1,708 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$18,358 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$8,428 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Furman University Greenville, SC	$7,728 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$11,738 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$8,849 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Centre College Danville, KY	$14,678 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Covenant College Lookout Mountain, GA	$25,458 lower in-state tuition	81% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Transylvania University Lexington, KY	$20,628 lower in-state tuition	81% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Vanderbilt University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$1,588 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$1,260 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$4,810 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$248 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$3,164 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$2,473 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$1,252 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rice University Houston, TX	$3,354 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$3,204 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$3,914 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$5,102 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$770 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$1,180 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$3,206 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$2,808 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$418 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$2,390 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$144 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$10,346 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$2,268 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$582 higher in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$890 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$17,437 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$2,844 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=221999.

Last updated: August 2026