Vanderbilt University

What are the graduation rates for students at Vanderbilt University?

Vanderbilt's reported six-year graduation rate is 94% for the applicable first-time, full-time undergraduate cohort. Its four-year rate is 87%, and its reported first-year retention rate is 96%. These are cohort measures, not predictions about an individual student or completion rates for every graduate and transfer program.

The gap between four- and six-year completion indicates that some students finish after the fourth year. Graduation-rate reporting has a defined starting population, so transfer students and many part-time students are not represented in the same way. Applicants comparing schools should use like-for-like cohorts and consider how a possible additional semester would affect their own costs.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Vanderbilt University?

College Scorecard program figures offer a limited snapshot of earnings roughly one year after completion for federally aided graduates represented in the applicable reporting population. They are not starting-salary offers, earnings for every graduate, or estimates of lifetime income.

Reported one-year median earnings include $101,714 for computer science and $72,741 for economics. The corresponding figures are $58,939 for biomedical or medical engineering and $39,103 for teacher education focused on specific levels and methods. Differences can reflect occupation, location, further study, employment patterns, and the graduates included in a program's data - not simply the value of a major. In particular, a graduate who immediately enters additional training may have low measured earnings despite pursuing a longer-term career path.