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Quick Stats
Faculty with Terminal Degree
97 %
Student-Faculty Ratio
8:1
Average Course Load
5 classes (15 hours)
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It goes without saying that an institution like Vanderbilt will boast a tremendous faculty, since teachers are truly at the heart of any high level university. What makes Vanderbilt so special is the interaction between faculty and students, a criterion where Vandy is an anomaly (in the absolute best sense of the word).
As a research university, the offerings are unlimited, and between all the departments and post-graduate schools, there is ample opportunity for a student to fully explore any discipline he or she so chooses. Combine this with a reasonably small student body and a fabulous student-to-teacher ratio, and you have a learning environment in which undergrads are treated like upper-division students from the moment they step on Vandy’s campus their freshman year.
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anonymouss101 says: Vanderbilt University 2013 Social Sciences  |
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Its only my first semester at Vanderbilt, but I have not been unsatisfied with my classes and professors. They all have offered office hours and so have the TAs. The only time a TA taught a class is when the discussion was relevant to his graduate thesis, so he was more knowledgeable than the professor about the subject. The teachers all seem very excited about teaching, and I have found even in my 130 person lecture I can still relate to the teacher and he can engage the whole class.
I found that ratemyprofessor.com was really helpful and pretty true and I used it extensively for chosing my classes both semseters.
However, I'm mostly in social sciences and I know friends in math classes have not been so successful or happy with their professors and TAs.
Academics: December 26, 2009
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Anonymous says: |
Ninety-five percent of the classes...
Ninety-five percent of the classes taught at Vanderbilt are taught by full-time faculty, meaning you are really getting your money’s worth. Class offerings are truly diverse, and they are taught by accredited minds in their respective fields. |
Anonymous says: |
The faculty at Vandy have enough...
The faculty at Vandy have enough brainpower to melt steel, and most of them expect a lot from us. Sometimes, I think they forget that they’re teaching an introductory course, and expect us to perform like graduate students, but it justifies our feelings of superiority over other schools. |
Anonymous says: |
I took mainly psychology and...
I took mainly psychology and English classes, and I liked most of my professors. They expect a lot of work, but they’re very approachable. |
Anonymous says: |
The best advice I’ve gotten on...
The best advice I’ve gotten on teachers is that if you find a teacher you like, take another class with them no matter what it is. Just take it, because it’s the teacher that makes the difference. Now I just have classes with the ones I like and relate to and it makes class so much easier. |
Facts
AP Test Score Requirements
Possible credit for scores of 4 or 5
IB Test Score Requirements
Possible credit for scores of 6 or 7
Most Popular Majors
- Engineering - 15 %
- English - 5 %
- Foreign languages/literature - 7 %
- Interdisciplinary studies - 6 %
- Psychology - 6 %
- Social sciences - 32 %
Special Study Options
- 5-year undergraduate/MBA program
- Accelerated program
- Cooperative education program
- Cross-registration
- Distance learning
- Double major
- Dual enrollment
- External degree program
- Honors program
- Independent study
- Internships
- Student-designed major
- Study abroad
- Teacher certification program
Class Sizes
- 50 or More Students - 6 %
- Fewer than 20 Students - 68 %
Undergraduate Schools
- Blair School of Music
- College of Arts and Science
- Peabody College of Education and Human Development
- School of Engineering
Best Places to Study
- Baseball Glove Lounge
- Biomedical Library
- Branscomb Study Lounge
- Commons Center
- Peabody Library
- Sarratt Student Center
- The Pub
Did You Know?
Vanderbilt takes pride in its honest grades; you won’t find runaway grade inflation here. Unlike the 92% of Harvard grads that graduated with honors, if you graduate from Vandy with honors, it will be a significant distinction.
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