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Colleges similar to Vanderbilt University

15 schools closest to Vanderbilt University (Trajecta Score 86) — neighbors in Tennessee first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Vanderbilt University, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— Vanderbilt University (this school) Nashville, TN 6% 1500–1570 $15,846 $92k 86
1 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Moderate Knoxville, TN 42% 1200–1370 $18,976 $60k 63
2 Rhodes College Moderate Memphis, TN 50% 1300–1486 $28,585 $67k 60
3 The University of the South Moderate Sewanee, TN 57% 1260–1390 $27,872 $65k 60
4 American Baptist College Open Nashville, TN — — $9,216 $41k 59
5 Baptist Health Sciences University Open Memphis, TN 82% — $11,212 $73k 53
6 Lipscomb University Open Nashville, TN 68% 1160–1380 $24,739 $56k 53
7 Johns Hopkins University Elite Baltimore, MD 6% 1520–1570 $18,809 $88k 86
8 University of Pennsylvania Elite Philadelphia, PA 5% 1510–1570 $28,699 $111k 86
9 Yale University Elite New Haven, CT 4% 1470–1570 $23,777 $101k 87
10 Brown University Elite Providence, RI 5% 1510–1580 $25,184 $93k 85
11 Williams College Elite Williamstown, MA 8% 1490–1570 $17,716 $89k 85
12 Rice University Elite Houston, TX 8% 1510–1570 $13,370 $90k 87
13 Columbia University in the City of New York Elite New York, NY 4% 1510–1580 $21,590 $102k 85
14 University of Chicago Elite Chicago, IL 4% 1510–1580 $14,860 $92k 87
15 Duke University Elite Durham, NC 6% 1500–1570 $29,612 $98k 85

How these are picked: schools in Tennessee with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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