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Math & statistics at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt graduates about 157 math & statistics majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 13th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 59 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 68% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $141,000 four years out, 2.03× what the same major pays nationally.

94/100Standout#13 of 697 for math & statistics →
Graduates a year1579% of the class
Courses in the catalog59more than 68% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$141,0002.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$643Ka year, NSF
Admit rate6%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

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Where math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science and Engineering Building, Biological Sciences Building/Medical Research Building III, Benson Science Hall, Stevenson Center for Mathematics.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 83 · Dorm 40 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 7 · Arts 6 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the math & statistics ranking

  1. Cornell University 96
  2. Rice University 96
  3. Stanford University 96
  4. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 95
  5. Johns Hopkins University 94
  6. Dartmouth College 94
  7. Tufts University 94
  8. University of California, Los Angeles 93

Other strong majors at Vanderbilt

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Vanderbilt with every school we score in math & statistics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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