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Philosophy & religion at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt graduates about 31 philosophy & religion majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 10th of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year312% of the class
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate6%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Vanderbilt

Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life at Vanderbilt University
Office of the University Chaplain and Religious LifePhoto: BugsMeanee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Chapel/church located on a college campus used for religious and extracurricular
Benton Chapel at Vanderbilt UniversityPhoto: Carmscastles · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Carlos F. López at Vanderbilt University (cropped)Photo: C L · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Olin Hall at Vanderbilt University
Olin HallPhoto: BugsMeanee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: St. Augustine's Episcopal Chapel, Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life, Jean & Alexander Heard Library, Vanderbilt University Special Collections and Archives, Peabody Library, Eskind Biomedical Library, Divinity School.

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 philosophy & religion ranking

  1. Brown University 95
  2. Emory University 94
  3. Northwestern University 94
  4. Wake Forest University 94
  5. Duke University 94
  6. Williams College 94
  7. Georgetown University 93
  8. Claremont McKenna College 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 philosophy & religion. 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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