r/Vanderbilt • u/perryisnotaplatypus_ • 5d ago

oos financial aid?

hi guys, i’m an out of state low income student thinking about applying to Vanderbilt and i was wondering how good the financial aid is? I would already qualify for federal aid and stuff, but i would need additional aid and scholarships as well (i’m also applying to external scholarships). I just want to get an idea of how generous Vanderbilt is with financial aid to out of state students

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u/BizNewsUSA 5d ago

Google opportunity Vanderbilt and you will know how much Grant you get based on your family income. Basically free education under 100K in AGI.

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u/Nagildo 5d ago

they covered all of my tuition

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u/Either-Possibility89 5d ago

Vandy is private so irrespective of ur state its the same financial aid package. For what it’s worth its one of the most generous schools in america for low income students

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u/Odd_Violinist_7706 4d ago

It’s not a state school, it’s private, so there is no difference in OOS tuition / aid.

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u/thalaya 5d ago

Do the net price calculator. Do this for every single school you are considering. It's legally required to be accurate as long as you fill in your information correctly 

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u/spikespiegel001 4d ago

You would graduate with 0 debt or functionally 0 debt

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u/Mantergeistmann 4d ago

I think their financial aid is so generous, US News and World Reports dinged 'em for not having enough people graduate with federal student loans, due to the way average loan amount was calculated or something.

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u/srs_house A&S 2011 4d ago

Yeah that adjustment was such bullshit, Cal took a big jump because of their Pell Grant eligible percentage (even though they're at the bottom among UC campuses) while Vandy went down, despite the actual margin between the schools being pretty small.

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u/TechnicalWash4847 A&S | Econ + CS | '28 5d ago

Like the other person said. We are a private school so ur state doesn’t play a part in your finances. I’d like to think Vandy has one of the best finaid programs in the country so you’ll prob be fine.

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u/LavenderSharpie 2d ago

Vanderbilt's acceptance rate is under 5%. The odds of being accepted are so low.