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Vanderbilt University Scholarships and Merit Aid

Nashville, Tennessee

5 scholarships Vanderbilt University publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

7,221Undergraduates
6%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (1)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Vanderbilt National Merit Scholarship

$2,000 to $6,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
those finalists who do not receive an additional merit scholarship from Vanderbilt will receive a total of up to $6,000 per year in National Merit scholarship dollars from all sourcesvanderbilt.edu (read 2026-05-14)

Awards that take an application (4)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship

$67,934

Deadline the school lists
2025-12-01
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholars receive full tuition, plus a one-time summer stipendvanderbilt.edu (read 2026-05-14)

Ingram Scholars Program

$67,934 to $90,982

Deadline the school lists
2025-12-01
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Ingram Scholars receive full-tuition, all required fees, and the value of on-campus housing each year plus a stipend for a special summer service project.vanderbilt.edu (read 2026-05-14)

Chancellor's Scholarship

$67,934

Deadline the school lists
2025-12-01
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Chancellor's Scholars receive full tuition, plus a one-time summer stipendvanderbilt.edu (read 2026-05-14)

Regional / Additional Merit Scholarships (Atlanta, Houston, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee)

$0 to $67,934

Deadline the school lists
2025-12-01
Renewable
Yes, per the school
All merit-based scholarships offered at Vanderbilt are renewable through four years of undergraduate study as long as the recipient maintains satisfactory academic performance.vanderbilt.edu (read 2026-05-14)
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
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What Vanderbilt University costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$99,994In-state, per year
$99,994Out-of-state, per year

Where Vanderbilt University lists its scholarships

Vanderbilt Scholarship Manager — continuing-student scholarship search/application tool (school-branded ScholarshipManager instance); lists ad hoc funds (e.g., Career Center rideshare assistance, Yellow Ribbon veteran match) searchable by category; no dedicated department/college filter surfaced individually-named departmental awards in an unauthenticated pass

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a Vanderbilt University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.