Vanderbilt 2026 ED app with or without test scores

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DS considering ED to VU for class of 26 because he loves it and wants to take a shot.
Is there any data on %ED acceptance without test scores?

A grades
ACT 33
Varsity athlete
Community service

I see middle 50 ACT for class of 24 was 33-35. I believe it is higher for 2025, but cannot find hard real data.

Not sure of ED Chances with scores or without scores, any suggestions?

thanks for the time.

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I don’t know of recent ED only data, broken out by test submitters vs non submitters.

What proportion of his core classes are honors/AP? What is his unweighted GPA, core courses only…is it straight As, so 4.0?

I would probably not send the 33 based on this scant info…unless your S is hooked, e.g., minority, first gen, pell grant eligible

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We were advised in 2025 that Vanderbilt was looking for high scores for those reported…1550 or 35. Seemed accurate.

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Here is the data for the class of 2025:

Vanderbilt Class of 2025, Early and Regular Decision Admissions Statistics
(as of March 29, 2021)
Applications: 47,174
Admitted: 3,162
Admit Rate: 6.7%
Percent of students applying with test scores: 56.3%
Percent of students admitted with test scores: 61.1%
Number of U.S. states represented among admitted students: 50
Number of countries represented among admitted students: 74 (including the U.S.)

Vanderbilt also began to superscore the ACT beginning with the class of 2024, so it might help if your son took the test again. Remember that there is also an ED II with the application due the same time as RD in January, which may give him time to retake it and then decide at that point. I would highly recommend applying ED to Vanderbilt if that is your son’s first choice. So many incredibly talented students are rejected in all rounds, but especially in RD because the level of competition is so fierce. The admit rate was not even 7 % last year. Good luck!

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