School of Engineering Vanderbilt University

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Fast Facts about the Vanderbilt School of Engineering

First private engineering school established in the south, in 1879.
Accredited by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
Student/faculty ratio: 15-1
Teaching Faculty Total: 118
Non-Teaching Research Staff: 42
Undergraduate student population: 1,268 (Fall 2009)
       30% women
       7% African American
       8% Asian American
       4% Hispanic American
       9% International
Median SAT: 1453 (Fall 2009 freshmen)
61% of engineering students receive some form of financial aid
Degrees awarded (2008-2009)
219 B.E.
61 B.S.
Graduate student/faculty ratio: 5-1
Graduate Student population: 388 (spring 2007)
Graduate Degrees awarded (2008-2009)
       55 M.S.
       18 M.E.
       56 Ph.D.
Of the graduates who sought employment, 95 percent had jobs within six months of graduation.
After graduation, 20 percent of graduates go to on to graduate school and 15 percent go to professional schools.