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Department of History Graduate School Vanderbilt University

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  • Nashville, TN
    location
  • Private
    type
  • Urban
    setting
  • 57%43%
    student ratio
  • 58
    total students
  • Not Reported
    in-state tuition | out-of-state tuition
  • January 15
    fall application deadline
  • 6%
    acceptance rate
  • 3 Degrees
    degrees offered

Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
      Master of Arts (MA)
      Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 4
    • Doctoral Degrees 4
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
    • * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
  • Earning Your Degree
    • Part-time study available? No
    • Evening/weekend programs available? No
    • Distance learning programs available? No
    • Terminal master's degree available? Yes
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Not reported
    • Doctoral Degrees 1, Required, Required and final and qualifying exams
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

Admissions

6% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied221
    • Accepted15
    • Acceptance Rate6%
    • Enrolled9
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic $
    • Application Fee - International $
    • Electronic applications accepted? Yes
    • Applications processed on a rolling basis? Not Reported
  • Application Deadlines
    • Type Domestic International Priority Date
    • Fall deadline January 15th January 15th Not Reported
    • Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
    • Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
  • Entrance Requirements
    • Master's DegreesNot Reported
    • Doctoral's DegreesGRE General Test, sample of written work (recommended)
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
    • International DegreesTOEFL required, 570 paper based, TOEFL iBT

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *Not Reported
    • Out-of-state tuition *Not Reported
    • International student tuitionNot Reported
    • * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
  • Fees
    • Per-academic year feesNot Reported
    • Per-term feesNot Reported
    • One-time feeNot Reported
    • * Fees for full-time graduate students
  • Financial Support
    • Financial award applicants must submitCSS Profile and FAFSA
    • Application deadlines for financial awardsJanuary 15
    • Types of financial support availableFederal Work-Study, Health Care Benefits, Institutionally-sponsored Loans, Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students58
    • Female Percentage57%
    • Male Percentage43%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students58
    • Part-time Percentage7%
    • Full-time Percentage93%
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / Latino14%
    • Black / African American6%
    • White / Caucasian68%
    • American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
    • Asian2%
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
    • Two or more races8%
    • Unknown2%

Faculty

  • Faculty Breakout
    • Total Faculty37
    • Full-time Percentage97%
    • Part-time Percentage3%
    • Female Percentage27%
    • Male Percentage73%

Research

  • Existing Research
    • Focus of faculty researchSouthern American history, recent U.S. history, intellectual and cultural history, European history, Latin American history
    • Externally sponsored research expenditures last yearNot Reported

Location & Contact

Department of History

Graduate School
Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN 37240-1001
United States

Dr. James Epstein

Chair

Phone: 615-322-3372
Fax: 615-343-6002
Email: james.a.epstein@vanderbilt.edu

Dr. Sarah Igo

Director of Graduate Studies

Phone: 615-343-5692
Fax: 615-343-6002
Email: sarah.igo@vanderbilt.edu

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