You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Classical Civilization Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified ’s classical civilization students in 2020-2021.
Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Archaeology & Classical Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt is $3,176 for southeast region classical civilization students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.