Outcome figures are institution wide, from the US Department of Education College Scorecard.
GRERequired
English test (TOEFL or IELTS)Required
TOEFL, minimum score 89 or IELTS, minimum score 7.0; waived if degree is from an English-language university in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Nigeria, Ghana, India, Singapore, or the United Kingdom
Minimum GPANot stated
Recommendation lettersRequired
5 letters
Prior degreeRequired
undergraduate degree in economics and/or mathematics
Statement of purposeRequired
“The application deadline for the Ph.D. program is January 1st for the coming fall semester.”
“The application fee is $95.00 upon submission.”
“Ph.D. students can generally expect funding packages that include teaching/research assistantships that pay tuition (approximately $43,000/year), medical insurance ($3,975), student fees, and a supplemental income stipend ranging from $34,000 to $41,000 per year for five years”
Extracted from as.vanderbilt.edu (opens in new tab) and gradschool.vanderbilt.edu (opens in new tab) · latest recorded check 2026-09-08