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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an early 90's grad from Vanderbilt. In DC and the South a degree absolutely got me in the first round of interviews when I was younger. When I was looking at colleges around 1990 it was rated 16th on US News.

Vanderbilt has been very consistent with the students it picks from my recent tour there with my senior. The very best grades and test scores may not be the best class. They want future leaders which might be told with sports involvement, activities and leadership positions.

I think the recent popularity is because other parts of the country have discovered the school. The South has always treated Duke and Vandy as our top schools.  I didn't even apply out of the South when I applied to schools. Many Southerners still feel the same.[/quote]

Your memory is incorrect.  Vandy never ranked higher than 18 in the 1990s and spent most of the decade ranked 20 or higher.[/quote]

Just to follow up, historical US news rankings for every college available here.  https://www.aronfrishberg.com/projects/usnews.  Vanderbilt really started moving up around 2015.[/quote]

Better link here.[/quote]. https://github.com/frishberg/Archive-of-US-News-College-Rankings[/quote]

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