Tufts University
Medford, MA · Private four-year · Suburb: Large
6,877undergraduates
11%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$33,333average net price per year
93%graduate in 6 years
96%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 34,003
- Admitted
- 3,444
- Admit rate
- 11%
- Admit rate, women
- 10%
- Admit rate, men
- 10%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 50%
- First-year students
- 1,739
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 36%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 710-760
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 750-790
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 18%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 33-35
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
58 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Social sciences (6)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Archeology Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (148 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (98 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (51 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (29 awarded)
Engineering (11)
- Architectural Engineering Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's (54 awarded)
- Chemical Engineering Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Civil Engineering, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Computer Engineering, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Engineering Science Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Engineering, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (72 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (6)
- Biopsychology Bachelor's (69 awarded)
- Cognitive Science, General Bachelor's (32 awarded)
- Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Data Science, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Human Computer Interaction Bachelor's (37 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Certificate (under 1 year) (6 awarded), Bachelor's (29 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (51 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (140 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (177 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (5)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (97 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Psychology (2)
- Clinical Psychology Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Experimental Psychology Bachelor's (74 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor's (57 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (2)
- Applied Mathematics, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (29 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (34 awarded)
Physical sciences (5)
- Astrophysics Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Chemical Physics Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (29 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Child Development Bachelor's (23 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (5)
- American/United States Studies/Civilization Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- French Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Latin American Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Architecture and related services (1)
- Architecture Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (5)
- Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- German Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Graduate programs (90)
- Advanced General Dentistry Post-master's certificate
- Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Dentistry Doctorate (professional)
- Endodontics/Endodontology Post-master's certificate
- Health Services Administration Master's
- Medical Informatics Master's
- Medical Science/Scientist Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Medicine Doctorate (professional)
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery Post-master's certificate
- Orthodontics/Orthodontology Post-master's certificate
- Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics Post-master's certificate
- Periodontics/Periodontology Post-master's certificate
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctorate (professional)
- Physician Associate/Assistant Master's
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology Post-master's certificate
- Public Health Education and Promotion Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Public Health, Other Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography Post-bachelor's certificate
- International Relations and Affairs Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Social Sciences, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Urban Studies/Affairs Master's
- Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology Master's
- Cognitive Science, General Doctorate (research)
- Data Analytics, General Master's
- Data Science, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Human Computer Interaction Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Doctorate (research)
- Museology/Museum Studies Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Nutrition Sciences Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Sustainability Studies Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Animal Genetics Doctorate (research)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biomedical Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biotechnology Post-bachelor's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology Doctorate (research)
- Conservation Biology Master's
- Epidemiology Master's
- Genetics, General Doctorate (research)
- Immunology Doctorate (research)
- Microbiology and Immunology Doctorate (research)
- Neuroscience Doctorate (research)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Chemical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Civil Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computer Engineering, General Master's
- Computer Software Engineering Master's
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Energy Systems Engineering, Other Master's
- Materials Engineering Master's
- Mechanical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Master's
- Computer Science Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine Master's
- Veterinary Infectious Diseases Master's
- Veterinary Medicine Doctorate (professional)
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Master's
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Engineering/Industrial Management Master's
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's
- Art/Art Studies, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Doctorate (research)
- Music, General Master's
- Chemistry, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Chemistry, Other Master's
- Physics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Educational Psychology Master's
- Experimental Psychology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Child Development Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Education, General Master's
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Community Organization and Advocacy Post-bachelor's certificate
- Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other Master's
- Public Policy Analysis, General Master's
- Mathematics, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Statistics, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Environmental Studies Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Philosophy Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- International Law and Legal Studies Master's
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's
- Health Communication Post-bachelor's certificate
- History, General Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $67,844
- Housing and food on campus
- $17,660
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,796
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $88,300
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $88,300
- Total cost living at home
- $78,678
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $10,526 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $11,995 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $14,963 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $26,964 |
| Over $110,000 | $53,400 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 46%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 41%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $51,267
- Got a grant from the college
- 41%
- Average grant from the college
- $49,709
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 12%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 20%
- Average amount borrowed
- $8,657
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 86%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 92%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 93%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 94%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 93%
- Transferred to another college
- 5%
- Came back for year two
- 96%
| Pell grant students | 91% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 93% |
| Neither | 94% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 732 | 94% |
| Men | 675 | 92% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 181 | 96% |
| Black | 51 | 92% |
| Hispanic | 116 | 91% |
| White | 785 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 79 | 94% |
| Race unknown | 69 | 91% |
| International | 125 | 91% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,357 | 94% | 5% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 81 | 94% | 5% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 3 | 100% (small group) | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 13,274
- Undergraduates
- 6,877
- Full-time undergraduates
- 6,685
- Part-time undergraduates
- 192
- Graduate students
- 6,397
- Students per faculty member
- 10 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 22%
- From out of state
- 64%
- From other countries
- 13%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 1%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 17%
| Women | 56% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 16% |
| Black | 7% |
| Hispanic | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 42% |
| Two or more races | 8% |
| Race unknown | 5% |
| International | 12% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- Medford, MA, 02155-5555
- County
- Middlesex County
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Navy ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.