Tufts University: Ranking & Review

Medford Rank	Rank	World Rank
1	82	129 Top 1%

Tufts University Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	15%	17%	13%
Applicants	21,101	8,864	12,237
Admissions	3,147	1,483	1,644
Enrolled undergraduates	1,410	672	738
Enrolled total (including graduate students)	11,449	5,102	6,347

337 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

191 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Application fee for undergraduates - $75. Application fee for graduates - $85.

Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school rank	Required
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of the college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission test scores	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Required

Number of students submitting SAT scores	473
Percent of students submitting SAT scores	34%
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	730
Math	745

Number of students submitting ACT scores	934
Percent of students submitting ACT scores	66%
ACT Composite	32

Total cost for students living	In-state	Out-of-state
On-campus	$70,600	$70,600
Off-campus	$70,600	$70,600
The total cost includes tuition and fees, books, supplies, on-campus room and board payment of $14,054 and other expenses per full academic year.

Tufts University provides on-campus housing with total dormitory capacity of 3,735 students.

Average Tuition and fees for academic year programs
	In-state	Out-of-state
Tuition for Full-time undergraduates	$53,152	$53,152
Fees for full-time undergraduates	$1,166	$1,166
Per credit hour charge for part-time undergraduates	$1,661	$1,661
Tuition for Full-time graduates	$49,892	$49,892
Fees for full-time graduates	$874	$874
Per credit hour charge for part-time graduates	$1,248	$1,248

Programs	Associate's degree	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral	Total
Health Professions and Related Programs		17	232	528	777
Social Sciences		397	290	11	698
Biological and Biomedical Sciences		129	178	41	348
Engineering		160	83	21	264
Multi & Interdisciplinary Studies		135	112	14	261
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services		136	26	5	167
Visual and Performing Arts	9	92	58	3	162
Psychology		74	31	6	111
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences		26	26	7	59
Physical Sciences		29	13	15	57
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields			52		52
English Language and Literature & Letters		39	2	5	46
Education			43		43
History		32	6	1	39
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services			38		38
Mathematics and Statistics		17	12	7	36
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies		35			35
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics		27	2		29
Philosophy and Religious Studies		7	14		21
Public Administration and Social Service Professions			20		20
Legal Professions and Studies			12		12
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs			11		11
Architecture and Related Services		8			8
Natural Resources and Conservation		1			1
Grand Total	9	1,361	1,261	664	3,295

A total of 1,370 2-year associate's and 4-year bachelor's degrees conferred across undergraduate programs at Tufts University.

At the master's and doctor's level 1,925 degrees were conferred in the graduate programs.

	Total	Men	Women
Graduation rate	93%	92%	95%
Full-time retention rate - 96%

Alternative names	TU
Founded	1852
Motto	Pax et Lux Peace and Light
Religious affiliation	Not applicable
Colors	brown, blue
Academic Calendar	Semester
Total FTE staff	4,427
Instructional FTE	1,060
Research FTE	482
Sector of institution	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Control of institution	Private not-for-profit
Carnegie Classification	Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Official Website	www.tufts.edu
Address	419 Boston Avenue Medford, Massachusetts, 02155-5555 United States
Urbanization level	Suburb: Large
City population	50,000 - 250,000
Phone	6176285000
Fax	+1 (617) 627 3860

Rank 🏆	University name	Country & City	Acceptance rate Acc. rate
74	Oregon State University	Corvallis	79%
75	University of Oregon	Eugene	83%
76	CUNY System Office	New York
77	University of Rochester	Rochester	34%
78	Brown University	Providence	8%
79	University of Delaware	Newark	63%
80	University at Buffalo	Buffalo	57%
81	George Washington University	Washington	41%
82	Tufts University	Medford	15%
83	Brigham Young University - Provo	Provo	52%
84	University of Connecticut	Storrs	48%
85	The University of Tennessee - Knoxville	Knoxville	77%
86	University of New Mexico - Main Campus	Albuquerque	67%
87	University of Kansas	Lawrence	93%
88	University of California - Riverside	Riverside	57%
89	University of Miami	Coral Gables	36%
90	Boston College	Chestnut Hill	32%