School Overview
General Information
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Admission Office Bendetson Hall Medford, MA 02155 (617) 627-3170 Fax: (617) 627-3860 [email protected] Contact: Lee Coffin Dean of Undergraduate Admissions and Enrollment Management |
Main Address Medford, MA 02155 (617) 628-5000 |
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Size Total undergrads: 5,044 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 1,297 Degree-seeking undergrads: 5,029 Graduate enrollment: 3,251 Setting |
Degrees offered: Bachelor’s |
Admissions Information
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Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $70 Online application fee: $70 |
Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 26% Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 97% |
Tuition & Fees
| Estimated Expenses for Academic Year | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| Tuition and fees | $36,700 | $38,840 | $40,342 | $41,598 | +3.11% |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 | $800 | $800 | 0.00% |
| Living Arrangement – On Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $10,160 | $10,518 | $10,746 | $11,268 | +4.86% |
| Other | $1,240 | $1,242 | $1,242 | $1,334 | +7.41% |
| Living Arrangement – Off Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Other | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Total Expenses | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| In-state On Campus | $48,900 | $51,400 | $53,130 | $55,000 | +3.52% |
| In-state Off Campus | $37,500 | $39,640 | $41,142 | $42,398 | +3.05% |
| In-state with Family | $37,500 | $39,640 | $41,142 | $42,398 | +3.05% |
| Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees | |
| Tuition for In-state Students | $39,624 |
| In-state Student Fees | $646 |
| Tuition for Out-of-state Students | $39,624 |
| Out-of-state Fees | $646 |
Financial Aid
| Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Type of Aid | Students | Percent | Amount | Average Per Student |
| All students financial aid | 617 | 48% | ||
| Grant or scholarship aid | 506 | 39% | $14,514,838 | $28,685 |
| • Federal grants | 141 | 11% | $905,368 | $6,421 |
| • Pell grants | 132 | 10% | $479,486 | $3,632 |
| • Other federal grants | 141 | 11% | $425,882 | $3,020 |
| State/local government grant or scholarships | 272 | 21% | $1,041,734 | $3,830 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 498 | 38% | $12,567,736 | $25,236 |
| Student loan aid | 346 | 27% | $2,413,468 | $6,975 |
| • Federal student loans | 326 | 25% | $1,246,761 | $3,824 |
| • Other student loans | 120 | 9% | $1,166,707 | $9,723 |
All Degrees and Programs
| Program Completions for Most Recent Year | BA/BS | MA/MS | Doctor | AA/AS | CERT |
| Total of All Education Programs | 1768 | 995 | 553 | – | 68 |
| Architecture and Related Services | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Architecture | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies | 58 | – | – | – | – |
| American/united States Studies/civilization | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Area Studies, Other | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Asian Studies/civilization | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Italian Studies | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Latin American Studies | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 13 | – | – | – | – |
| Russian Studies | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Women’s Studies | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Biology and Biomedical Sciences | 75 | 9 | 32 | – | – |
| Animal Genetics | – | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Biochemistry | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| Biology and Biological Sciences, General | 75 | 7 | 4 | – | – |
| Biomedical Sciences | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Cell Physiology | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Cell/cellular Biology and Histology | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Molecular Biology | – | – | 8 | – | – |
| Neuroscience | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. | – | 29 | – | – | – |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | – | 9 | – | – | – |
| International Business/trade/commerce | – | 20 | – | – | – |
| Computing and Information Sciences | 21 | 16 | 3 | – | – |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 14 | 16 | 3 | – | – |
| Computer Science | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Education | 57 | 111 | 2 | – | – |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | – | 70 | 1 | – | – |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other | 57 | 41 | 1 | – | – |
| Engineering | 179 | 52 | 13 | – | – |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 14 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 35 | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 11 | 23 | 4 | – | – |
| Computer Engineering | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 22 | 13 | 1 | – | – |
| Engineering Physics/applied Physics | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering Science | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | 20 | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering, Other | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental/environmental Health Engineering | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Industrial Engineering | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 47 | 10 | 3 | – | – |
| Engineering Technology | 1 | 34 | 5 | – | – |
| Biomedical Technology/technician | 1 | 10 | 5 | – | – |
| Engineering/industrial Management | – | 24 | – | – | – |
| English Language, Composition and Literature/letters | 83 | 6 | 5 | – | – |
| English Language and Literature | 83 | 6 | 5 | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 129 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Ancient/classical Greek Language and Literature | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 14 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| French Language and Literature | 34 | – | – | – | – |
| German Language and Literature | 4 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| Russian Language and Literature | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 43 | – | – | – | – |
| Health Services and Allied Health Sciences | 75 | 238 | 435 | – | 52 |
| Advanced General Dentistry | – | 1 | – | – | 14 |
| Advanced/graduate Dentistry and oral Sciences, Other | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 75 | – | – | – | – |
| Dental Clinical Sciences | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| Dentistry | – | – | 186 | – | – |
| Endodontics/endodontology | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Health Services Administration | – | 12 | – | – | – |
| International Public Health/international Health | – | 9 | – | – | – |
| Medical Scientist | – | 12 | 1 | – | – |
| Medicine | – | – | 169 | – | – |
| Occupational Therapy/therapist | – | 51 | 4 | – | – |
| oral/maxillofacial Surgery | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Pediatric Dentistry/pedodontics | – | 1 | – | – | 9 |
| Periodontics/periodontology | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Prosthodontics/prosthodontology | – | 2 | – | – | 4 |
| Public Health, Other | – | 144 | – | – | – |
| Veterinary Medicine | – | – | 74 | – | – |
| History | 56 | 6 | 1 | – | – |
| History | 56 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| History, Other | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Human Services | – | 14 | – | – | – |
| Public Policy Analysis | – | 14 | – | – | – |
| Legal and Law Studies | – | 18 | – | – | – |
| International Law and Legal Studies | – | 18 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 36 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Mathematics | 36 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies | 106 | 65 | 22 | – | – |
| Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 92 | – | 2 | – | – |
| Museology/museum Studies | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Nutrition Sciences | – | 61 | 20 | – | – |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Physical Sciences | 30 | 7 | 8 | – | – |
| Chemistry | 16 | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Geology and Earth Science | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Physics | 9 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Psychology | 107 | 17 | 6 | – | 16 |
| Clinical Psychology | 23 | – | – | – | – |
| Educational Psychology | – | 11 | – | – | 16 |
| Psychology | 84 | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 573 | 327 | 13 | – | – |
| Anthropology | 29 | – | – | – | – |
| Archeology | 5 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Economics | 143 | 12 | – | – | – |
| International Relations and Affairs | 207 | 278 | 13 | – | – |
| Political Science and Government | 103 | – | – | – | – |
| Social Sciences, Other | 64 | – | – | – | – |
| Sociology | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| Urban Studies/affairs | – | 35 | – | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 168 | 38 | 6 | – | – |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 38 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Art/art Studies | 100 | 20 | – | – | – |
| Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts | 10 | 3 | 6 | – | – |
| Music | 20 | 7 | – | – | – |
Undergraduate Majors
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies African Studies B Arts, Visual & Performing Art History/Criticism/Conservation B Biological & Biomedical Sciences Biology B Computer & Information Sciences Computer Programming – General B Education Early Childhood Education B Engineering Architectural Engineering B English Language & Literature American Literature B Foreign Language & Literature Chinese B History History – General B Liberal Arts & Sciences Liberal Arts & Sciences B Mathematics Applied Mathematics B Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Mathematics/Computer Science B Philosophy & Religion Philosophy B Physical Sciences Astronomy B Psychology Psychology – General B Social Sciences Anthropology B |
Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
B = Bachelor’s degree C = Certificate or diploma |
*We do not guarantee the accuracy of information on this page. All information is subject to change. You should confirm all information with a college admissions officer.
Tufts University Highlights
School Information
| Phone Number: | (617) 628-5000 |
| Website: | https://www.tufts.edu |
| Type of School: | 4-year, Private non-profit |
| Apply Online: | www.commonapp.org/ |
| Address: | , Medford, MA 02155-5555 |
| Setting: | Suburb: Large |
| Campus Housing: | Yes |
Students & Programs
| Student Population: | 11,878 |
| 6-yr Graduation Rate (Bachelor's): | 93% |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 9 to 1 |
| Distance Learning Programs: | Yes |
| Distance Learning Students*: | 11,500 (97% of total students) |
| Degree Levels Offered: | Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate |
* Students taking at least 1 distance learning course
Tuition & Financial Aid*
| In-state Tuition: | $58,578 |
| Out-of-state Tuition: | $58,578 |
| % of Students Receiving Financial Aid: | 45% |
| Avg. Amount of Grant or Scholarship Aid Awarded: | $47,191 |
* Full-time beginning undergraduate students. Financial aid is available to those who qualify.
Tufts University Programs
See the degree programs that are offered at Tufts University.
| Degree Name | Cert | Assoc | Bach | Mast | Doct |
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| Architecture and Related Services | 1 | ||||
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies | 9 | ||||
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | 1 | ||||
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs | 1 | 1 | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Education | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Engineering | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | |
| Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields | 3 | 1 | |||
| English Language and Literature/Letters | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 11 | 3 | |||
| Health Professions and Related Programs | 15 | 1 | 18 | 3 | |
| History | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Legal Professions and Studies | 1 | ||||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 2 | ||||
| Mathematics and Statistics | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Philosophy and Religious Studies | 3 | 1 | |||
| Physical Sciences | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Psychology | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions | 1 | 2 | |||
| Social Sciences | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Grand total | 40 | 72 | 70 | 34 |
* Based on programs that produced 2019-2020 graduates
Tuition & Financial Aid
See what it costs to enroll at Tufts University and how many students are receiving scholarships, grants, or loans as financial aid to help cover the costs of tuition.
Undergraduate Student Tuition
Average tuition and fees for academic year:
| Tuition and Fees | 2019-2020 |
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| In-state | $58,578 |
| Out-of-state | $58,578 |
| Books and supplies | $1,000 |
Graduate Student Tuition
Average tuition and fees for academic year:
| Tuition and Fees | 2019-2020 |
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| In-state | $53,658 |
| Out-of-state | $53,658 |
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid, 2018-2019
Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
| Type of Aid | Number Receiving Aid | % Receiving Aid | Avg. Amt. of Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any student financial aid | 686 | 45% | – |
| Grant or scholarship aid | 576 | 37% | $47,191 |
| Student loan aid | 318 | 21% | $6,075 |
All Undergraduate Students
| Type of Aid | Number Receiving Aid | % Receiving Aid | Avg. Amt. of Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid | 2,321 | 41% | $42,924 |
| Federal student loans | 1,211 | 21% | $4,924 |
Admissions & Enrollment
See the admission requirements for Tufts University. Find out how many students apply and how many are accepted. View a graphical breakdown of the gender, age, and ethnicity of currently enrolled Tufts University students.
Undergraduate Admissions, Fall 2020
| Total | Male | Female | |
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| Number of applicants | 22,766 | 9,407 | 13,359 | Percent admitted | 100% | 16% | 14% |
| Percent admitted who enrolled | 7% | 8% | 7% |
Admissions Considerations
| Required | Recommended | Optional | |
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| Secondary school GPA | |||
| Secondary school rank | |||
| Secondary school record | |||
| Completion of college-preparatory program | |||
| Recommendations | |||
| Formal demonstration of competencies | |||
| Admission test scores | |||
| Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | |||
| TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language |
Tufts University Enrollment, Fall 2020
| Total Enrollment | 11,878 |
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| Undergraduate enrollment | 5,907 |
| Graduate enrollment | 5,971 |
Undergraduate Attendance
Undergraduate Gender
Undergraduate Age
Undergraduate Race/Ethnicity
Undergraduate Distance Education
Undergraduates taking 100%, Some, or No Distance Education
Graduate Distance Education
Graduate students taking 100%, Some, or No Distance Education
Tufts University Accreditation
This institution is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education
Specialized institution accreditations:
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
- American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
- Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
- Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
- American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education
- Veterinary Medicine (VET) - Programs leading to a D.V.M. or D.M.V. degree
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