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Tufts University

Medford, MA · CDS 20252026 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
11.5%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
45.4%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$93,182
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$15,190

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates7,126
Total all graduate6,473
Grand total all students13,599

Admissions

Total applicants33,697
Total admitted3,864
Total enrolled1,754
Overall admit rate11.5%
Admit rate — women11.6%
Admit rate — men11.4%
Yield rate45.4%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing dateNovember 4th
ED notification dateMid-December
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT38.0%
% submitting ACT18.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile720
SAT EBRW 75th %ile770
SAT Math 25th %ile750
SAT Math 75th %ile790
ACT Comp 25th %ile33
ACT Comp 75th %ile35
% in top 10% of HS class85.0%
% in top 25% of HS class95.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$71,982
Tuition — out-of-state$71,982
Required fees$1,634
Room and board$19,566
Total cost — in-state$93,182
Total cost — out-of-state$93,182

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$58,180
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$48,094
Avg loan debt at graduation$15,190

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist2,800
# admitted from waitlist354
Waitlist admit rate35.7%
Transfer applicants (total)1,610
Transfer admit rate21.2%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)11.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$39,998Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)94.1%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)91.9%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate95.7%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$97,474Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant11.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan19.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full26.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress39.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress11.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted2.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time1.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white40.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian16.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races7.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international12.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women51.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men48.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white59.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian15.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international11.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences20.3%
Engineering12.6%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies12.3%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services12.0%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences11.3%
Visual And Performing Arts8.7%
Psychology6.2%
Physical Sciences2.4%