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Acceptance Rate

11.5%

Total Profiles

10

SAT Range

1470–1560

User Accept Rate

60.0%

Tuition

$67,844

Undergrad Enrollment

6,804

Applicants

34,003

Yield Rate

50.5%

Student:Faculty

10:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.36
SAT
1280
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.44
SAT
1370
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.15
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.83
SAT
1540
ACT
32
Round: ED
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.52
SAT
1430
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.85
SAT
1550
ACT
Round: ED2
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.66
SAT
1400
ACT
29
Round: EA
Class of 2024WAITLISTED
GPA
3.52
SAT
1320
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.10
SAT
ACT
25
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.66
SAT
1440
ACT
Round: RD

What you pay

$39,998/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $159,992 over four years.

What grads earn

$77,753/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$73,520 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.1 years of pay.

90% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.4%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

62%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.1%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Tufts University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$11,284
$30–48k$9,811
$48–75k$14,923
$75–110k$23,311
Over $110k$58,570

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

94%

Completion · all

94%

Completion · Pell

94%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

91%

Median debt

$16,250

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, large, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
34,003
Admitted
3,44410.1%
Enrolled
1,73950% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling21
Motor Vehicle Theft78
Rape7
Robbery1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation55% / 45%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball47Basketball19Football93Golf15Ice Hockey31Lacrosse59Rowing52Soccer35Squash15Swimming35Tennis15Track & Field149

Women's

Basketball15Fencing16Field Hockey25Lacrosse34Rowing48Sailing23Soccer29Softball20Squash15Swimming37Tennis14Track & Field158Volleyball21

Coed

Sailing52
Research Activity
FY 2024
$278Mtotal R&D expenditure#116 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Computer Science177 grads
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics148 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General140 grads
International Relations and Affairs98 grads
Art/Art Studies, General97 grads
Experimental Psychology74 grads
Mechanical Engineering72 grads
Biopsychology69 grads
Community Health and Preventive Medicine57 grads
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering54 grads

4yr Grad Rate

89%

6yr Grad Rate

94%

Retention Rate

96%

Median Earnings

$83,214