- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Tufts University
Medford, MASuburb: largeZIP 02155Founded 1852
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1852
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.tufts.edu
- Member of
- AAU
MassachusettsPrivate nonprofit
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private nonprofit university in Medford, Massachusetts, with 7,061 undergraduates. It admits 12% of applicants, graduates 94% within six years and costs $38,797 a year after aid.
94%graduate
Admission rate12%
Retention96%
4-year graduation83%
Pell Grant share14%
Federal loans18%
$38,797net price / year
12%admission rate
1513average SAT
94%graduate in 6 years
$89,187median earnings, 10 yrs
$16,250median debt
#119 of 1,704 for earnings#1,644 of 1,739 for lowest net price#36 of 1,738 for graduation rate#41 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $92,054tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $73,616
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $73,616
- Average net price
- $38,797national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$4,195
$30,001–48,000$10,240
$48,001–75,000$16,897
$75,001–110,000$29,497
$110,001+$57,862
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 12%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1513
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 720–770
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 750–790
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 33–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college12%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college96%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college94%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college14%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 94%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 83%
- First-year retention
- 96%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 94%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $81,127
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $89,187middle 50%: $57,567–$150,135
- Median debt at graduation
- $16,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$150,135
Median, Tufts University$89,187
Lower quarter$57,567
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,061
- Part-time
- 1.9%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 15%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 14%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 64%
- Average faculty salary
- $14,205 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $28,034
- Endowment, end of year
- $2,533,755,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White41%
Hispanic10%
Black6.1%
Asian17%
Two or more races7.8%
U.S. nonresident13%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown5.9%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences20%
Engineering13%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies12%
Computer & information sciences12%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Visual & performing arts8.7%
Psychology6.2%
Physical sciences2.4%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | $35,780 | 94% | $125,257 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | $40,693 | 87% | $68,226 |
| New York University New York, NY | $35,737 | 88% | $90,957 |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | $34,420 | 96% | $104,255 |
| Cornell University Ithaca, NY | $33,934 | 94% | $113,531 |
| University of Miami Coral Gables, FL | $36,483 | 84% | $84,093 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 168148. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q49120.