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Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts · Private, a large suburb · 7,061 undergraduates

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Is it hard to get into Tufts?

The middle half of admitted students scored in these ranges: a quarter scored lower, a quarter higher. Fall 2024 admissions, from the College Scorecard.

Acceptance rate
11.5%
34,003 applied
SAT, middle half
1470 to 1560
Reading plus math, out of 1600
ACT, middle half
33 to 35
Composite, out of 36
Test scores this year
Optional: considered if sent
51% of admitted students enrolled
What they look at
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  • Class rankConsidered
  • Courses takenRequired
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  • RecommendationsRequired
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  • PortfolioConsidered

How much does Tufts cost?

Sticker prices and what students actually paid after grants, by family income. A year means tuition, fees, room, board, books and other costs.

Tuition and fees
$73,616
A full year, sticker price
$92,054
Living on campus
Average price after grants
$38,797
Students who got federal aid

What a year cost, by family income

Family incomeAverage paid after grants
Under $30,000$4,195
$30,001 to $48,000$10,240
$48,001 to $75,000$16,897
$75,001 to $110,000$29,497
Over $110,000$57,862
Room and board on campus
$19,566 a year
Books and supplies
$1,000 a year
The school's own grants
41% of full-time first-years get one, averaging $49,709

Tuition over the years

Tuition and fees for a year, as reported to the federal government.

$0K$22K$43K$65K$86K201220142016201820202022Tufts

How much do Tufts students borrow?

Federal student loans only, for students who borrowed.

Typical debt at graduation
$16,250
About $185 a month over ten years
Students who borrow
17.9%
Get a Pell Grant
14.5%
Federal grant for lower-income families
Over 25 when they start
1.1%

What do Tufts graduates earn?

Typical yearly pay of everyone who started here with federal aid, whatever they studied and whether or not they finished.

Six years after starting
$81,127
Ten years after starting
$89,187
Middle half: $57,567 to $150,135
Best-paid program, five years out
$171,883
Computer Science
Lowest-paid program, five years out
$49,799
Fine and Studio Arts

Do Tufts students finish?

Of the students who started full time, first time.

Back for second year
95.5%
Graduate in six years
93.6%
The four-year figure is for a later, smaller group, so it is not shown
After eight years
94% graduated
5% transferred, 0% still enrolled

Who goes to Tufts?

Women
56.5%
First in their family at college
15.3%
Part-time
1.9%
Students per teacher
10
Background
White 41%, Hispanic 10%, Black 6%, Asian 17%, Two or more 8%, International 13%
Housing
Campus housing, 4,210 beds

What do Tufts graduates earn, by program?

Every bachelor's program the school awards, with what its graduates earn and owe. The government hides pay for small programs, so some rows have no figure.

Computer science

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Computer Science406$124,082$171,883$16,500

Engineering

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Architectural Engineering1HiddenHiddenHidden
Biomedical/Medical Engineering121$83,594$99,598$14,749
Chemical Engineering51$80,979HiddenHidden
Civil Engineering46Hidden$91,106Hidden
Computer Engineering18HiddenHiddenHidden
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering35HiddenHiddenHidden
Engineering Physics10HiddenHiddenHidden
Engineering Science1HiddenHiddenHidden
Engineering, General4HiddenHiddenHidden
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering28HiddenHiddenHidden
Mechanical Engineering151$87,011$113,112$18,500

Health sciences and kinesiology

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Public Health158$54,429$85,830$16,500

Life sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology94$49,976Hidden$16,250
Biology, General302$39,991$81,479$15,250
Biotechnology20HiddenHiddenHidden
Natural Resources Conservation and Research111$37,492$81,205$15,500

Math and physical sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Applied Mathematics41HiddenHiddenHidden
Astronomy and Astrophysics11HiddenHiddenHidden
Chemistry36HiddenHiddenHidden
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences13HiddenHiddenHidden
Mathematics100Hidden$160,936$17,500
Physics22HiddenHiddenHidden

Social sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Anthropology28HiddenHiddenHidden
Archeology8HiddenHiddenHidden
Area Studies39$48,583$68,777Hidden
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology57HiddenHiddenHidden
Economics406$86,483$128,212$16,250
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies29HiddenHiddenHidden
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services85$43,411$66,511$17,000
International Relations and National Security Studies283$67,656$87,903$18,500
Political Science and Government148$54,195$71,327$15,375
Research and Experimental Psychology189$49,784$79,349$17,250
Sociology83$55,788$83,624$16,489

Arts and humanities

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics21HiddenHiddenHidden
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics12HiddenHiddenHidden
English Language and Literature, General83Hidden$61,196Hidden
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics8HiddenHiddenHidden
History77Hidden$72,409$14,625
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics5HiddenHiddenHidden
Philosophy66HiddenHiddenHidden
Religion/Religious Studies13HiddenHiddenHidden
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics74Hidden$68,397Hidden
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1HiddenHiddenHidden

Education (teaching)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Education, General14HiddenHiddenHidden

Fine and performing arts

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft14HiddenHiddenHidden
Film/Video and Photographic Arts77$46,529Hidden$17,900
Fine and Studio Arts194$43,515$49,799$18,500
Music40HiddenHiddenHidden

Architecture and design

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Architecture19HiddenHiddenHidden

General arts and science (major chosen later)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Biopsychology134$37,938Hidden$16,156
Cognitive Science76$92,588$87,905$18,250
Computational Science16HiddenHiddenHidden
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis26HiddenHiddenHidden
Data Science17HiddenHiddenHidden
Human Computer Interaction95Hidden$124,328Hidden
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other87HiddenHiddenHidden
Nutrition Sciences0HiddenHiddenHidden
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution0HiddenHiddenHidden
Science, Technology and Society13HiddenHiddenHidden

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Where these numbers come from

College Scorecard release 10152026, Most Recent Cohorts files, fetched 2026-10-20. Test policy: the school's page (opens in a new tab). Tuition history, housing and the school's own grants: the federal IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) survey.

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