Tufts University
Medford, MA · Private nonprofit11.5%
Acceptance rate
1,513
SAT Average
$35,435
Avg net price
6,804
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 1,843Master’s 1,383Doctoral 778 |
| Bachelor’s 376Master’s 191Doctoral 9 |
| Bachelor’s 232Master’s 122Doctoral 34 |
| Bachelor’s 222Master’s 183Doctoral 9 |
| Bachelor’s 222Master’s 91Doctoral 11 |
| Bachelor’s 208Master’s 206Doctoral 35 |
| Bachelor’s 160Master’s 24Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 115Master’s 44Doctoral 11 |
| Bachelor’s 45Master’s 18Doctoral 20 |
| Bachelor’s 43Master’s 180Doctoral 539 |
| Bachelor’s 36Master’s 3Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 33Master’s 7Doctoral 5 |
| Bachelor’s 31Master’s 14Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 29Master’s 45Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 24Master’s 25Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 21Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 18Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 16Master’s 12Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 11Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s 27Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 9Doctoral 98 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 80Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 61Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 31Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- New England Small College Athletic Conference
Projected sponsored sports25
Athletic participation
919 unique student-athletes · 26 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · FAFSA, CSS Profile due Nov 16
Early Decision II
Binding · FAFSA, CSS Profile due Jan 15
Regular Decision
FAFSA, CSS Profile due Feb 1
· Apply with Common App, Coalition, or QuestBridge Application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $69,146
- Required fees
- $1,558
- Food and housing
- $18,588
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other expenses
- $1,796
- Total
- $92,088
- $76,2002019–2019–20
- $79,0002020–2120–21
- $81,7002021–2221–22
- $84,6002022–2322–23
- $88,3002023–2423–24
- $92,0882024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $35,435 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 38%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $64,788
- Required forms
- FAFSA, CSS Profile, and CSS Noncustodial Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Tufts University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Tufts University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Tufts University runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Tufts University admits in-state applicants at 13.9%, out-of-state applicants at 12.5%, and international applicants at 5.7%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,776 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 31% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 23%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
42% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
ACT composite
16% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 21% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 21% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Tufts University rates 6 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Class rank
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- Interview
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
Tufts University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
Tufts University’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Bars read against the $97,152 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $35,435 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 665 of 1,762 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
What that meant in 2025–26
Cost of attendance $97,152
Averages among the 665 first-years awarded need-based aid.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Tufts University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Tufts University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
95.9% of Tufts University’s first-years return for a second year and 93.3% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03