Tufts University (TU) Introduction and Academics

Introduction

Founded in 1852, Tufts University has grown from a small, regional college to a worldrenowned, major research university whose 5,000 undergraduates come from more than sixtyfive countries. Regardless of where they are from, Tufts students, staff, and faculty all share the common goal of using their intellects to better the world, whether it is working in rural Ghana to stop the spread of parasitic diseases found in local water sources or volunteering in Boston as translators for recent Vietnamese immigrants.

A Tufts education will inspire [you] to get out into the world and shake things up, tear things down, and make things better.

Information Summary

Ranks 9th in Massachusetts and 76th overall. See the entire top 2,000 colleges and universities list
Overall Score (about)	96.0
Total Cost On-Campus Attendance	$73,500
Admission Success rate	N/A
ACT / SAT 75%ile scores	34 / 1530
Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty	13 : 1
Retention (full-time / part-time)	96% / N/A
Enrollment Total (all students)	11,586

Academics

Whether it is meeting with a student during office hours, grabbing coffee at the library

Most Popular Fields of Study

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Admissions

Once a moderately selective regional college, Tufts has transformed itself over the past twenty-five years into a most-selective international university. Students applying to Tufts are required to submit the Common Application and the Tufts Supplement form. Last year twentyfive percent of the 15,600 applicants were offered admission to either the school of liberal arts or the school of engineering. The fact that the admissions process is highly selective should not discourage applicants from applying since the application review process at Tufts is holistic.

As Dean of Admissions Lee Coffin likes to say, a student

Financial Aid

One of the first questions on many high school students

Student Financial Aid Details

Ranks 2335th for the average student loan amount.
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Students

Something that Tufts students understand very well is that a lot of learning in college takes places outside of the classroom. Though students

Student Enrollment Demographics

Student Graduation Demographics

Athletics

Students interested in participating in athletics at Tufts may do so at the varsity, club, or intramural level. The Tufts Jumbos boast twenty-nine Division III varsity athletic teams that compete in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). Arguably the most competitive Division III conference both athletically and academically, NESCAC foes include Amherst, Williams, Wesleyan, and Middlebury.

Tufts teams compete at the highest level and placed sixth out of 281 Division III schools in the 2005

Alumni

Given the geographic diversity of the undergraduate student body and the emphasis on educating tomorrow

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