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Tufts University

Tufts University is a private campus in suburban Medford, MA. International students are a visible presence at Tufts University — 12.6% of its 7,061 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$10,526

family income
under $30k

$11,995

$30–48k

$14,963

$48–75k

$26,964

$75–110k

$53,400

over $110k

Average net price

$39,9982023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Tufts University rose from $26,788 (2008) to $39,998 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$26,788
2009	$30,576
2010	$29,129
2011	$28,883
2012	$29,271
2013	$28,329
2014	$29,565
2015	$31,298
2016	$32,620
2017	$31,485
2018	$30,744
2019	$37,494
2020	$35,683
2021	$35,123
2022	$35,435
2023	$39,998

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$88,3002024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Tufts University rose from $51,400 (2009) to $88,300 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$51,400
2010	$53,130
2011	$55,000
2012	$56,600
2013	$58,752
2014	$61,000
2015	$63,358
2016	$65,814
2017	$68,051
2018	$70,567
2019	$73,466
2020	$76,151
2021	$78,983
2022	$81,614
2023	$84,600
2024	$88,300

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$25,714
2001	$26,892
2002	$28,155
2003	$29,630
2004	$30,969
2005	$32,621
2006	$34,730
2007	$36,700
2008	$38,840
2013	$46,598
2014	$48,643
2015	$50,604
2016	$52,430
2017	$54,318
2018	$56,382
2019	$58,578
2020	$60,862
2021	$63,000
2022	$65,222
2023	$67,844

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Tufts University reports published tuition of $70,704 in this record. Tufts University's $70,704 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Tufts University reports 7,061 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

93.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Tufts University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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93.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Tufts University has held near 93.5% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	86.2%
1992 cohort	86.5%
1993 cohort	85.8%
1994 cohort	89%
1995 cohort	89.5%
1996 cohort	88.3%
1997 cohort	90.3%
1998 cohort	90.9%
1999 cohort	89.7%
2000 cohort	92.3%
2001 cohort	89.3%
2002 cohort	91.8%
2003 cohort	90.8%
2004 cohort	91.1%
2005 cohort	90.3%
2006 cohort	92.3%
2007 cohort	92.2%
2008 cohort	92.3%
2009 cohort	93.5%
2010 cohort	92.1%
2011 cohort	93.2%
2012 cohort	92.6%
2013 cohort	94.3%
2014 cohort	93.9%
2015 cohort	93.8%
2016 cohort	93.7%
2017 cohort	93.3%
2018 cohort	93.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,050	$13,250
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,825	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,375	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,825	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,500	$6,713
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,663	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$13,600	$5,050
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,225	$5,188
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$12,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,300	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,375	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$14,500	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$15,500	$8,663
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$16,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$17,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$17,750	$5,874
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$17,750	$6,850
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$18,000	$6,975
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$17,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$16,500	$7,574
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$16,900	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$16,750	$7,478
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$16,250	$7,125

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$68,337

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$70,761

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$83,214

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Tufts University admitted 3,957 of 34,432 applicants in Fall 2024. The 11.5% rate describes that application pool.

11.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $67,844 tuition · 2023–24 7,061 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1470–15601600

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Admissions

Tufts University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Tufts University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 720–770 and Math was 750–790 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1470–1560 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	720	740	770
SAT Math	750	770	790
ACT Composite	33	34	35

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Tufts University received 34,432 applications and admitted 3,957 (11.5%), with 1,801 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

11.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Tufts University declined from 23.2% to 11.5%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	23.2%
Fall 2002	26.6%
Fall 2003	26.4%
Fall 2004	27.4%
Fall 2005	28.3%
Fall 2006	26.8%
Fall 2007	27.5%
Fall 2008	25.5%
Fall 2009	26.6%
Fall 2010	24.3%
Fall 2011	21.9%
Fall 2012	21.4%
Fall 2013	18.8%
Fall 2014	17.2%
Fall 2015	16.1%
Fall 2016	14.3%
Fall 2017	14.9%
Fall 2018	14.6%
Fall 2019	14.9%
Fall 2020	16.3%
Fall 2021	11.4%
Fall 2022	9.7%
Fall 2023	10.1%
Fall 2024	11.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1470–1560Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1210	1410
Fall 2002	1250	1430
Fall 2003	1250	1420
Fall 2004	1290	1470
Fall 2005	1330	1480
Fall 2006	1340	1480
Fall 2007	1340	1490
Fall 2008	1340	1500
Fall 2009	1360	1540
Fall 2010	1350	1500
Fall 2011	1360	1500
Fall 2012	1350	1520
Fall 2013	1370	1520
Fall 2014	1360	1520
Fall 2015	1370	1520
Fall 2016	1370	1520
Fall 2017	1410	1540
Fall 2018	1380	1530
Fall 2019	1390	1540
Fall 2020	1380	1530
Fall 2021	1440	1550
Fall 2022	1450	1550
Fall 2023	1460	1550
Fall 2024	1470	1560

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

33–35Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	26	30
Fall 2002	26	31
Fall 2003	27	31
Fall 2004	27	32
Fall 2005	28	32
Fall 2006	29	32
Fall 2007	30	33
Fall 2010	30	33
Fall 2011	30	33
Fall 2012	30	33
Fall 2013	30	33
Fall 2014	30	33
Fall 2015	30	33
Fall 2016	31	34
Fall 2017	31	34
Fall 2018	31	34
Fall 2019	32	34
Fall 2020	32	35
Fall 2021	33	35
Fall 2022	33	35
Fall 2023	33	35
Fall 2024	33	35

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

7,061Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Tufts University rose from 4,910 (Fall 2002) to 7,061 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,910
Fall 2003	4,873
Fall 2004	4,887
Fall 2005	5,048
Fall 2006	4,982
Fall 2007	5,015
Fall 2008	5,029
Fall 2009	5,146
Fall 2010	5,187
Fall 2011	5,136
Fall 2012	5,204
Fall 2013	5,146
Fall 2014	5,143
Fall 2015	5,236
Fall 2016	5,459
Fall 2017	5,492
Fall 2018	5,597
Fall 2019	5,828
Fall 2020	6,053
Fall 2021	6,628
Fall 2022	6,747
Fall 2023	6,804
Fall 2024	7,061

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

95%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Tufts University has held near 95% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	96%
Fall 2003 cohort	96%
Fall 2004 cohort	95%
Fall 2005 cohort	96%
Fall 2006 cohort	96%
Fall 2007 cohort	96%
Fall 2008 cohort	96%
Fall 2009 cohort	97%
Fall 2010 cohort	96%
Fall 2011 cohort	97%
Fall 2012 cohort	96%
Fall 2013 cohort	97%
Fall 2014 cohort	97%
Fall 2015 cohort	96%
Fall 2016 cohort	96%
Fall 2017 cohort	96%
Fall 2018 cohort	96%
Fall 2019 cohort	92%
Fall 2020 cohort	97%
Fall 2021 cohort	96%
Fall 2022 cohort	96%
Fall 2023 cohort	95%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Tufts University

Faculty pay at Tufts University averages $170,460 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Tufts University as a primarily residential campus of 7,061 undergraduates — and 95.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Tufts University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1470–1560 — their midpoint is above the MA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Tufts University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Tufts University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Tufts University11.5%

Massachusetts median70.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Tufts University$70,704

Massachusetts median$46,700

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Tufts University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Tufts University$83,214

Massachusetts median$62,832

National median$53,781

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Tufts University, Massachusetts and national reference values
Metric & basis	Tufts University	Massachusetts median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	11.5%	70.3%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$70,704	$46,700	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$83,214	$62,832	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Tufts University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Tufts University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 18 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$156,343
Cognitive Science	$130,801
Economics	$123,809
Mechanical Engineering	$101,196
Civil Engineering	$88,924
Research and Experimental Psychology	$79,571
Political Science and Government	$78,180
International Relations and National Security Studies	$77,998
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$77,753
Biology, General	$76,782
Public Health	$75,448
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$70,767
English Language and Literature, General	$69,475
Area Studies	$69,037
History	$65,540
Sociology	$61,719
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$59,960
Fine and Studio Arts	$41,365

These 18 fields listed for Tufts University measure earnings after completion. The $83,214 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 42 additional Tufts University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Tufts University report?

Tufts University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1470–1560 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Tufts University's acceptance rate?

11.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,957 admitted from 34,432 applicants.

How much does Tufts University cost?

At Tufts University, tuition is $70,704. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Tufts University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $83,214. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Massachusetts

Wellesley College — 14% admitted
Williams College — 8.3% admitted
Northeastern University — 5.2% admitted
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — 4.5% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.