Tufts University

Medford, MA, US🇺🇸

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Location & Campus

Gender Distribution

Fall 2023 undergraduate

% of International Students

Fall 2023 undergraduate

Tufts University is located in Large Suburb of Medford, MA, US🇺🇸

Admissions

Deadlines

 
    • Early Decision
      Fall 2025
    • Early Decision II
      Fall 2025
    • Regular Decision
      Fall 2025

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2023 undergraduate

Test Scores

Fall 2023 undergraduate

SAT

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing

710760

Math

750790

ACT

Composite

3335
The range shows 25th - 75th percentile scores of students enrolled in Fall 2023

Supplemental Essays

 

Please use one of the short-answer prompts below to tell us more about yourself, your interests, and your experiences.  We care about the ways in which your interests and experiences will contribute to the Tufts community.
Pick one of the following (200-250 words):

It’s cool to love learning. What excites your intellectual curiosity, and why?

How have the environments or experiences of your upbringing – your family, home, neighborhood, or community – shaped the person you are today?

Using a specific example or two, tell us about a way that you contributed to building a collaborative and/or inclusive community.

250 words

Please answer the following question – we encourage you to think outside the box. Be serious if the moment calls for it but feel comfortable being playful if that suits you, too. Your response must be between 200-250 words. 

Art has the power to disrupt our preconceptions, shape public discourse, and imagine new ways of being in the world. What are the ideas you’d like to explore in your work?

250 words

Please complete the following statement: "I am applying to SMFA at Tufts because..." (50-100 words)

100 words

Please complete the following statement: "I am applying to Tufts because..." (50-100 words)

100 words

Costs & Aid

$88,300Total Cost On Campus
$36,964Average Cost After Aid On Campus
Academic year 2023-24 *for US students
Estimated expensesAcademic year 2023-24
Undergraduate tuition and fees$67,844
Books and supplies$1,000
On-campus housing$17,660
On-campus other expenses$1,796
Total$88,300

Rankings

#37U.S. News Best National University Rankings 2025
#179Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025
#=344QS World University Rankings 2025

Fields of Study

Students graduated in 2022-2023