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Tufts University

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach National

Location Medford, MA

Population 4,000,000

Website http://www.tufts.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,804

Men / Women 43% / 57%

White 42%

Asian 18%

Hispanic 13%

International 13%

Black 10%

Mixed 5%

Native American 0%

From State 22%

From Region 20%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 30%

Life & Natural Sciences 17%

Computer Science 14%

Engineering 13%

Arts 9%

Business & Economics 9%

Physical Sciences & Math 5%

Health Sciences 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,982

Est. Cost of Attendance $88,300

10-Year ROI $177,000

ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 96%

4-Year Graduation Rate 83%

6-Year Graduation Rate 94%

Transfer-Out Rate 5%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)

Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)

Days Without Precipitation 239 (34%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 10%

Yield (Unbound) 23%

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Early Decision 2 Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$22M	#71
Life & Natural Sciences	$188M	#86
Engineering, Computing & Math	$47M	#119

Graduate Degrees

Life & Natural Sciences	685	#20
Engineering, Computing & Math	42	#114
Humanities & Social Sciences	45	#264

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 59%

SAT Range 1490 – 1540

SAT Math Range 750 – 790

SAT RW Range 720 – 770

ACT Range 33 – 35

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Arts and Sciences	1,126	41% / 59%	11%	$84,597		95%
Human Computer Interaction	37 +2	46% / 54%	16%	$125,189	99	100%
Applied Mathematics	11 +3	55% / 45%	18%	$135,696	99	—
Astrophysics	4 +1	50% / 50%	25%	$93,087	87	—
Chemical Physics	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$93,358	88	—
Chemistry	19 —	47% / 53%	21%	$74,541	63	—
Geosciences	6 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$64,120	36	—
Mathematics	29 +24	72% / 28%	17%	$160,242	100	95%
Physics	4 +2	50% / 50%	25%	$93,525	88	—
Biochemistry	51 +1	55% / 45%	10%	$77,915	70	—
Biology	140 +15	33% / 67%	4%	$76,053	66	96%
Environmental Studies	18 +33	11% / 89%	11%	$76,198	67	100%
Neuroscience	69 +1	33% / 67%	4%	$59,131	22	91%
Community Health	57 +24	23% / 77%	4%	$73,825	62	96%
Economics	148 +41	66% / 34%	22%	$126,124	99	97%
African American Studies	— +1	—	—	$62,060	30	—
American Studies	4 +2	25% / 75%	0%	$62,853	32	93%
Anthropology	10 +5	0% / 100%	10%	$65,254	39	—
Archaeology	2 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$68,185	48	—
Child Study and Human Development	23 +18	4% / 96%	9%	$61,338	28	93%
Chinese	— +1	—	—	$68,252	48	—
Classics	2 +4	0% / 100%	0%	$69,846	52	—
Clinical Psychology	24 +5	29% / 71%	4%	$51,919	8	94%
Cognitive Science	32 +11	34% / 66%	6%	$128,185	99	100%
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	9 +4	11% / 89%	0%	$69,342	51	—
English	34 +7	41% / 59%	3%	$63,266	33	90%
Ethnic Studies	3 +3	33% / 67%	0%	$62,046	30	—
French	2 +7	50% / 50%	0%	$69,352	51	91%
French Studies	1 +3	0% / 100%	0%	$62,853	32	93%
German	1 +3	0% / 100%	0%	$68,152	48	—
Greek	2 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$68,552	49	—
History	29 +12	55% / 45%	14%	$55,116	13	100%
Interdisciplinary Studies	29 +22	52% / 48%	17%	$81,549	76	—
International Relations	98 +32	44% / 56%	10%	$80,548	74	93%
Japanese	— +2	—	—	$68,341	48	—
Latin American Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$62,853	32	93%
Philosophy	18 +17	50% / 50%	22%	$68,072	48	—
Political Science	51 +16	53% / 47%	8%	$76,532	67	87%
Psychology	74 +18	28% / 72%	15%	$77,980	70	97%
Religion	3 +2	33% / 67%	0%	$63,665	35	—
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages	— +1	—	—	$68,176	48	—
Sociology	29 +7	28% / 72%	7%	$60,485	25	95%
Spanish	2 +21	50% / 50%	0%	$69,352	51	91%
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies	2 +5	0% / 100%	0%	$63,017	33	—
Architectural Studies	9 +2	33% / 67%	22%	$67,696	47	—
Art History	4 +5	0% / 100%	25%	$35,972	1	85%
Film Studies	23 +10	39% / 61%	9%	$58,761	21	100%
Music	7 +18	86% / 14%	14%	$42,497	2	—
Theatre	4 +3	25% / 75%	0%	$39,888	2	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Engineering	411	56% / 44%	14%	$131,900		94%
Architectural Engineering	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$92,844	87	—
Biomedical Engineering	54 +6	37% / 63%	4%	$101,144	93	—
Biotechnology	— —	—	—	$86,967	82	—
Chemical Engineering	23 —	39% / 61%	9%	$115,375	98	97%
Civil Engineering	20 —	55% / 45%	5%	$87,146	83	100%
Computer Engineering	9 —	67% / 33%	67%	$128,687	99	—
Electrical Engineering	15 —	87% / 13%	7%	$112,857	97	94%
Engineering	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$101,892	93	—
Engineering Physics	4 +1	75% / 25%	0%	$131,003	99	—
Engineering Science	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$103,080	94	—
Environmental Engineering	14 —	36% / 64%	7%	$84,190	79	—
Human Factors Engineering	— —	—	—	$128,958	99	—
Mechanical Engineering	72 —	64% / 36%	10%	$95,235	89	90%
Public Health Engineering	— —	—	—	$85,855	81	—
Computer Science	177 +18	59% / 41%	19%	$168,606	100	95%
Data Science	17 —	53% / 47%	18%	$146,800	100	—