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Tufts University

Basic Information

Type Private

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%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 30%

Life & Natural Sciences 19%

Computer Science & Math 17%

Engineering 13%

Arts 9%

Business & Economics 9%

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 (71th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 239 (34th pctl)

Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 10%

Yield (Unbound) 23%

Early Decision 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	#266

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_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 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Arts and Sciences	1,408	42% / 58%	13%	$90,789
Applied Mathematics	11 +3	55% / 45%	18%	—
Computational Science
Computer Science	177 +18	59% / 41%	19%	$156,117
Data Science	17 —	53% / 47%	18%	—
Human Computer Interaction	37 +2	46% / 54%	16%	$115,916
Mathematics	29 +24	72% / 28%	17%	—
Astrophysics	4 +1	50% / 50%	25%	—
Biochemistry	51 +1	55% / 45%	10%	—
Biology	140 +15	33% / 67%	4%	$66,963
Chemical Physics	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	—
Chemistry	19 —	47% / 53%	21%	—
Environmental Studies	18 +33	11% / 89%	11%	—
Geosciences	6 +1	0% / 100%	0%	—
Neuroscience	69 +1	33% / 67%	4%	$54,751
Physics	4 +2	50% / 50%	25%	—
Community Health	57 +24	23% / 77%	4%	$85,596
Economics	148 +41	66% / 34%	22%	$116,781
African American Studies
American Studies	4 +2	25% / 75%	0%	$58,197
Anthropology	10 +5	0% / 100%	10%	—
Archaeology	2 +1	50% / 50%	0%	—
Child Study and Human Development	23 +18	4% / 96%	9%	$60,398
Chinese
Classics	2 +4	0% / 100%	0%	—
Clinical Psychology	24 +5	29% / 71%	4%	$67,718
Cognitive Science	32 +11	34% / 66%	6%	—
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	9 +4	11% / 89%	0%	—
English	34 +7	41% / 59%	3%	$58,580
Ethnic Studies	3 +3	33% / 67%	0%	—
French	2 +7	50% / 50%	0%	—
French Studies	1 +3	0% / 100%	0%	$58,197
German	1 +3	0% / 100%	0%	—
Greek	2 +1	50% / 50%	0%	—
History	29 +12	55% / 45%	14%	$51,033
Interdisciplinary Studies	29 +22	52% / 48%	17%	—
International Relations	98 +32	44% / 56%	10%	$85,850
Japanese
Latin American Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$58,197
Philosophy	18 +17	50% / 50%	22%	—
Political Science	51 +16	53% / 47%	8%	$70,863
Psychology	74 +18	28% / 72%	15%	—
Religion	3 +2	33% / 67%	0%	—
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages
Sociology	29 +7	28% / 72%	7%	—
Spanish	2 +21	50% / 50%	0%	—
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies	2 +5	0% / 100%	0%	—
Art History	4 +5	0% / 100%	25%	$41,047
Film Studies	23 +10	39% / 61%	9%	—
Fine Arts	97 —	18% / 82%	24%	$41,047
Music	7 +18	86% / 14%	14%	—
Theatre	4 +3	25% / 75%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Engineering	226	53% / 47%	10%	$94,305
Architectural Engineering	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Biomedical Engineering	54 +6	37% / 63%	4%	—
Chemical Engineering	23 —	39% / 61%	9%	$106,829
Civil Engineering	20 —	55% / 45%	5%	—
Computer Engineering	9 —	67% / 33%	67%	—
Electrical Engineering	15 —	87% / 13%	7%	$104,497
Engineering	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Engineering Physics	4 +1	75% / 25%	0%	—
Engineering Science	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Environmental Engineering	14 —	36% / 64%	7%	—
Mechanical Engineering	72 —	64% / 36%	10%	$88,181
Architecture	9 +2	33% / 67%	22%	—