Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 171 Title IV programs, 38 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 132 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing38 · 22.2%
- No Data132 · 77.2%
- Failing1 · 0.6%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
New England Commission of Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 6
- Dec 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
- Nov 2023Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
- Dec 2021Initial AccreditationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
- Mar 2019Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education · Veterinary Medicine (VET) - Programs leading to a D.V.M. or D.M.V. degree
- Mar 2018Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education · Veterinary Medicine (VET) - Programs leading to a D.V.M. or D.M.V. degree
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,048 students received $6.4M in Pell grants, alongside $220.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,527 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (0.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Tufts
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 17
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus26
- Non-campus2
- Public property15
Includes 8 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Religion3
- Ethnicity1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Tufts vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Tufts selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectTufts University | 94% | — | 13,599 | $39,998 | R1 Research |
| 91% | 16.4% | 15,432 | $41,704 | R1 Research | |
| 96% | 4.5% | 11,886 | $20,111 | R1 Research | |
| 98% | 3.6% | 30,259 | $19,066 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 40.5% | 5,205 | $35,736 | R1 Research | |
| 91% | 5.2% | 32,553 | $30,915 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 93% | 5.2% | 14,516 | $33,326 |
Institutions like Tufts
Explore the federal data for institutions in Tufts's comparison group.
- R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Boston College
Grad rate91%Admit rate16.4%Enrollment15,432Net price$41,704View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Grad rate96%Admit rate4.5%Enrollment11,886Net price$20,111View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Harvard University
Grad rate98%Admit rate3.6%Enrollment30,259Net price$19,066View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Brandeis University
Grad rate86%Admit rate40.5%Enrollment5,205Net price$35,736View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Northeastern University
Grad rate91%Admit rate5.2%Enrollment32,553Net price$30,915View data
Tufts Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides an overview of the Office of Institutional Research at Tufts University, highlighting team members including Director Christina Butler. It includes contact information, team details, and links to major resources such as the Fact Book and Common Data Set, as well as a data request form.
Visit IR office page- Christina ButlerDirector
- Rebecca HatchAssociate Director
- Kathleen McGrealAssistant Director
- Kimberly LivingstoneSenior Research Analyst
- Kevin MullenSenior Research Analyst
- Paula MatcoviciAssociate Reporting Analyst
- Emily LookSenior Data Analyst
- Dan NugentSenior Data Analyst
- Christopher RicciardiData Analyst
- Alannah RayProgram Administrator
Common Data Set
Tufts's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C134,432 applied → 3,957 admitted (11.5%) → 1,801 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Highly selective — 11.5% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1480–1540 (median 1510).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 33–35 (median 34).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
Waitlist outcome
C22,800 offered a waitlist spot, 991 accepted it, 354 admitted (35.7% of those who stayed on).
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $93,182 (2025-2026).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $93,182 → about $34,986 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($58,196); 100% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H192% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H526% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $25,584 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 94%; first-year retention 96%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 1 pts below the overall rate (93% vs 94%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I359% of classes have under 20 students; 8% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~35% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B212% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B17,126 undergraduates and 6,473 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D11,610 transfer applicants → 342 admitted (21.2%) → 118 enrolled
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