Tufts University Computer Science Programs

Tufts University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. Tufts is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Tufts University?

Contact details for Tufts are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Medford, MA 02155-5555
Phone:	617-628-5000
Website:	www.tufts.edu

How Do I Get Into Tufts?

You can apply to Tufts online at: https://www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for Tufts

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Tufts?

If you plan to apply to Tufts, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 11%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 12%, and the acceptance rate for women is 11%.

Average Test Scores

About 32% of students accepted to Tufts submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 710 and 760. Math scores were between 730 and 790.

Tufts received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 33 and 35.

Can I Afford Tufts University?

The overall average net price of Tufts is $61,401. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Tufts, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $7,418 a year. That adds up to $29,672 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Tufts is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Tufts University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,676 undergraduate students at Tufts, with 6,509 being full-time and 167 being part-time.

There are also 6,617 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,509 full-time undergraduates at Tufts, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Tufts University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,012
Black or African American	339
Hispanic or Latino	589
White	3,101
International Students	755
Other Races/Ethnicities	713

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Tufts University. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 101 countries are represented at Tufts. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Tufts University

In 2020-2021, 6,235 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Tufts has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Tufts

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Tufts University was 496.5%. This is the #90 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Tufts regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.