Tufts University

Tufts University is a private institution that was founded in 1852. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,815 (fall 2022), and the campus size is 150 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Tufts University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #40. Its tuition and fees are $67,844.


Tufts University, located not far from downtown Boston, is comprised of the School of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Engineering that serves both undergraduate and graduate students, and a number of graduate and professional schools, including the highly ranked School of Medicine and Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. All freshmen and sophomores are required to live on campus. Students can participate in such student groups as cycling, which is a club sport; the Beelzebubs, an all-male a cappella group; and the Geological Society. About half of the student body participates in study abroad programs, and approximately a quarter of students are affiliated with Greek life. Tufts’ official mascot, Jumbo the elephant, is the only school mascot listed in Merriam-Webster dictionary. Tufts also has a permanent art collection that features works by Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and John Singer Sargent.