University

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University overview

Tufts University (legal name: Trustees of Tufts College) is a private non-profit research university. It was incorporated in Massachusetts on April 21, 1852, originally as Tufts College, and adopted the name Tufts University in 1954. Its main campus is located in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, in the Greater Boston area, and the university operates four locations across Medford/Somerville, Boston, and Grafton, Massachusetts. Tufts comprises multiple schools and colleges, including the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts for undergraduates, along with graduate and professional schools.

Institution type

Private, nonprofit

Campus setting

Suburban

Cost of attendance

Not available (2024–2025)

Undergraduate enrollment

7,061

Application platforms

Common App, Coalition App, Other

Current application deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-02
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-04
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-04

Majors

Anthropology · Social Sciences
Applied Mathematics · Mathematics and Statistics
Archeology · Social Sciences
Architectural Engineering · Engineering
Architecture · Architecture and Related Services

55 more majors are available with a free account.

Source and verification

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