How to Apply
Tufts transfer candidates can apply online using the Common Application for Transfer Admission as well as the required Tufts Supplemental Form hosted on the Common Application website. A complete transfer application must be submitted by March 15th, and will include the following:
1. $70 application fee
2. Common Application including the Transfer Application, College Official’s Report, and Instructor Evaluation. Click here for online submission or click here to download the Common Application Transfer Packet in PDF format.
3. Tufts Supplemental Form accessible online via the Common Application or click here to download the Tufts Supplemental Form in PDF format.
4. College transcript(s)
5. Secondary school transcript(s)
6. Brief descriptions of college courses (from an institution’s course catalog)
7. A list of courses in progress (if not listed on the transcript or on College Official’s Report)
8. SAT Reasoning Test or ACT scores (SAT Subject Test scores are not required, but should be sent if available).
9. TOEFL scores (for students for whom English is not the first language, or who attend a school where English is not the language of instruction)
Please Note: Tufts does not offer midyear or January admission – transfer candidates are only considered for fall semester enrollment.
The Transfer Pool
Transfer admissions to Tufts is highly competitive. In the last few years, the acceptance rate for transfer students has been between ten and twenty-five percent. While the competition for transfer seats at Tufts is extreme, each complete application receives a comprehensive review by Tufts’ Transfer Admission Committee.
Tufts’ Transfer Admission Committee does not employ ‘admissions calculus’ to render its decisions – GPA and standardized testing cut-offs do not exist. However, please note that the most powerful transfer candidates tend be high achieving in their chosen fields of study. Each applicant’s academic profile is considered in the context of their personal history, their reasons for wanting to transfer to Tufts, as well as their specific passions, goals, talents and interests.
Transfer Application Timeline
• March 15th: Transfer application due.
• April – May: Transfer applications reviewed and evaluated by the Transfer Admissions Committee.
• June: Transfer admissions decisions released.