Academics at Tufts
With a student-faculty ratio of 9:1 and an average class size of 20, Tufts provides its undergraduates the resources of a major research university with the attention of a liberal arts college. Students may choose from nearly 100 majors and minors, including 30 interdisciplinary programs and the unique offerings of the Experimental College (or, as students call it, the Ex College).
Two Schools
Arts & Sciences and Engineering
School of Engineering majors may take A&S courses, and vice versa. Many do.
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Two Schools
All undergraduate programs at Tufts are offered by the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering, both located on the Medford/Somerville campus. Students are welcome to choose majors and minors in either or both the School of Arts and Sciences and/or the School of Engineering, and they are also permitted to transfer from one school to the other during the course of their undergraduate career.
Breadth of Study
Along with courses toward their major, students in the School of Arts and Sciences take courses in writing, foreign language and culture, and world civilization, and also fulfill distribution requirements in humanities, social sciences, the arts, natural sciences, and mathematics. Students in the School of Engineering devote half their coursework to their major and related engineering topics. Their remaining course work is divided about evenly between math, science, arts, humanities, and social science courses. Jumbos graduate with the analytical, writing, and communications skills they need to continually adapt to a rapidly changing world.
Research and Study Abroad
Thirty five university-sponsored centers offer undergraduate academic research and cultural immersion opportunities in the Tufts community and abroad. Students in both schools have access to research opportunities on and off campus as well as learning experiences around the world. The Summer Scholars Program provides funded research opportunities to Tufts undergraduates to work closely with individual faculty and affiliated community organizations. Learn more.