The majority of Tufts undergraduates live on campus. Between their first and senior year, students can choose from 40 residences ranging from small special interest houses and traditional residence halls to shared apartments. Many juniors and seniors will live off-campus as well.
Residence Halls
There are over 25 residence halls at Tufts, including twelve halls dedicated to first-year students. All incoming students are assigned a roommate and residence hall based on the Office of Residential Life’s Housing Survey. Meeting and living with people who have traveled a different life journey to arrive at Tufts and who share different perspectives is key to the Tufts residential life experience. Students in the residence halls organize discussion and study groups, bring in guest speakers, and plan all sorts of social activities together. In most cases, students in the BFA program are housed within walking distance of the Fenway Campus, as it provides close proximity to the SMFA studio facilities and Boston’s visual arts community.
Special Interest Housing
Sophomores, juniors, and seniors can live in special interest housing, which gives students a chance to live with people who share their cultural, linguistic, or academic interests. There are more than 15 small group units at Tufts—including the Chinese Language and Culture House, Crafts House, and Bayit Jewish Cultural House—each offering an assortment of activities for residents.
Off-Campus Housing
By their third or fourth year at Tufts, many students are ready to move off campus. Medford and Somerville feature free-standing homes that make for cozy and convenient temporary digs. The Off-Campus Engagement team in the Office of Residential Life and Learning assists students in finding housing and learning about the leasing process. Check out the sublet and apartment rental listings on the off-campus housing website to get a sense of the current rates. There are on-campus options for juniors and seniors – including Community Housing (CoHo) and the senior apartments in Sophia Gordon Hall – but on-campus housing is only required and guaranteed for first-years and sophomores.