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Profile of the Class of 2025

At Tufts, we have a student body made up of more than numbers. Our students have strong grades and test scores, but we look for more than that when making a class. We admit students who are well rounded in all areas of their lives – academic, social, and extracurricular.

Application Information  
Applications   31,198
Acceptances      3,566
Acceptance Rate     11.4%

Test Score Ranges of Admitted Students

Tufts is SAT/ACT test-optional for undergraduate applicants to the Class of 2025, 2026, and 2027.  For the Class of 2025, half of all applicants did not submit SAT or ACT scores, and just over 40% of admitted students did not submit SAT or ACT scores. The middle 50% range for admitted students who did submit scores is presented here.

 
Mid 50% Range for SAT - ERW 720-770
Mid 50% Range for SAT - Math 740-790
Mid 50% Range for ACT    33-35
Demographic Profile of Enrolled Students  
Enrolled Students   1,805
Arts and Sciences    1,343
Engineering       297
School of the Museum of Fine Arts (BFA)      82
School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Combined Degree)      83
Percentage of U.S. Citizens Who Are Students of Color*   48.4%
     Hispanic     12.5%
     Asian   17.7%
     Black or African American     7.8%
     Two or More Races     10%
White   48%
Native or Indigenous Background 37
% No Race or Ethnicity Given     3.6%
Percentage Receiving Pell Grants      12%
1st Generation College Bound      228
Foreign Citizens      233
High School and Geography  
Public High School      53%
Independent School, Religious, Parochial Schools      47%
U.S. States Represented (excluding Puerto Rico and DC)        50
Foreign Countries Represented        74

*Race and ethnicity data is reported here using US Department of Education guidelines.

Geographic Distribution by State and US Territory

Alabama (5), Alaska (2), Arizona (8), Arkansas (2), California (199), Colorado (13), Connecticut (100), Delaware (6), DC (20), Florida (41), Georgia (18), Guam (1), Hawaii (13), Idaho (4), Illinois (44), Indiana (4), Iowa (1), Kansas (1), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (4), Maine (17), Maryland (50), Massachusetts (348), Michigan (4), Minnesota (16), Mississippi (1), Missouri (5), Montana (3), Nebraska (3), Nevada (3), New Hampshire (22), New Jersey (121), New Mexico (4), New York (224), North Carolina (12), North Dakota (1), Ohio (12), Oklahoma (5), Oregon (12), Pennsylvania (52), Puerto Rico (4), Rhode Island (9), South Carolina (4), South Dakota (1), Tennessee (67), Texas (41), Utah (4), Vermont (10), Virginia (24), Washington (22), West Virginia (1), Wisconsin (4), Wyoming (4)

Geographic Distribution by Country (Top 12)

China, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, United Kingdom, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Turkey

 

Page data last updated on 10/8/2021

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