Medford, Massachusetts · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Located in Medford, Massachusetts, Tufts University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 13,599 students in fall 2024, including 7,126 undergraduates and 6,473 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Tufts University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 145 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer Science, International Relations and Affairs, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. It awarded 4,218 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
95% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
13,599
Students enrolled
95%
First-year retention
4,218
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
145
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 145
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
95%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,843
Master's degrees
1,383
Doctoral degrees (research)
145
Professional doctorates
633
Certificates under 1 year
5
Postbaccalaureate certificates
153
Post-master's certificates
56
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
13,599
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,126
Graduate students, fall 2024
6,473
Full-time, fall 2024
91%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
15,215
Undergraduates, 2024-25
7,856
Graduate students, 2024-25
7,359
Full-time, 2024-25
86%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
59%
Men
41%
White
43%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
16%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
14%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Programs with a fully online option
8
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
5%
Students taking some online courses
27%
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
New England Small College Athletic Conference
President
Sunil Kumar
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit