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Tufts University

Total
Students
Full-Time
Undergrads
Percent Accepted Percent Women Resident Tuition & Fees Non-Res. Tuition & Fees Room & Board
9,6384,93826%50%$34,730$34,730$9,770
Year last surveyed2007
AddressMedford MA 02155
Phone(617) 628-5000
Admissionsfax: (617) 627-3860
Carnegie ClassificationDoctoral/Research Universities – Extensive
Typeuniversity [offers four years of undergraduate work, plus graduate degrees through the doctorate in more than two fields]
Student BodyCoeducational
Established1852
Institutional ControlPrivate – Nonprofit
Academic CalendarSemesters

Enrollment Details: Tufts University

Number of full-time, degree-seeking, first-time freshmen men.630
Number of full-time, degree-seeking, first-time freshmen women.650
Number of part-time, degree-seeking, first-time freshmen men.1
Number of other first-year, degree-seeking, full-time men.3
Number of other first-year, degree-seeking, full-time women.1
Number of all other undergraduate degree-seeking full-time men.1,813
Number of all other undergraduate degree-seeking full-time women.1,841
Number of all other undergraduate degree-seeking part-time men.19
Number of all other undergraduate degree-seeking part-time women.24
Number of all other part-time undergraduate men enrolled in credit courses.3
Number of all other part-time undergraduate women enrolled in credit courses.10
Number of students in the initial cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students.1,346
Number of allowable exclusions from initial cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students, including death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or participation in official church missions.1
Number of students in the final cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students after adjusting for exclusions due to death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, participation in official church missions, or other allowable exclusions.1,345
Number of students in the initial cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who completed the bachelor's program in 4 years or less.1,134
Number of students in the initial cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who completed the bachelor's program in more than 4 years but in 5 years or less.66
Number of students in the initial cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who completed the bachelor's program in more than 5 years but in 6 years or less.11
Number of students in the initial cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who completed the bachelor's program within 6 years.1,211
Six-year graduation rate for final cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students (adjusting for allowable exclusions).90%
Number of degree-seeking transfer students enrolled.50
Total number of full-time undergraduate men.2,446
Total number of full-time undergraduate women.2,492
Total number of part-time undergraduate men.23
Total number of part-time undergraduate women.34
Number of men enrolled full-time in first-professional programs.758
Number of women enrolled full-time in first-professional programs.908
Total number of full-time graduate (excluding first-professional) men.829
Total number of full-time graduate (excluding first-professional) women.1,376
Total number of part-time graduate (excluding first-professional) men.335
Total number of part-time graduate (excluding first-professional) women.437
Total number of full-time undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional men.4,033
Total number of full-time undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional women.4,776
Total number of part-time undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional men.358
Total number of part-time undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional women.471
Total number of undergraduate students enrolled in the institution.4,995
Total number of undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional students enrolled at the institution.9,638
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate nonresident aliens. Nonresident aliens are excluded from counts for racial/ethnic categories.296
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate black, non-Hispanics.312
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate American Indians/Alaskan natives.15
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate Asians/Pacific Islanders.624
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate Hispanics.319
Number of degree-seeking undergraduate white, non-Hispanics.2,894
Number of degree-seeking undergraduates whose race/ethnicity is unknown.522
Total number of degree-seeking undergraduates across all racial/ethnic categories.4,982
Percentage of degree-seeking undergraduates who are from out-of-state (excluding international students/nonresident aliens).75%
Number of U.S. states and territories (including Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico; for Canadian Schools: provinces and territories) from which undergraduates come.52
Number of foreign countries from which undergraduates come.67
Percentage of total degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school class rank data.74%
Percentage of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students in top half of high school graduating class.99%
Percentage of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students in top quarter of high school graduating class.96%
Percentage of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students in top tenth of high school graduating class.83%
Percentage of full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered the institution as freshmen in the previous academic year and returned for the fall term of the current academic year.95%
Percentage of students completing a bachelor's program in the last academic year who went directly on to graduate/professional schools.30%
Percentage of students completing a bachelor's program in the last academic year who went directly on to graduate/professional schools of business.8%
Percentage of students completing a bachelor's program in the last academic year who went directly on to graduate/professional schools of law.11%
Percentage of students completing a bachelor's program in the last academic year who went directly on to graduate/professional schools of dentistry.1%
Percentage of students completing a bachelor's program in the last academic year who went directly on to graduate/professional schools of medicine.9%
Percentage of students completing a bachelor's program in the last academic year who went directly on to graduate/professional schools of veterinary medicine.1%
Number of Bachelor's degrees awarded during previous year.1,355
Number of Master's degrees awarded during previous year.744
Number of Post-master's certificates awarded during previous year.12
Number of Doctoral degrees awarded during previous year.85
Number of First professional degrees awarded during previous year.415
Number of First professional certificates awarded during previous year.28
Academic year for which awards/outcomes data are reported (e.g., 2003 for academic year 2002-2003).1999
Year for which completion rates data are reported (e.g., 2003 for academic year 2002-2003).2006
Year for which retention data are reported (e.g., 2003 for academic year 2002-2003).2006

Data Source: Peterson's Undergraduate Dataset, © 2007. All rights reserved.

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