Tufts University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Tufts University is a private, research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1852 by Universalists who worked for years to open a non-sectarian institution of higher learning in the nation. It was originally established as Tufts College and was renamed as Tufts University in 1954. In Princeton Review's Best 361 Colleges (2006 edition), Tufts was named #7 in a list of the 20 schools in the country where students are happiest. Tufts offers a wide variety of degrees and programs through the following academic divisions:

• Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
• Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
• Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
• Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service
• Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
• School of Arts and Sciences
• School of Dental Medicine
• School of Engineering
• School of Medicine

Tufts university’s official mascot is Jumbo the elephant. There are more than 150 recognized student organizations in the university.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in art studies, medicine, religion and philosophy, mathematics, engineering, and liberal arts.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High faculty salary.
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,030 in 2009-2010 (8,776 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 40% of enrolled students and graduate students are 60%.

Students under 25 years old represent 65% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Tufts University provides on-campus housing for 3,400 of its 8,776 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the New England Small College Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Tufts University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (16 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

ART STUDIES (123 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (15 awarded)

• Business Administration, Management and Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (43 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (16 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (159 awarded)

• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

ENGINEERING (274 awarded)

• Archeology
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering Science
• Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (25 awarded)

• Biomedical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (23 awarded)

• Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (33 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LAW (13 awarded)

• International Law and Legal Studies (LLM, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (1,023 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Studies
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Museology/Museum Studies
• Near and Middle Eastern Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Russian Studies
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (43 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Environmental Health
• Health Services Administration
• International Public Health/International Health

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (8 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (601 awarded)

• Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
• Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
• Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
• Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
• Medicine (MD)
• Neuroscience
• Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
• Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Public Health
• Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

MUSIC (21 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (114 awarded)

• Nutrition Sciences
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (31 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (170 awarded)

• Animal Genetics
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Cell Physiology
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
• Molecular Biology
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (149 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Psychology