Tufts University
Students from 46 states, and 31% from Massachusetts.
From application to first day
Each bar is drawn to scale against applications received.
Applicants per seat
21.8 applicants per seat in 2025 (15.3 in 2000), above the median school's 17.7.
Acceptance rate
9.8% of applicants were offered a seat in 2025, more selective than the median school (10.8%). It was 9.3% in 2011.
Average overall GPA
Average overall GPA of 3.49 in 2025, up from 3.17 in 2000. The median school is at 3.71.
DAT standing among schools
In 2025, its entering class out-scored 17% of other schools on the DAT Academic Average.
Percent of other schools with a lower DAT Academic Average that year. Ranking within each year keeps the 2025 move to a 200–600 scale comparable.
What Tufts University costs
Four years of tuition and mandatory fees: $454,388. That ranks #13 most expensive of 69 schools. Living expenses are not included.
Year by year
Tuition and mandatory fees for each year of the program, 2025-26.
| Year | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $98,486 | $18,282 |
| 2nd | $98,486 | $19,535 |
| 3rd | $98,486 | $12,520 |
| 4th | $98,486 | $10,107 |
| Total | $454,388 | incl. fees |
24% of the 2025-26 first-year class are Massachusetts residents.
First-year tuition and fees
Cost is up 49% since 2014-15. Hover a year for the numbers.
Where Tufts University's students come from
2,952 matriculants from 46 states and territories. 31% were Massachusetts residents.
- Massachusetts90530.7%
- Florida33211.2%
- California2428.2%
- New York1806.1%
- New Jersey1204.1%
- Texas1073.6%
Year-by-year data, 2000–2025
| Year | Applications | Examined | Offered | Enrolled | Acceptance | DAT AA | GPA overall | GPA science |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,474 | 4,434 | 438 | 205 | 9.8% | 420 | 3.49 | 3.39 |
| 2024 | 4,415 | 4,145 | 485 | 203 | 11.0% | 19 | 3.39 | 3.49 |
| 2023 | 4,061 | 3,997 | 507 | 210 | 12.5% | 19 | 3.42 | 3.33 |
| 2022 | 3,842 | 3,759 | 440 | 204 | 11.5% | 19 | 3.32 | 3.28 |
| 2021 | 4,315 | 4,268 | 483 | 205 | 11.2% | 19 | 3.27 | 3.17 |
| 2020 | 3,934 | 3,045 | 461 | 210 | 11.7% | 19.5 | 3.33 | 3.19 |
| 2019 | 4,091 | 3,872 | 463 | 202 | 11.3% | 20 | 3.33 | 3.42 |
| 2018 | 3,941 | 1,496 | 470 | 203 | 11.9% | 20 | 3.36 | 3.26 |
| 2017 | 4,137 | 1,266 | 451 | 203 | 10.9% | 20 | 3.41 | 3.30 |
| 2016 | 4,107 | 3,853 | 498 | 203 | 12.1% | 19 | 3.37 | 3.26 |
| 2015 | 3,527 | 3,527 | 401 | 203 | 11.4% | 20 | 3.37 | 3.26 |
| 2014 | 3,679 | 3,679 | 405 | 195 | 11.0% | 20 | 3.42 | 3.31 |
| 2013 | 4,294 | 4,294 | 410 | 195 | 9.6% | 20 | 3.43 | 3.33 |
| 2012 | 4,635 | 4,635 | 403 | 189 | 8.7% | 20.1 | 3.41 | 3.31 |
| 2011 | 4,476 | 4,476 | 414 | 184 | 9.3% | 20 | 3.44 | 3.34 |
| 2010 | 4,421 | 4,421 | — | 176 | — | 19.5 | 3.43 | 3.33 |
| 2009 | 4,524 | 4,524 | — | 180 | — | 18.8 | 3.45 | 3.37 |
| 2008 | 4,344 | 4,344 | — | 171 | — | 18.5 | 3.36 | 3.43 |
| 2007 | 4,268 | 4,268 | — | 167 | — | 19.2 | 3.42 | 3.34 |
| 2006 | 3,738 | 3,738 | — | 162 | — | 19 | 3.41 | 3.33 |
| 2005 | 2,956 | 518 | — | 158 | — | 18.2 | 3.32 | 3.22 |
| 2004 | 2,322 | 2,322 | — | 158 | — | 18.7 | 3.32 | 3.24 |
| 2003 | 1,995 | 1,995 | — | 149 | — | 18.19 | 3.33 | 3.26 |
| 2002 | 2,038 | 2,038 | — | 153 | — | 18.2 | 3.32 | 3.21 |
| 2001 | 2,120 | 2,120 | — | 154 | — | 18.39 | 3.24 | 3.14 |
| 2000 | 2,256 | 2,256 | — | 147 | — | 18 | 3.17 | 3.05 |
DAT is on a 1–30 scale through 2024 and a 200–600 scale from 2025. Offers are not available before 2011.