Tufts University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Tufts University

Tufts University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 7,061 students of which 7,715 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Tufts University is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 11.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,513 and an ACT midpoint of 34. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $39,998, with published in-state tuition of $70,704 and a Pell grant recipient share of 12.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $16,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 93.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 95.5%. Graduates earn a median of $83,214 ten years after enrolling, compared with $68,337 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 96200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 83.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.