Tufts University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Tufts University is a private research university in Medford, MA (suburb setting), with 6,877 undergraduates (59% women). It admitted 10% of 34,003 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1460–1550 on the SAT and 33–35 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $88,300 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $33,333 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 93% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, engineering, multidisciplinary studies. The campus reported 1.05 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Tufts University ranks
8 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $67,844
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Tufts University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Tufts University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 29 | — | 3 | $301k | $10,388 | — | |
| Baseball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 47 | — | 1 | $469k | $9,982 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $298k | $15,705 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $267k | $17,790 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | New England Small College Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | New England Small College Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $292k | $11,684 | — | |
| Football | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 93 | — | 1 | $1.1M | $12,194 | — | |
| Men's Golf | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $144k | $9,622 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $478k | $15,403 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 59 | — | 1 | $712k | $12,074 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $388k | $11,426 | — | |
| Men's Rowing | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 52 | — | 1 | $371k | $7,139 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 48 | — | 1 | $343k | $7,139 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $297k | $8,486 | — | |
| Softball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $323k | $16,174 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $311k | $8,875 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 37 | — | 1 | $328k | $8,875 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 7 | $244k | $16,247 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 2 | $232k | $16,603 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 149 | — | 1 | $283k | $1,902 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 158 | — | 1 | $302k | $1,909 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $275k | $13,118 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.