Admissions Information

WHAT TO SUBMIT: HERE’S THE LIST. FIND MORE DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE!

1. Common Application, Coalition Application, or QuestBridge Application

2. Tufts Short-Answer Questions (included in the Common Application and Coalition Application)

3. High School Transcript(s)

4. Senior Year Grades

5. Testing (Optional) We accept either the ACT or the SAT; neither is required. Applicants may choose whether they wish to have exam scores considered as one component of their candidacy.

6. Letters of Recommendation We require one from a school counselor and one from a teacher. You may send us one additional if you’d like.

7. Art Portfolio Required only for applicants to the BFA and Combined Degree (BFA + BA/BS) programs.

8. Financial Aid Documents If you are applying for aid, you will need to submit: 1. FAFSA 2. CSS Profile 3. Federal Income Tax Returns For more information, read the next page of this magazine or visit go.tufts.edu/finaidapp

APPLICATION DEADLINES AND NOTIFICATION DATES. Please visit admissions.tufts.edu/apply for the most up-to-date information on deadlines.

Early Decision I Application Deadline: November 1 Notification Date: Mid-December

Early Decision II Application Deadline: January 4 Notification Date: Early February

Regular Decision Application Deadline: January 4 Notification Date: By April 1

Transfer Admission Application Deadline: March 15 Notification Date: Mid-May

TUFTS CLASS OF 2026 ADMISSIONS PROCESS

34,000+ first-year applications. 9.7% admitted. 100% of demonstrated financial need met for all admitted students

In the first two years of our three-year SAT/ACT test-optional pilot, about half of applicants did not submit scores. About 40% of admitted students did not submit scores. We are SAT/ACT optional for first-year and transfer students applying to enter in the Fall of 2023.

Please visit our Class of 2026 Profile, available online, for more information.

TUFTS UNDERGRADUATE STATISTICS

6,676 Undergraduate Enrollment; 4.8 Miles from Boston; 20 Average Class Size; 28 Varsity Sports Teams; 300+ Student Groups; 46% Women in the School of Engineering; 45% of Juniors Study Abroad; $54,003 Average Grant Award; 83 Countries Represented