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College Spotlight: Tufts University

Tufts University is a private university that consist of 10 schools, which includes two undergraduate and eight graduate divisions. The school emphasizes public service and citizenship and is known for its internationalism and study abroad programs. The school houses 10,907 students total with 5,177 undergraduate students. 

Notable Alumni

Pierre Omidyar - Founder of eBay
John Bello - Creator of SoBe beverages
James Dimon - CEO of JP Morgan Chase

Graduation rate

Tufts University has an overall graduation rate of 92%. 

Academic calendar and faculty

Tufts is on a semester-based academic calendar, which means that there’re two main terms (Fall and Spring) and an optional summer term. Classes are medium sized to large sized, having a student to faculty ratio of 9:1.

Admissions

Out of the 19,074 students who applied to the school, only 3,243 applicants were offered admission, making for an acceptance rate of 17%.

Clubs and Organizations

The school offers 300+ student organizations on campus. Including;

Community Service

18 Greek Organizations
Club and Intramural Sports
Debate and Mock Trial
Dance
Music
Political Groups
Student Government

Race/Ethnicity

Financial Aid

• The cost of attendance is $65,900 in/out of state. 
• The college offers need-based financial aid
• The college offers a few merit-based scholarships
• The average amount of grant aid awarded to an undergraduate student demonstrating financial need is $32,054.

Other Highlights

The University offers cross registration of courses at several other schools in the Boston area including Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University and the New England Conservatory of Music.

School Newspaper

http://tuftsdaily.com/category/news/