Tufts University
MA · Private · Northeast · National university · Top 50 tier · 6,945 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~61% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “Students who are admitted and choose to enroll at Tufts will be required to verify their self-reported testing by sending their official scores.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 3,404 | 15% | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | 56% | 44% | ERW 680-750, Math 710-790 | 32-34 | Early Decision counts not reported |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 3,770 | 16.3% | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | 59% | 41% | 1400-1510 | 32-35 | Early Decision counts not reported |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 3,566 | 11.4% | Not reported | Not reported | 54% | 31% | 23% | 1450-1530 | 33-35 | Early Decision counts not reported |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 3,381 | 9.7% | Not reported | Not reported | 56% | 37% | 19% | 1460-1540 | 33-35 | Early Decision counts not reported |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 3,444 | 10.1% | Not reported | Not reported | 53% | 35% | 18% | 1470-1530 | 33-35 | Early Decision counts not reported |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 3,957 | 11.5% | Not reported | Not reported | 56% | 38% | 18% | 1480-1540 | 33-35 | Early Decision counts not reported |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 3,613 | 10.8% | 32% | 61% | 58% | 42% | 16% | 1460-1520 | 33-35 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 6%
- 2024: 36%
- 2023: 15%
- 2022: 14%
- 2021: 0%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS
Notes
- The applied total (33,415) is 20 higher than the sum of the rows by sex (33,395).
- The school's report labels its Early Decision counts "Fall 2024 entering class", but they are for Fall 2025 admissions.