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#28 Best Value Schools
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#29 National Universities
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#72 Most Innovative Schools
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#328 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#54 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
Tufts University is ranked #29 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
72
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
55
Graduation and retention rank
19
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
93%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
97%
Social Mobility Rank
328
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
91%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
93%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
98%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-5
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.8
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
27
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
109
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
84.3%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
94%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
69.4%
Classes with 50 or more students
7%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
9:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
23
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
31-34
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
78%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
31
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
30
Average alumni giving rate
22.3%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
