Tufts University
About
Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. For much of the 20th century, Jackson College for Women was the coordinate college of Tufts. Tufts remained a small liberal arts college until the 1970s, when it became a larger research university offering doctorates in several disciplines.
Ranking Overview
LatestRanked Top 200 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 85 subject rankings
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Key Facts
- Students
- 12,718
- Student-Staff Ratio
- 10.5 : 1
- Int'l Students
- 18%
- Female : Male
- 59 : 41
- Staff
- 1,233
Historical Trend
Longitudinal View
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Top Subjects
Best-performing areasSubject Rankings
Detailed breakdownQS
31 subjectsARWU
25 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 33 | 194.8 | 2025 |
| Human Biological Sciences | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Public Health | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Economics | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Psychology | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Physics | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Ecology | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Veterinary Sciences | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Clinical Medicine | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Law | 201-300 | - | 2024 |
| Political Sciences | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Sociology | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Education | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Food Science & Technology | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Biotechnology | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Medical Technology | 301-400 | - | 2024 |
| Mathematics | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Chemistry | 401-500 | - | 2023 |
| Earth Sciences | 401-500 | - | 2021 |
| Biological Sciences | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
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9 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical & Health | =81 | 60.7 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 176–200 | 52.5 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 176–200 | 48.4 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 251–300 | 47.7 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 251–300 | 42.1 | 2026 |
| Education | 251–300 | 40.6 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 401–500 | 39.1 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 401–500 | 27.4 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 501–600 | 35.5 | 2026 |
US News
20 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences | 152 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Clinical Medicine | =193 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Cell Biology | 195 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Infectious Diseases | 216 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Surgery | =230 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Immunology | 233 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Microbiology | =237 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | =253 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Public, Environmental and Occupational Health | =269 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health | =273 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Neuroscience and Behavior | 304 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Psychiatry/Psychology | =334 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Molecular Biology and Genetics | 347 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Physics | 353 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Plant and Animal Science | =390 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Oncology | =448 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Materials Science | =642 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =727 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Environment/Ecology | =869 | 59.0 | 2026 |
| Engineering | =915 | 59.0 | 2026 |