Tufts University - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  1	Secondary School Record
  1	Class Rank
  2	School's Recommendation
  3	Standardized Test Scores
  4	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  I	Character and Personality
  I	Extracurricular participation
  I	Particular talent or ability
  C	Geographical distribution
  C	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	86%
  Second fifth	13%
  Third fifth	1%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below use the new scoring system.
• 99% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 15% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Contact the school directly.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the SAT I:
  SAT verbal scores over 500 95%, SAT math scores over 500 99%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 75%, SAT math scores over 600 86%, ACT scores over 24 89%, SAT verbal scores over 700 26%, SAT math scores over 700 39%, ACT scores over 30 37%