Tufts Comparisons

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4 Year
Medford, MA
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#6 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

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Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges for Tufts University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$52,932 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$58,896 lower in-state tuition	77% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$58,784 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$53,738 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$55,092 lower in-state tuition	80% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$54,796 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$58,918 lower in-state tuition	77% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges for Tufts University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$9,028 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$2,602 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$2 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$8,308 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$4,542 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$13,648 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$13,552 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$224 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$9,704 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$2,624 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$2,144 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$3,528 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$11,837 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$23,830 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$5,526 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$4,306 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$3,686 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$6,204 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	$6,744 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$30,174 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Tufts University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$53,894 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$59,773 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$60,137 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$52,775 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$63,322 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$49,660 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$51,646 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$50,730 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$63,364 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$63,240 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$70,704 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$61,751 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$70,704 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$62,079 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Tufts University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$7,908 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$8,016 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$2,018 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$3,454 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$2,928 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$1,390 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$5,176 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$708 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$1,141 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$5,789 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$8,292 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$2,436 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$2,892 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$8,016 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$398 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$5,724 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$3,624 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$816 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$326 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$5,306 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$5,210 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$6,623 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$13,044 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$17,534 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$7,154 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$11,430 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$362 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$3,414 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$16 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$12,354 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$7,899 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$1,104 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$8,859 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$12,010 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$3,104 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$17,164 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$1,744 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$7,242 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$24,124 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$11,306 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$4,268 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$66 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$2,872 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$90 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$3,842 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$1,665 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$4,784 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$4,804 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	$9,494 lower in-state tuition	81% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Tufts University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$3,206 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$5,679 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rice University Houston, TX	$6,560 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$2,026 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$3,062 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$5,474 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$4,096 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$20,643 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=168148.

Last updated: August 2026