Tufts University

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Tufts University
Latin: Universitas Tuftensis
Former names
Tufts College (1852–1954)
MottoPax et Lux (Latin)
Motto in English
"Peace and Light"
TypePrivate research university
Established1852; 172 years ago (1852)
AccreditationNECHE
Academic affiliations
Endowment$2.4 billion (2022)[2]
PresidentSunil Kumar
ProvostCaroline Genco
Academic staff
1,288 (fall 2021)[2]
Students13,274 (fall 2023)[3]
Undergraduates6,877 (fall 2023)[2]
Postgraduates6,397 (fall 2023)[2]
Location
Medford and Somerville
,
Massachusetts
,
United States

42°24′22″N 71°07′12″W / 42.406°N 71.120°W / 42.406; -71.120
CampusLarge suburb[4], 150 acres (0.61 km2)
Other campuses
NewspaperThe Tufts Daily
Colors  Tufts Blue
  Brown[5]
NicknameJumbos
Sporting affiliations
MascotJumbo the Elephant[6]
Websitetufts.edu

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.[7] Tufts remained a small liberal arts college until the 1970s, when it transformed into a large research university offering several doctorates.[8]

Tufts offers over 90 undergraduate and 160 graduate programs across ten schools in the greater Boston area and Talloires, France.[9][10] It has the country's oldest graduate school of international relations, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. The largest school is the School of Arts and Sciences, which includes both the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, which is affiliated with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.[11] The School of Engineering offers an entrepreneurial focus through its Gordon Institute and maintains close connections with the original college.[12] It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and is a member of the Association of American Universities.[13][14]

Tufts has a campus in Downtown Boston that houses the medical, dental, and nutrition schools and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, affiliated with several medical centers in the area.[15] Joint undergraduate degree programs are offered with the New England Conservatory, the College of Europe, and Sciences Po Paris.[16]

  1. ^ NAICU – Member Directory Archived November 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c d Tufts University 2022 Annual Financial Report (PDF) (Report). Tufts University. 2022.
  3. ^ "College Navigator - Tufts University". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "IPEDS-Tufts University".
  5. ^ Tufts Branding Guidelines (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  6. ^ "Get to Know Tufts - History — Jumbo the Elephant, Tufts' Mascot". tufts.edu. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  7. ^ Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History "Tufts University, 1852". Archived July 8, 2012, at archive.today.
  8. ^ Gittleman, Sol. (November 2004). An Entrepreneurial University: The Transformation Of Tufts, 1976–2002. Tufts University. ISBN 1-58465-416-3.
  9. ^ "Graduate & Professional Degree Programs". tufts.edu. September 15, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  10. ^ Bylaws of the Trustees of Tufts College, Article VI, sec. 6.1. Archived October 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ "School of the Museum of Fine Arts will be run by Tufts University". Boston Globe. 2016. Archived from the original on May 23, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  12. ^ "About – Gordon Institute". Tufts University School of Engineering. 2017. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  13. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  14. ^ "Association of American Universities (AAU)". Aau.edu. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  15. ^ "Clinical Affiliates". Tufts University School of Medicine. 2017. Archived from the original on February 23, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  16. ^ "Master of Arts in Transatlantic Affairs | The Fletcher School". fletcher.tufts.edu. Retrieved November 26, 2020.