First Year Student Profile
Tufts strives to build and maintain an inclusive environment for all. The institution makes every effort to foster a community that embraces and celebrates difference, in order to better prepare graduates for leadership in an increasingly diverse world. This page provides data on the composition of entering first-time, first-year undergraduate students. Additional information on university-wide inclusive excellence can be found on the Institutional Inclusive Excellence and Office of Equal Opportunity websites.
Students by Race/Ethnicity1
The following tables contain historical information on the self-identified race/ethnicity of entering first-time, first-year undergraduate students enrolled at Tufts as of the October 15th fall census date of the year shown. The definitions for the racial/ethnic categories follow the Final Guidance on Maintaining, Collecting, and Reporting Racial and Ethnic Data to the U.S. Department of Education, 10/19/07, Federal Register, Volume 72, Number 202, pp. 59266-59279.
| 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | 2023/2024 | 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Students |
American Indian or Alaska Native | <1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | <1% |
| Asian | 17% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 19% | |
| Black or African American | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 6% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 12% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | <1% | 0% | <1% | 0% | <1% | |
| White | 48% | 47% | 46% | 48% | 45% | |
| Two or more races | 10% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 9% | |
| Race/Ethnicity unknown | 4% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 9% | |
| 12% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 12% | ||
| Total first-time, first-year undergraduates | 1,800 | 1,694 | 1,735 | 1,799 | 1,762 | |
Students by Sex1
The following table summarizes historical percentages of entering first-time, first-year male and female undergraduate students enrolled at Tufts as of the October 15th fall census date of the year shown. The categories included below follow IPEDS reporting requirements.
| 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | 2023/2024 | 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 56% | 57% | 57% | 57% | 55% |
| Male | 44% | 43% | 43% | 43% | 45% |
Federal Pell Grant recipients2
The following table contains historical information on the proportion of entering first-time, first-year Tufts undergraduate students who receive Federal Pell Grants.
| 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | 2023/2024 | 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of first-time, first-year undergraduates | 12% | 12% | 11% | 13% | 16% |
First-Generation college students1
The following table contains historical information on the proportion of entering first-time, first-year Tufts undergraduate first-generation college students. At Tufts, a student is considered first-generation if none of their parents graduated from a four-year college or university, located in or outside of the United States, with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
| 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | 2023/2024 | 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of first-time, first-year undergraduates | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 12% |
2. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid (SFA) survey. See College Navigator for more information.