Open Menu Close Menu Open Search Close Search

Tufts strives to build and maintain a strong, diverse student body. Diversity is one of the core values of Tufts, and 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 contains data concerning the undergraduate student body composition in terms of gender, race/ethnicity and the proportion of students receiving Pell Grants. More information regarding student diversity may be found on the Undergraduate Admissions website, the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering homepages, or at the Office of Equal Opportunity. Information about university-wide diversity can be found here.


Undergraduate Students by Gender1

The following tables contain historical information concerning the percentages of full-time male and female undergraduate students enrolled at Tufts as of the fall of the year shown.

Entering Bachelor’s Degree-seeking Students (first-time first year students)

2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023
Female 56% 54% 56% 57% 58%
Male 44% 46% 44% 43% 42%
Genderqueer/non-binary/other 1% 1% 1% 1% 2%

All Bachelor’s Degree-seeking Arts & Sciences students*

2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023
Female 54% 55% 56% 57% 58%
Male 46% 45% 44% 42% 41%
Genderqueer/non-binary/other <1% <1% <1% 1% 1%

*Tufts acquired the SMFA on July 1, 2016. Starting in 2016/17 figures include students seeking BFAs. BA/BFA dual-degree students are included in all years.

All Bachelor’s Degree-seeking Engineering students

2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023
Female 40% 44% 46% 45% 45%
Male 60% 56% 53% 54% 54%
Genderqueer/non-binary/other <1% <1% <1% 1% 1%

All Bachelor’s Undergraduate Degree-seeking students

2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023
Female 52% 53% 54% 55% 55%
Male 48% 47% 46% 44% 43%
Genderqueer/non-binary/other <1% <1% <1% 1% 1%

Back to top


Undergraduate students by race/ethnicity2

The following tables contain information concerning the self-identified race/ethnicity of full-time undergraduate students enrolled at Tufts during Fall 2022. 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.

Bachelor’s Degree-seeking Arts & Sciences students*

N %
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 <1%
Asian 817 15%
Black or African American 325 6%
Hispanic 557 10%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 3 <1%
White, non-Hispanic 2,447 45%
Two or more races 408 7%
U.S. Non-resident 704 13%
Race/Ethnicity unknown 208 4%
Total 5,471 100%

*Arts & Sciences figures include students seeking BFAs and BA/BFA dual degrees.

Bachelor’s Degree-seeking Engineering students

N %
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 <1%
Asian 239 19%
Black or African American 77 6%
Hispanic 108 9%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 2 <1%
White, non-Hispanic 558 44%
Two or more races 85 7%
U.S. Non-resident 140 11%
Race/Ethnicity unknown 51 4%
Total 1,261 100%

All Bachelor’s Degree-seeking Undergraduate students

N %
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 <1%
Asian 1,056 16%
Black or African American 402 6%
Hispanic 665 10%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 5 <1%
White, non-Hispanic 3,005 45%
Two or more races 492 7%
U.S. Non-resident 844 13%
Race/Ethnicity unknown 259 4%
Total 6,732 100%

Back to top


Federal Pell Grant recipients3

The following tables contain historical information concerning the number and proportion of Tufts undergraduate students who receive Federal Pell Grants.

2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 2021/2022
# undergrads receiving Pell Grants 664 687 672 726 807
% of all undergraduates 12% 12% 11% 12% 12%
Average Pell Grant $4,729 $4,762 $5,048 $5,142 $5,273

Back to top

Significantly more information about student body composition can be found in the Students section of the Tufts University Fact Book.

1. Source:  Fact Book; Fall Enrollment File
2. Source: Fall Enrollment File
3. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid (SFA) survey. See College Navigator for more information.