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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<\/a> and Office of Equal Opportunity<\/a> websites. <\/a><\/p>\n

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Students by Race\/Ethnicity1<\/a><\/h2>\n

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<\/a>, 10\/19\/07, Federal Register, Volume 72, Number 202, pp. 59266-59279.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\n<\/th>\n2021\/2022<\/th>\n2022\/2023<\/th>\n2023\/2024<\/th>\n2024\/2025<\/th>\n2025\/2026<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nStudents<\/th>\n		American Indian or Alaska Native<\/td>\n<1%<\/strong><\/td>\n0%<\/strong><\/td>\n0%<\/strong><\/td>\n0%<\/strong><\/td>\n<1%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asian<\/td>\n17%<\/strong><\/td>\n19%<\/strong><\/td>\n20%<\/strong><\/td>\n20%<\/strong><\/td>\n19%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black or African American<\/td>\n8%<\/strong><\/td>\n8%<\/strong><\/td>\n7%<\/strong><\/td>\n5%<\/strong><\/td>\n6%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hispanic\/Latino<\/td>\n13%<\/strong><\/td>\n11%<\/strong><\/td>\n11%<\/strong><\/td>\n12%<\/strong><\/td>\n12%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander<\/td>\n<1%<\/strong><\/td>\n0%<\/strong><\/td>\n<1%<\/strong><\/td>\n0%<\/strong><\/td>\n<1%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
White<\/td>\n48%<\/strong><\/td>\n47%<\/strong><\/td>\n46%<\/strong><\/td>\n48%<\/strong><\/td>\n45%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Two or more races<\/td>\n10%<\/strong><\/td>\n9%<\/strong><\/td>\n10%<\/strong><\/td>\n8%<\/strong><\/td>\n9%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Race\/Ethnicity unknown<\/td>\n4%<\/strong><\/td>\n6%<\/strong><\/td>\n5%<\/strong><\/td>\n8%<\/strong><\/td>\n9%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u00a0<\/strong>U.S. Nonresident<\/th>\n12%<\/strong><\/td>\n13%<\/strong><\/td>\n12%<\/strong><\/td>\n13%<\/strong><\/td>\n12%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/th>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total first-time, first-year undergraduates<\/th>\n1,800\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1,694\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1,735\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1,799\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1,762<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Students by Sex1<\/a><\/h2>\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Female<\/strong><\/td>\n56%<\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n55%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Male<\/strong><\/td>\n44%<\/td>\n43%<\/td>\n43%<\/td>\n43%<\/td>\n45%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Federal Pell Grant recipients2<\/a><\/h2>\n
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The following table contains historical information on the proportion of entering first-time, first-year Tufts undergraduate students who receive Federal Pell Grants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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% of first-time, first-year undergraduates<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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First-Generation college students1<\/a><\/h2>\n
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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\u2019s degree or equivalent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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% of first-time, first-year undergraduates<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Significantly more information about student body composition can be found in the Students section of the Tufts University Fact Book<\/em><\/a>.<\/div>\n
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1. Source: IPEDS Fall Enrollment Census File <\/sup>
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