Arts and Sciences at a Glance
Tufts University was founded in 1852. The University is designated as a
"Research University/Very High Research Activity (RU/VH)" by the
Carnegie Foundation. The School of Arts and Sciences, located on the
Medford/Somerville campus, is the largest of the seven schools that comprise
Tufts University, just a few minutes from downtown Boston.
- Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), November 2003
- The largest School at Tufts, enrolling approximately 4,600 undergraduate
students and 1,000 graduate students
- Conferred 1,223 Bachelor degrees and 481 graduate degrees in 2005-2006,
59% of total University degrees
- Offered 3,286 courses with total student enrollment of 5,118 in 2004-2005
- The School of Arts and Sciences is supported by approximately 278
full-time, tenured or tenure-stream faculty. In addition, as is common
during the course of any academic year, as many as 500 more faculty
members are in Arts and Sciences' classrooms and labs. Therefore, the
Arts and Sciences faculty, in total, may reach as many as 780 members.
This number includes visiting professors, research faculty, and full-
and part-time, non-tenure track faculty.
- Roughly 40% of Tufts undergraduates have an overseas study experience,
placing Tufts among the top five research universities. The Kaplan
College Guide named Tufts one of America's 25 Hot Schools, recognizing
it as the "Hottest for Studying Abroad."
- Record applicant pool for undergraduate admissions in 12 of the past
13 years
- The Class of 2010 is quite impressive with a mean SAT of 1403, up 6
points from the Class of '09 and 103 points from the Class of '05, and
the first A&S class to enroll with a mean SAT greater than 1400; 83%
rank in the top 10% of their high school class, versus 79% last year and
57% five years ago
- During the 2005-2006 academic year, GSAS Travel Awards allowed 185
graduate students to present their research at national and international
conferences throughout the US and in 10 countries abroad
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