Show Me The Money: The Tufts Tuition Pact and its Influence on Social Mobility
Students in search for details about Tufts’s tuition will find a striking change to the webpages dedicated to cost-of-attendance information. Now, front and center on the “Tuition and Aid” tab of the Undergraduate Admissions site, there is a bright yellow rectangle containing the words, “Tufts Tuition Pact.” The university recently announced this commitment, which will […]
Navigating the Challenges of Transferring to Tufts University
Opening Tufts’ application decision and seeing confetti populate the screen is exhilarating for many, but over thirty thousand people a year never see it. With a 10% acceptance rate and 37th place ranking in national universities by U.S. & World News, Tufts sits in a high echelon. It boasts substantial programs in international relations, dentistry, […]
Is the Liberal Arts Education Dying?
In 1990, the most popular major at Tufts was English. By 2023, it was Computer Science. For the class of 1990, 23% of students graduated with a degree in the arts or humanities. Today, that figure is down to 11%. The pursuit of the liberal arts is dwindling at other schools as well. At Harvard […]