BC vs Tufts University

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Tufts University has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,844) than BC ($67,680).
It is harder to admit to Tufts University than BC.
Tufts University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than BC (1,490).
Both BC and Tufts University have the same submitted ACT scores (34).
BC has more students with 15,287 students while Tufts University has 13,431 students.
Tufts University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while BC's ratio is 12 to 1.
Tufts University has more full-time faculties with 917 faculties while BC has 882 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Boston College and Tufts University.

BC	vs.	Tufts University
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	Location	Medford, Massachusetts
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$67,680	2024 Tuition & Fees	$67,844
44%	% Receiving Financial Aid	40%
$47,075	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$49,857

16.00 %	Acceptance Rates	10.00 %
41.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	50.00 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,510
34	ACT Score	34
90 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	4 %
95 %	Retention Rate	96 %
15,287	Student Population	13,431
882	Number of Faculties	917
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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