MIT 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 MIT ($60,156).
It is harder to admit to MIT than Tufts University.
MIT has a higher submitted SAT score (1,550) than Tufts University (1,510).
MIT has higher submitted ACT score (35) than Tufts University (34).
Tufts University has more students with 13,431 students while MIT has 11,858 students.
MIT has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while Tufts University's ratio is 10 to 1.
MIT has more full-time faculties with 1,375 faculties while Tufts University has 917 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tufts University.

MIT	vs.	Tufts University
Cambridge, 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)
$60,156	2024 Tuition & Fees	$67,844
77%	% Receiving Financial Aid	40%
$44,422	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$49,857

5.00 %	Acceptance Rates	10.00 %
86.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	50.00 %
1,550	SAT Score	1,510
35	ACT Score	34
94 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	4 %
99 %	Retention Rate	96 %
11,858	Student Population	13,431
1,375	Number of Faculties	917
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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