Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Brown's yield is 16 pts higher than Tufts's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Brown costs about $10.9K less per year on average than Tufts ($55,485 vs. $66,346, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Brown's grants cover 37% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Tufts

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Brown grads earn $10.3K more ten years out than Tufts's ($93,487 vs. $83,214)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Brown is 2.0× more selective than Tufts

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

    Brown's SAT midpoint is 50 points higher than Tufts's

    SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Brown admits 5.4%, Tufts 11%; Brown's yield is higher, at 65%.

Acceptance rate
Tufts11%
Brown5.4%
Quad's selectivity
  • TuftsHighly selective
  • BrownUltra selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1400–1600
Tufts
1460–1520
Brown
1510–1580
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • TuftsSchool record and prep program required
  • BrownSchool record and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Tufts and Brown are about the same size; Brown has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Tufts7.1K
Brown7.2K
Pell Grant share
Tufts12%
Brown14%

Majors and faculty

Computer Science leads at both; Brown has 6 students per faculty member to Tufts's 10.

Students per faculty member
Tufts10 to 1
Brown6 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • TuftsComputer Science12%
  • BrownComputer Science13%

What each costs

Brown costs about $10.9K less a year than Tufts on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Tufts$66.3K
Brown$55.5K
Aid generosity
Tufts25%
Brown37%

What each pays off

Brown's former students earn more, a median $93.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 90% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Tufts$83.2K
Brown$93.5K
Graduation rate
Tufts94%
Brown96%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • TuftsGrowing+81%
  • BrownGrowing+61%
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