Quad

Head-to-head

Dartmouth
Tufts

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Dartmouth's yield is 22 pts higher than Tufts's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Dartmouth grads earn $14.2K more ten years out than Tufts's ($97,434 vs. $83,214)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Dartmouth costs about $10.4K less per year on average than Tufts ($55,960 vs. $66,346, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Dartmouth's grants cover 36% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Tufts

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Dartmouth is 1.8× more selective than Tufts

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

    Tufts has 1.6× as many undergrads as Dartmouth

    Undergrads

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

Dartmouth admits 6.0%, Tufts 11%; Dartmouth's yield is higher, at 71%.

Acceptance rate
Dartmouth6.0%
Tufts11%
Quad's selectivity
  • DartmouthUltra selective
  • TuftsHighly selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1300–1600
Dartmouth
1440–1550
Tufts
1460–1520
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • DartmouthRigor, GPA, rank, and tests very important
  • TuftsSchool record and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Tufts has 1.6× as many undergrads as Dartmouth; Dartmouth has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Dartmouth4.5K
Tufts7.1K
Pell Grant share
Dartmouth14%
Tufts12%

Majors and faculty

Computer Science leads at both; Dartmouth has 7 students per faculty member to Tufts's 10.

Students per faculty member
Dartmouth7 to 1
Tufts10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • DartmouthComputer Science10%
  • TuftsComputer Science12%

What each costs

Dartmouth costs about $10.4K less a year than Tufts on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Dartmouth$56K
Tufts$66.3K
Aid generosity
Dartmouth36%
Tufts25%

What each pays off

Dartmouth's former students earn more, a median $97.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 90% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Dartmouth$97.4K
Tufts$83.2K
Graduation rate
Dartmouth95%
Tufts94%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • DartmouthGrowing+64%
  • TuftsGrowing+81%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:Dartmouth College (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Dartmouth College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Dartmouth College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Tufts University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;Tufts University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Tufts University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Tufts University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why