Cost & aid
What it costs
In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $66,346 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $42.1K more than the national median. The 39% who received grants paid $32,367 on average; the other 61% paid the full sticker price of $88,300.
- Full price
- $88,300 a year
- tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
- Need-based aid
- Published data end at $110K
- use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Cost by family income
Per year for a typical family of four with one child in college. Up to $110K it is the average price federal aid recipients paid (2023–24).
Hover, tap, or use the arrow keys to read the price at an income.
- Published federal figures
- The college's published promise (2026–27 policy)
View as a table
| Family income | Price per year |
|---|---|
| $0–30K | $11K a year |
| $30–48K | $10K a year |
| $48–75K | $15K a year |
| $75–110K | $23K a year |
| $150K | Published data end at $110K |
| $200K | Published data end at $110K |
| $250K | Published data end at $110K |
| $300K | Published data end at $110K |
| $350K | Published data end at $110K |
| $400K and above | Published data end at $110K |
At $150K: Published data end at $110K
Published data end at $110K; use the college's net price calculator for a number.
Your own number depends on the details below, so use the college's calculator for it.
What can change this
- Savings and investments above a typical amount raise the price. The curve assumes typical assets.
- Home equity: some colleges that use the CSS Profile count it. Check this college's own aid page or calculator.
- Divorced or separated parents: colleges with their own formula usually ask for both parents' finances.
$66,346
Tuition, housing, food, books & other expenses, after grants · 2023–24
39% got grants averaging $55,933; 61% got none.
Who pays what
Share of first-year students, 2023–24.
Housing and food use the college's on-campus rates, so the estimate runs high where many students live at home. “Other expenses” is the college's estimate of personal and transportation costs. Loans aren't subtracted because they're repaid.
$97,152 before aid
Tuition, fees, and on-campus food and housing · up 14% from 2023–24.
$16.3K
≈ $172/month for 10 years
3.2 yrs
of median salary to cover 4 years of net price
About 1 in 5 undergrads borrows federally.
Everyone who borrowed and left, whether or not they graduated.
Three years into repayment
Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.
- Paid in full32%
- Paying it down34%
- Payments paused21%
- Not paying it down9%
- Behind or in default3–4%
- Forgiven or discharged0–1%
Some shares are published as a small range to protect privacy.
Who actually gets aid
Aid generosity
LimitedGrants cover 25% of the $88,300 full price on average across all first-years (limited), more than at 14% of colleges. Most students here pay close to the sticker price.
$21,954 in grants per first-year ÷ $88,300 full price.
Who gets grants and scholarships
Full-time first-year students (1,735), 2023–24
About 1 in 2 first-year students got no grant aid and paid the full sticker price of $88,300.
Where the aid comes from
Share of first-year students receiving each; averages are per recipient.
Aid by family income
The whole first-year class (1,735)
- Federal aid + grants514avg grant $53.8K
- Grants, no federal aid167avg grant $62.6K
- No grants1,054pay full price
Students with grants but no federal aid usually got the college's own need-based aid (without federal loans or Pell) or merit aid.
By family income: only students who received federal aid (572 of 1,735), because income is only reported for them.
Applying for aid
For fall 2026 entrants.
If your parents are divorced or separated, the other parent also files the .
Priority date: February 15 · Reply by: May 1
Dates for fall 2026 entrants; the next cycle's are usually similar.
What the college's own scholarships consider
| Academics | ✓ | not marked |
|---|---|---|
| ROTC | ✓ | not marked |
A blank means the college didn't mark it, not that it never counts.
In the college's words:
“Tufts introduced the Tufts Tuition Pact which guarantees scholarship and grant aid will cover the cost of tuition for families with total income less than $150,000 and typical”Tufts University Common Data Set
International students
International applicants file: the CSS Profile, Income Documentation ().
Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;Tufts University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2026–27;Tufts University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Tufts University (2026–27), 2026–27;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)