Get to Know Tufts

Tufts at a Glance

Tufts is a private university with campuses in Boston, Medford/Somerville & Grafton, Mass., and Talloires, France.

Figures accurate as of Fall 2011. More information at the Office of Institutional Research »

  • Established: 1852
  • Total students: 10,837
  • Undergraduates: 5,255
  • Graduate and professional: 5,582
  • International: 1,348
  • Total faculty: 1,339
  • Total staff: 3,186
  • Total volumes, all libraries: 1,247,502
  • Total libraries: 6
  • Campuses: 4 (Medford/Somerville; Boston; Grafton; Talloires, France)
  • Motto: Pax et Lux
  • Colors: Brown and blue
  • Mascot: Jumbo (elephant)
  • Affiliations: NESCAC

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Schools & Deans

School of Arts and Sciences
Joanne Berger-Sweeney, Dean
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Lynne Pepall, Dean
School of Engineering
Linda M. Abriola, Dean
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Deborah T. Kochevar, Dean
School of Dental Medicine
Huw F. Thomas, Dean
The Fletcher School
Stephen W. Bosworth, Dean
Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Robin Kanarek, Interim Dean
School of Medicine
Harris Berman, Dean
Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
Naomi Rosenberg, Dean
Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service
Nancy Wilson, Interim Dean

What are environmental studies?

Environmental Studies is a multidisciplinary program created to promote not just the study of our natural surroundings, but also designs that help minimize degradation of those areas and the social and political tools needed to preserve and improve the environment. The program provides training in social sciences, natural sciences, engineering and humanities. Begun in 1984, the Tufts Environmental Studies program was one of the first such multidisciplinary programs in the United States.