Skip to main content

About Tufts

Tufts is a leader in American higher education, distinctive for its success as a moderately sized university that excels at research and providing students with a personal experience. Our unique combination of research and liberal arts attracts students, faculty and staff who thrive in our environment of curiosity, creativity and engagement.

Mission, Vision & Themes

University Leadership

Tufts at a Glance

Jumbo the Mascot
Libraries

Tufts' libraries across all campuses provide essential resources, information and technology to support your studies, scholarship and research.

Tisch Library

Ginn Library (The Fletcher School)

Hirsh Health Sciences Library

Webster Family Library (Veterinary)

W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library (SMFA)

More Collections and Information
Careers

As a Tufts employee, you become part of a community of hard-working, intellectually curious and creative individuals. We offer a wide range of employment opportunities and resources to support Tufts’ diverse academic environment

Jobs at Tufts

Faculty Openings

Human Resources

Benefits

Information for

Brighter World The Campaign for Tufts

New & Notable

The Year in Photographs 2017

Tufts photographers share their favorite images from the university's campuses—and beyond
New Anatomy Lab Opens

Light-filled, state-of-the-art Michael Jaharis Jr., M87P, H15 Anatomy Laboratory is dedicated at the School of Medicine
Works in Progress

Imagination is the only limit as seniors at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts showcased their art at Open Studio Day
Record Numbers for Giving Tuesday

More than 7,500 donors pitched in and gave more than $2.2 million on November 28
Holding History in Their Hands

Students are researching life at Tufts in the tumultuous 1960s using archival materials to tell the stories
Make Way for Young Activists

Former Democratic Party chair Howard Dean tells students it’s time the next generation stepped up politically

Pages