Get my odds
Medford, MA · Computer science

Computer science at Tufts

Tufts graduates about 211 computer science majors a year, 14% of its graduating class. That puts it 19th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $156,000 four years out, 1.46× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

94/100Standout#19 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year21114% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$156,0001.46× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

Around Tufts

View of Anderson Hall building at Tufts University School of Engineering
Anderson HallPhoto: Halpaugh · Public domain · source
The entrance to Tisch library, the main library of Tufts University.
Tisch LibraryPhoto: HereToHelp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Goddard Chapel, at Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
Goddard ChapelPhoto: Daderot · Public domain · source
East Hall, at Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
East HallPhoto: Daderot · Public domain · source

Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Tufts Technology Services, Science and Technology Center, Collaborative Learning and Innovation Complex, Science & Engineering Complex.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 22 · Dorm 12 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Dining 1.

Open the full-screen campus map →

Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. Washington University in St. Louis 95
  2. University of Notre Dame 95
  3. New York University 94
  4. University of Pennsylvania 94
  5. Vanderbilt University 94
  6. University of Washington 93
  7. Northeastern University 93
  8. Dartmouth College 93

Other strong majors at Tufts

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Tufts with every school we score in computer science. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

See your odds at Tufts Everything about Tufts