Tufts earned 146 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 10 in the top 1%, 71 in the top 5%, 33 in the top 10% and 32 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 187 in Lacrosse (D3), a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 146 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 10 / 71
Highest placement: #1 of 187, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 22
Placements this edition: 405
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Tufts University Earned?
Tufts University holds 146 ranking badges across 22 fields of study, 81 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
10
Top 5%
71
Top 10%
33
Top 15%
32
Total
146
What Is Tufts University Known For?
Tufts University is best known for Social Sciences: 15 of its 113 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Biopsychology, Allied Health Professions and Biochemistry & Biophysics. Its highest traditional-student placement is #1 of 22 in Most Popular for Biopsychology.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Tufts University earned 33 badges across 24 sports, 29 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 187 in Lacrosse (D3).
How Does Tufts University Rank for Online Students?
Tufts University earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #10 of 58 in Most Popular Online for Engineering-Related Fields (top 18%).
How Does Tufts University Rank for Veterans?
Tufts University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,187 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 45%).
College Factual’s rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Tufts University appears in 405 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team