Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Computational Science Schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #1 spot on the list. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s computational science degrees to qualified students.
Tufts also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computational Science Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tufts is $37,494 for New England Region Computational Science students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.