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Health & pre-med fields at Tufts

Tufts graduates about 77 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 14th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $75,000 four years out, 1.28× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $119 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#14 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year775% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$75,0001.28× the same major nationally
Research in the field$119Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

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Tufts Team
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Eaton Hall, Tufts University
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Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Tufts University Health Service, Science and Technology Center, Science & Engineering Complex.

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

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 87
  2. Boston University 87
  3. Tulane University of Louisiana 87
  4. Case Western Reserve University 87
  5. Northwestern University 87
  6. University of Maryland, College Park 86
  7. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 86
  8. Villanova University 86

Other strong majors at Tufts

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Tufts with every school we score in pre-med & health fields. 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.

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