MA
Tufts University
2.94 incidents / 1,000 students
Medford, MA · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Tufts University
Across 2022–2024, Tufts University reported 89 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- 2.94
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,269
- Rank of 2,072
- #54
- MA rank
- 13,599
- Enrolled students
2.94 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Tufts University reports 2.94 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 36% below Vanderbilt University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Vanderbilt University (12.08/1k); Pace University (1.10/1k); Madison Area Technical College (0.81/1k); University of New Hampshire-Main Campus (8.71/1k); Trident Technical College (0.15/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Massachusetts Institute of Technology (3.53/1k); Boston College (1.94/1k); University of Massachusetts-Boston (0.96/1k); University of Massachusetts-Lowell (2.77/1k); Bridgewater State University (3.29/1k); Berklee College of Music (4.06/1k); University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (1.51/1k); Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2.37/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 2.94
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,269
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 61%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 26
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 168148 · Tufts University 2.94/1k score rate · #1,269/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-MID 2.94/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,269/2,072
- ST-MID #54 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Pace University · +1.84
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 4%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 13,599
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Pace University (-1.84/1k)
Tufts University sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer Pace University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Pace University (-1.84/1k). National rank #1,269 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Tufts University reports 2.94 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 36% below Vanderbilt University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Vanderbilt University (12.08/1k); Pace University (1.10/1k); Madison Area Technical College (0.81/1k); University of New Hampshire-Main Campus (8.71/1k); Trident Technical College (0.15/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Massachusetts Institute of Technology (3.53/1k); Boston College (1.94/1k); University of Massachusetts-Boston (0.96/1k); University of Massachusetts-Lowell (2.77/1k); Bridgewater State University (3.29/1k); Berklee College of Music (4.06/1k); University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (1.51/1k); Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2.37/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Tufts University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Tufts on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Trident Technical College · lowest peer 0.15
Trident Technical College — lowest peer
0.15 per 1,000 students
- Madison Area Technical College · near 0.81
Madison Area Technical College — near
0.81 per 1,000 students
- Pace University · near 1.1
Pace University — near
1.1 per 1,000 students
- Tufts University · this campus 2.94
Tufts University — this campus
2.94 per 1,000 students
- Vanderbilt University · highest peer
Vanderbilt University — highest peer
12.08 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Tufts University's 2.94/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Tufts University decreased from 38 to 26 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 MA 4-year peers in this comparison, Tufts University is larger than 92% and safer-reporting than 39% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 100
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Tufts University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams College | 2,164 | 9.24 | 0 | 6 |
| Mount Holyoke College | 2,275 | 1.76 | 3 | 72 |
| Wellesley College | 2,407 | 2.49 | 6 | 44 |
| Regis College | 2,517 | 0.40 | 8 | 94 |
| Lesley University | 2,557 | 1.96 | 11 | 58 |
| Springfield College | 2,599 | 9.23 | 14 | 8 |
| Bay Path University | 2,605 | 0.00 | 17 | 100 |
| Stonehill College | 2,674 | 5.98 | 19 | 14 |
| Smith College | 2,857 | 4.90 | 22 | 17 |
| Quincy College | 3,022 | 0.99 | 25 | 86 |
| College of the Holy Cross | 3,126 | 6.72 | 28 | 11 |
| Tufts University (this campus) | 13,599 | 2.94 | 92 | 39 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Tufts University fell from 38 to 26 (-32%). The increase shows up in Rape (2 to 7) and Motor Vehicle Theft (3 to 7). Falling over the same period: Burglary (17 to 9), Aggravated Assault (7 to 1) and Fondling (7 to 2).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Tufts University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Fondling, Motor Vehicle Theft, Rape, Aggravated Assault and Robbery.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyTufts University: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 4% (25 → 26 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 38 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 9 | 17 | 6 |
| Fondling | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Rape | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Robbery | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
45 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 29 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 180 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 26 |
Tufts University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
TN
Vanderbilt University
12.08 incidents / 1,000 students
NY
Pace University
1.10 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Tufts University sits on price and outcomes
At $39,998, Tufts University's reported average net price is cheaper than 91% among 117 Massachusetts colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $24,402.
- $39,998
- average net price
- $24,402
- Massachusetts median
- 4.2×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $47,286
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $11,284, while those above $110,000 record $58,570 - roughly 5.2 times as much. A published average of $39,998 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $68,337 run about 1.7 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $70,704
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $70,704
- Avg Net Price
- $39,998
- Median Debt
- $16,250
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 12%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- SAT Average
- 1513
- SAT Math Range
- 750-790
- ACT Average
- 34
- ACT Range
- 33-35
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 93%
- Retention Rate
- 96%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $68,337
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $83,214
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 95%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 650 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · 13,575 enrolled
Safety Score 12.08
Pace University
New York, NY · 13,634 enrolled
Safety Score 1.10
Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI · 13,641 enrolled
Safety Score 0.81
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, NH · 13,554 enrolled
Safety Score 8.71
Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC · 13,552 enrolled
Safety Score 0.15
Closest by National Rank
Tufts University (national rank #1269) sits near Intellitec College-Colorado Springs (#1270) and Arcadia University (#1268) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
National Rank #1270
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
National Rank #1268
Corban University
Salem, OR
National Rank #1267
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA
National Rank #1271
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
National Rank #1266
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Tufts University, both outside MA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · 13,575 enrolled
Safety score 12.08
Pace University
New York, NY · 13,634 enrolled
Safety score 1.10
Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI · 13,641 enrolled
Safety score 0.81
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, NH · 13,554 enrolled
Safety score 8.71
Troy University
Troy, AL · 13,658 enrolled
Safety score 0.37
Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster, CA · 13,532 enrolled
Safety score 0.59
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN · 13,728 enrolled
Safety score 1.89
University of Houston-Downtown
Houston, TX · 13,730 enrolled
Safety score 0.29
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA · 3,404 enrolled
Safety score 2.94
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA · 7,467 enrolled
Safety score 2.95
Corban University
Salem, OR · 1,029 enrolled
Safety score 2.92
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL · 40,846 enrolled
Safety score 2.91
Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY · 3,091 enrolled
Safety score 2.91
Chapman University
Orange, CA · 9,760 enrolled
Safety score 2.97
Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA · 2,017 enrolled
Safety score 2.97
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY · 2,752 enrolled
Safety score 2.91
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Tufts University safe?
Tufts University has a safety score of 2.94 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,269 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Vanderbilt University (12.08/1k). Same-state same-level set: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (3.53/1k); Boston College (1.94/1k); University of Massachusetts-Boston (0.96/1k); University of Massachusetts-Lowell (2.77/1k); Bridgewater State University (3.29/1k); Berklee College of Music (4.06/1k); University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (1.51/1k); Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2.37/1k).
What crimes are reported at Tufts University?
For calendar year 2024, Tufts University reported Burglary (9), Motor Vehicle Theft (7), Rape (7), Fondling (2) and Aggravated Assault (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Tufts University compare to similar schools?
Tufts University reports 36% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Vanderbilt University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Vanderbilt University (12.08/1k); Pace University (1.10/1k); Madison Area Technical College (0.81/1k); University of New Hampshire-Main Campus (8.71/1k); Trident Technical College (0.15/1k). Same-state same-level set: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (3.53/1k); Boston College (1.94/1k); University of Massachusetts-Boston (0.96/1k); University of Massachusetts-Lowell (2.77/1k); Bridgewater State University (3.29/1k); Berklee College of Music (4.06/1k); University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (1.51/1k); Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2.37/1k).
Does Tufts University have fire safety data?
Yes. Tufts University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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