Thank you for your support of Tufts! The new winter issue of Jumbo Impact is on its way to mailboxes now. Read about what's featured in this issue below, and download the pdf to follow along with your impact.
Tufts Tuition Pact
U.S. undergraduate students whose families make less than $150,000 a year will attend Tufts tuition-free, beginning with students entering in the fall of 2026. The university can take this step thanks to the generosity of generations of donors, many of whom have earmarked their gifts to help meet student financial need.
Tufts Tuition Pact
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About Tufts Tuition Pact
Starting with undergraduates entering in the fall of 2026, the Tufts Tuition Pact ensures that admitted U.S. undergraduate students whose family income, with typical assets, is under $150,000 per year will receive grants to cover the cost of tuition. This initiative builds on Tufts’ commitment to meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need for all admitted students.
The new policy is meant to ensure that students from all socioeconomic backgrounds, including middle-income families, know that a Tufts education is within reach. Tufts is committed to meeting 100% of the demonstrated financial need for all admitted students.
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Financial Aid Impact
Support for undergraduate financial aid is transformative for so many Jumbos—it not only broadens access, and recruits and retains the brightest students for Tufts but also serves as an investment in students’ futures. The Tufts Tuition Pact is the next step of this commitment, and can be sustainable thanks to gifts to financial aid.
“Because of your support, I was given the time to invest fully in my education, in my growth, and in the students coming after me. You gave me the space not just to survive here, but to thrive.”
-Bademba Barry, A25
Watch a video from 2025 graduates and scholarship recipients
Read more about your impact in action:
MEDFORD, MA (December 23, 2025) -- The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) released the initial 2025-26 standings of the Learfield Directors' Cup, and Tufts University sits atop the listing after a historic fall for Jumbo Athletics.
This year, #TuftsGivingTuesday was record breaking, with the community rallying together to support programs and schools across the university. A total of more than $5.51 million was raised.
Tufts University announced today that U.S. undergraduate students whose families make less than $150,000 a year will attend tuition-free, beginning with students entering in the fall of 2026.
Undergraduate Research
The Tufts Fund helps power groundbreaking research taking place on campus, and provides opportunities for students to make bold discoveries and further their academic and professional goals. Thanks to your generosity, sixty percent of undergraduates get involved with research at Tufts—collaborating with and being mentored by graduate students and faculty.
The excitement for AI research at Tufts University was evident at the recent Human-AI Interaction Research Discovery Event.
Many years into his successful career in chemical engineering, alumnus Mark Halperin, E72, recalls the importance of his early research experiences at Tufts University.
Chemical engineering student Sofia Lascano, E27, recounts her experience working in the Asatekin Lab through the Tufts Summer Scholars Program.
“With this opportunity, I spent my summer running tree transects in retention patches and old-growth forest reserves throughout the North Maine Woods online.… I learned a lot about data collection and field work from a hand-on perspective. I also was exposed to current research in ecology, which I am very interested in.”
“Being a member of this lab is a central and meaningful part of my Tufts experience. The guidance and community I’ve found here have strengthened my confidence as a scientist and reaffirmed my goal of pursuing a career in medicine, where I can apply both the analytical and interpersonal skills I’ve developed through research.”
“By becoming a Tufts Summer Scholar, I’ve realized that being a researcher isn’t about knowing everything, but about being open to learning, questioning, failing, and trying again. It’s about knowing that voice of doubt may never fully go away, but choosing not to let it stop you either way."
Every gift is Jumbo!
- $50: Covers poster printing for a student research conference
- $250: Buys 3D printing and woodworking supplies for the Nolop makerspace
- $650: Covers stipend, supplies, and conference attendance of one STEM Ambassador
- $4,500: Provides a grant to an undergraduate pursuing a full-time, unpaid summer internship
- $6,000: Funds an independent summer research experience for an undergraduate working with faculty
- $10,000: Helps an athletics team afford travel for spring break competition
- $48,526: Equals the average Tufts Grant for financial aid recipients