How prestigous is Tufts compared to elite schools?

rightbackatyou
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:59:36 +0000

Yeah, I’d say in New England a fair amount of people have heard of Tufts and are impessed by it. I don’t know what Rich is talking about saying that BU, Northeastern and UMass Boston (!?!?!?!) are more respected in the Boston area than Tufts, that’s absurd, although I think those schools are probably more well known for obvious reasons. The first being that they’re 2-3 times the size of Tufts and student population. The second being that they’re actually IN Boston.

Elsewhere though I don’t know, it seems there are a few people in the MidWest and the West Coast who’ve heard of Tufts but just can’t seem to put a face on it.

I wouldn’t say elite since I don’t know that simply being in the top 50 makes a school elite. It’s a great school to be sure though. If you have the money go here.