How prestigous is Tufts compared to elite schools?

ClutchBaller
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:24:50 +0000

Tufts does NOT compare to Ivys in terms of national prestige. A degree from Tufts will not open doors for you like a degree from Harvard might. It’s more comparable to the liberal arts colleges, like Amherst, Middlebury, and Wellesley. Very few people outside of the college/intellectual community and the New England area will have ever heard of Tufts or many of the liberal arts colleges.

But Tufts is highly regarded in New England, New York, New Jersey, California, and internationally.

If you’re going to rank schools in terms of prestige in Boston,

1.) Harvard/MIT
2.) Williams/Amherst/Tufts/Wellesley<- Williams and Amherst are both more selective than Tufts and Wellesley
3.) BC <- Probably more well known across the US than the #2 colleges.
4.) BU
5.) Northeastern/UMASS Amherst
6.) Other state schools