Which schools do you think are Tufts' peers?

@Chembiodad : You can find that information in the original Life article:

https://books.google.com/books?id=ykQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&dq=life+magazine+1960+college+admission+tufts+bowdoin&source=bl&ots=5BKi5WV8SQ&sig=GFl_LycVnJV8AGIXLX2P9kW97I0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sO1TT4uPK-jm0QG8ifC3DQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

For an accurate perspective you may need to adjust for recalibration (1995) and other more recent factors related to SAT scoring. You may also want to note some of the observations by posters on the linked CC topic.