Tufts University
- United States
- Founded 1852
Overview
Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1852Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
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| Main location | MassachusettsSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Students | 12,432 (2021)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Staff | 1,233 (year not stated)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | tufts.edu (opens in a new tab) |
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| YouTube | Official channel (opens in a new tab) |
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People who studied here
- Juan Manuel Santos (opens in a new tab)president of Colombia from 2010 to 2018
- Jessica Biel (opens in a new tab)American actress (born 1982)
- William Hurt (opens in a new tab)American actor (1950–2022)
- Norbert Wiener (opens in a new tab)American mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence (1894–1964)
- Tracy Chapman (opens in a new tab)American singer-songwriter (born 1964)
- Roderick MacKinnon (opens in a new tab)American neuroscientist
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