For outgoing seniors, graduation is a time to reflect on their past four years. They may ponder what they have learned, how they have grown, who they have met and how they have changed.
For the class of 2007, students' individual and personal changes have been accompanied by institutional changes at Tufts. With new students, a new reputation and even a new word mark, the university is not the same place it was four years ago.
In this installment of "By the Numbers," the Daily looks at statistics behind Tufts' evolution during the past four years.
14,528 Number of applicants for the class of 200715,381 Number of applicants for the class of 2011
1332 Average SAT score of the class of 20071440 Average SAT score for the class of 2011
26 Percentage of applicants admitted in 2003-200427 Percentage of applicants admitted in 2006-2007
4,800 Total undergraduate population in 2003-20044,938 Total undergraduate population in 2006-2007
$700 million Approximate value of Tufts' endowment in 2003$1.2 billion Approximate value of Tufts' endowment as of June 20061 Rank of Tufts among American universities with the fastest-growing endowments in 2006
$100 million Amount of Pierre Omidyar's November 2005 contribution to the endowment$40 million Amount of Jonathan Tisch's Spring 2006 contribution
9.1:1 Undergraduate-to-faculty ratio in 2003-20048.7:1 Undergraduate-to-faculty ratio in 2006-2007
$104,029 Average full-time professor salary for the school of Arts, Sciences and Engineering in 2003-2004$117,469 Average salary in 2006-2007
$38,269 Total undergraduate tuition and fees for 2003-2004$44,500 Total undergraduate tuition and fees for 2006-200750 Percentage of students receiving financial aid in 2003-200450 Percentage of students receiving financial aid in 2005-2006
2.94 million Approximate number of volumes in Tufts libraries in 2003-20043.02 million Approximate number of volumes in Tufts libraries in 2005-2006
Compiled from data from the Tufts Factbook, 2004 and 2007 editions, and from the Tufts Daily archives.
