Its overrated.

Agree overrated with no school spirit. Seen better days.

Anonymous wrote:Any reason you framed the majority of your post as a quotation?

It's taken from a post on the Tufts subreddit. (Not OP)

No

Any reason you framed the majority of your post as a quotation?

Anonymous wrote:It would need to increase its endowment a ton to rise.

What does the endowment actually do for you as an undergraduate? It doesn’t necessarily mean you will get merit aid.

It’s slightly overrated. I’d put it closer to 50.

Like IQ for school rankings there is a sweet spot somewhere below the top 25.

If you understand Spearman's law of diminishing returns for IQ it also in many ways works for college rankings.

Overrated

I think it’s rated right where it should be. I would not go there for mechanical engineering. Why would you even consider it?

For mechanical engineering, I'd think a school such as, say, Lafayette would be stronger.

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s underrated, and wonder if it’s tied to when USNews changed methodology to weight social mobility more heavily several years ago. I think it was T30 or T25 before that, which seems more in line with academic reputation & results.

Its highest ranks was 27 so about USC level

I think it’s underrated, and wonder if it’s tied to when USNews changed methodology to weight social mobility more heavily several years ago. I think it was T30 or T25 before that, which seems more in line with academic reputation & results.

It would need to increase its endowment a ton to rise.

Is Tufts underrated in ranking?

"On U.S. News rankings for instance, Tufts is #36, supposedly on par with UIUC. But for an “elite” school with a \~ 10% acceptance rate, shouldn’t it be higher? I like Tufts but I’m trying to decide if it’s the right fit for me. I plan on majoring in mechanical engineering and have a high SAT score and GPA, well within range for even T5 schools. Although Tufts seems good, it’s not ranked very high in comparison to other schools within reach. I suppose the prestige aspect also comes into play since I’m a naive little high schooler and want to fuel my ego by getting into a highly ranked school.

I don’t mean to bash Tufts at all in this post, I really do like it; it seems like it should rank way higher, and I’m curious if this ranking is due to a flawed ranking method or simply just how it is? "