Tufts Welcomes Class of 2015

On Wednesday, August 31, the newest Jumbos descended upon Tufts University’s campus. Three Medford High School students are in the Class of 2015: Katelyn M. DiBenedetto, Daniel Beemon and Emily Carol Nixon.

Here’s a look at the incoming class by the numbers:

– 17,132 applicants
– 21.9 offered admission (most selective class ever)
– 1,321 freshmen
– 156th entering class
– 47 states represented
– 57 nations represented
– 27% Americans of color
– 217 non-native English speakers
– 10% are first generation college students
– 89% graduated in top 10% of their high school class
– Mean SAT scores of 707 Critical Reading, 716 Math and 715 Writing
– 44% received financial aid

Wednesday’s matriculation was new president Anthony Monaco’s first at Tufts. Monaco is pictured below addressing the new Jumbos.

Photos by Matthew Modoono, Alonso Nichols, and Kelly Benvenuto for Tufts University.

– InsideMedford.com