BA/BS Science, Technology, and Society at Tufts University

Programme overview

Our three main tracks of study, tailored to the expertise of our core faculty, are Bodies, Health and Medicine; Science and the State; and Mathematics and Modeling. The STS concentrations will provide students with a synthesis of methods for studying the human interfaces of science and tech. Training in STS will prepare students for an extremely wide range of future careers, not only within academia but also in research, journalism, education, medicine, and policy and planning related to science and technology.

Faculty: School of Arts & Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Medford, MA, United States

What you will study

Sample classes: Intro to the Anthropology of Science and Technology; Special Topics: Lunch Seminar Series; Thinking with Plants: Plants, People, and Society; Food Systems; Engineering the Energy Transition.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to the School of Arts and Sciences, not to the major; applicants apply through the Common Application, Coalition Application (Scoir) or QuestBridge. Admission is holistic (transcripts, activities, essays, recommendations, standardized testing when submitted). Deadlines: Early Decision I November 2, 2026; Early Decision II and Regular Decision January 4, 2027. No programme-specific requirement is published for this major.

USD 74,862 a year (2026-27). Undergraduate tuition only for the 2026-27 academic year (single rate for School of Arts and Sciences and School of Engineering undergraduates); excludes housing, food, mandatory fees ($1,696), books and health insurance. Source

First-year applicants may apply in Early Decision I (binding), Early Decision II (binding) or Regular Decision, applying to the School of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering or School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts.

The only entry point for transfer students is the fall semester.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision I November 2, 2026 (notification mid-December); Early Decision II January 4, 2027 (early February); Regular Decision January 4, 2027 (by April 1).

First-year applications are submitted via the Common Application, the Coalition Application powered by Scoir, or QuestBridge.

Transfer application due March 15, 2027 via the Common Application for Transfer; BFA and BFA+BA/BS portfolio due March 22, 2027; decisions by mid-May.

Tufts is test-optional: applicants choose whether to submit SAT or ACT scores. Applicants whose primary language is not English submit TOEFL, IELTS, PTE or Duolingo scores unless they studied three years in an English-language school.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.tufts.edu/apply/applying-to-tufts/

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