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BFA Interdisciplinary Art Major at Tufts University

Tufts University, United States

Programme overview

Studio courses are offered across the following areas of study: animation, book arts, ceramics, digital media, drawing, fibers, film, graphic arts, illustration. installation, jewelry, metals, painting, papermaking, performance, photography, printmaking, sculpture, sound, video, and virtual reality.

Faculty: School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Medford, MA, United States

What you will study

Sample classes: 3D Foundations; Digital Reality; Art/Gender/Technology; Weaving: Concept and Construct; Making a Picture; Open Studio.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts; applicants apply through the Common Application, Coalition Application (Scoir) or QuestBridge with an arts portfolio. Deadlines: Early Decision I November 2, 2026; Early Decision II and Regular Decision January 4, 2027.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

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.

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