Prospering Together
Tufts is an economic engine and catalyst for local growth through employment, financial aid, visitor spending, property taxes, voluntary contributions, research funding, and partnerships.
Impact
When local people and organizations connect with university resources, the impact is extraordinary.
Safer Together
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tufts offered support, resources, expertise, and knowledge from the earliest days, taking every opportunity to keep its neighbors safe and healthy.
Serving Together
Driven by our shared dedication to civic engagement, thousands of Tufts students, faculty, and staff contribute time and money to local community organizations and nonprofits.
Healthier Together
Students, faculty, and staff from across the health sciences provide free medical care, health education, and nutrition programming for our neighbors every year.
Learning Together
Tufts works to ensure that children have access to educational opportunities that inspire them through community partnerships, vibrant local events, and perks for neighboring residents.
Innovating Together
Through unique collaborations, we’re tackling pressing global challenges like preventing future pandemics, improving Black maternal health care, and creating climate change solutions
Jumbo Impact
Free medical care. Thousands of Tufts community volunteers. Pooled testing for 8,000+ local students. Learn more about the University's impact on it's host communities.
By The Numbers: 2021-2022 Community Impact
Featured Stories
Tufts Adds More Campus Housing
The university added more than 450 beds over the past 5 years and plans to add more in the near future, including a new high-density, on-campus residence hall.
Cherish Chinatown Challenge Under Way
The initiative, which takes place through the end of November, aims to engage the Tufts community with local restaurants and shops in Boston’s Chinatown.