To apply, go to
Embark.com. Additional information and application requirements are available at
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (617) 627-3395.
Your complete application will include:
- Application for admission
- Scanned copies of all college transcripts
- Three letters of recommendation (include academic and employer or internship/volunteer supervisor referees)
- Résumé
- Personal statement (describe your background, both academic and nonacademic, your primary objectives in applying for graduate training, your career goals, and your reasons for selecting UEP and Tufts).
- Application fee of $75* (nonrefundable)
- GRE general test scores are required for all applicants to the M.A. program.** GRE is optional for the M.P.P. program.
- Students who speak a language other than English as their native language must provide evidence of proficiency. A score of 550 (213 CBT or 79-80 iBT) points or higher on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required.
*The application fee is waived only for current Tufts undergraduate and graduate students, students in Tufts certificate programs, and McNair and IRT Scholars. No other fee waivers are considered.
** We consider the personal statement, undergraduate transcripts, letters of recommendation, work experience, and GRE/TOEFL scores in assessing applications. As noted by the Education Testing Service’s Guidelines for the Use of GRE Scores, tests like the GRE, “do not and cannot measure all the qualities that are important in predicting success in graduate study.” We recognize that applicants who have been out of college for a number of years may be at a competitive disadvantage as compared to recent graduates in their performance of timed examinations that test fast recall of mathematical skills.
Application Deadlines
The Graduate School does not release applications to departments for consideration until all materials have been received. These include your personal statement, official transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and GRE and/or TOEFL scores, if required.
M.A. Program
Applications for the M.A. program are due by January 15. Late applications may be considered. At present (February 1), the department is still accepting applications for Fall 2012.
M.P.P. Program
The application for the M.P.P. program is April 30. Late applications may be considered.
Application Deadlines for International Students
International students must submit completed applications by December 15.