Admissions FAQs

* The combined MD/MPH and DVM/MPH programs are applied to through the medical and veterinary schools. Students are reviewed by the MPH committee after they are offered admission to the medical or veterinary school. MD applicants may apply via the online Tufts School of Medicine secondary application at any time during the application cycle. Space is limited in the programs so applying early is recommended.

For more detailed information about the admissions process, please visit the Tufts University School of Medicine Graduate Programs admissions section.

Deadline to the DPT programs vary. Please visit their admissions page.

Please note that these are the deadlines for the Tufts University School of Medicine Graduate Programs Application. Dual-degree seeking students must adhere to the deadlines of either the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy (if pursuing the MS-Nutrition/MPH) or Northeastern University (if pursuing a JD/MPH) for the separate application that is required by those schools.

Phone: 617-636-3630
MPH: ph.admissions@tufts.edu
MBS: mbs.admissions@tufts.edu
PA: pa.admissions@tufts.edu
DPT: dpt.admissions@tufts.edu

Applicants to Tufts University School of Medicine Graduate Programs may be eligible for an application fee waiver on a first come, first served basis once an application has been started. To apply for an application fee waiver, please complete our Fee Waiver Request Form. Once it has been submitted, Admissions Staff will let you know via email if the waiver has been granted.

Please see our Academic Calendars for program start dates

No. Many of our students come to us directly from their undergraduate program, and from a variety of academic majors. Some students are preparing for blended careers in law or medicine. In addition, many of our students are public health professionals who have been in the field for several years. We welcome all types of students.

MPH: An Applied Practice Experience (APE) and Integrative Learning Experience (ILE) are required.

PA: A thesis component is not required.

MBS: Students must complete either a literature or laboratory based thesis.

DPT: A thesis is not required but students complete a Capstone course during their last semester.

There is no interview required or available for MBS and MPH applicants.

There is an interview component for PA and DPT applicants.

• Meeting minimum admission requirements does not guarantee an interview to the program
• If invited for an interview, applicants will receive an email

For the MPH program: Yes. We offer two summer sessions, and core courses are available. If you have been accepted for admission for the fall semester, but you wish to matriculate and start taking courses in the summer, you may arrange to do so by calling or emailing the Public Health Admissions Office. 

Students who matriculate in the summer may be eligible for financial aid and are encouraged to contact the Financial Aid Office as soon as possible to discuss the summer application process.

For the DPT programs, semesters occur consecutively and students take courses over the summer.

Tufts University’s main campus is located in Medford, about four miles north of Boston. However, most of the Tufts University School of Medicine Graduate Programs are based at the Tufts Health Sciences Campus in downtown Boston, which includes the Medical School, Dental School, Friedman School of Nutrition, and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

DPT-Boston students complete some onsite components at the Medford campus. DPT-Phoenix students attend their onsite components at our facility in downtown Phoenix, and DPT-Seattle students complete theirs at our campus in downtown Seattle.

Yes, there are Teaching Assistantship and Research Assistantship opportunities available. Teaching Assistantships are generally available for the MPH Program for students who have taken the relevant course(s) or have significant experience in the subject area. RAs are generally available via faculty in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, as well as throughout the other schools housed on the Boston Health Sciences campus of Tufts University. View more detailed information.