Tufts University Sports

Tufts University is a private research university with an undergraduate enrollment of 6,676 students, plays a total of 28 NCAA sports, 14 of them for men and 14 for women. In the 2021/2022 season, Tufts University had a total of 971 NCAA athletes comprising 15% of the total student body.

As a NCAA Division 3 member college, Tufts most likely accepted some of their student athletes through either the normal admissions process (Early Decision or Regular Decision) with strong coach support, while others “walked on” to the teams after they were admitted on merits unrelated to sports.

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Here’s the list of sports played at Tufts University by gender together with their team sizes.

All data compiled from Tufts University athletic website.

Tufts University
Division 3
	Men's	Men's	Women's	Women's	Total
	Sports	Team Size	Sports	Team Size	Team Size
1	Baseball	47	-	-	47
2	Basketball	17	Basketball	16	33
3	Cross Country	35	Cross Country	34	69
4	-	-	Fencing	20	20
5	-	-	Field Hockey	27	27
6	Football	104	-	-	104
7	Golf	14	-	-	14
8	Ice Hockey	29	-	-	29
9	Lacrosse	56	Lacrosse	36	92
10	Rowing	43	Rowing	37	80
11	Sailing	57	Sailing	17	74
12	Soccer	34	Soccer	30	64
13	-	-	Softball	18	18
14	Squash	16	Squash	14	30
15	Swimming and Diving	40	Swimming and Diving	38	78
16	Tennis	17	Tennis	14	31
17	Track and Field	74	Track and Field	68	142
18			Volleyball	19	19
Total Sports Played	14		14		28
Total Athletes		583		388	971

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