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Athletic Association
  • NAA
  • NCAA
Athletic Division NCAA Division III (with football)
Athletic Conferences Football: New England Small College Ath Conf
Basketball: New England Small College Ath Conf
School Colors Brown and blue
School Nickname Jumbo (PT Barnum’s cherished elephant)
Men Playing Varsity Sports 440 - 17%
Women Playing Varsity Sports 352 - 13%

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

The University certainly doesn’t own any kind of athletic bragging rights over any other schools, which is why those who believe sports are the essence of college have probably never heard of Tufts. A little known fact, though, is that the first American college football game took place between Tufts and Harvard. Tufts has a long-standing tradition of athletics, but most students find that school spirit is not focused around sports at all.

Tufts does have a couple of pretty good teams, and the competition in the NESCAC keeps things interesting. When a team is doing well, Tufts students will support it. Intramurals and club sports are popular, and the gym is always crowded—it’s not that Tufts students are not athletic—they are just content to enjoy sports for the fun of the game, and are not looking for all the fanfare you might find at some larger state schools.

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Athletics at Tufts University

Jbrown20

Psychology '08

3.8
B+

Varsity Soccer

I played on the varsity soccer and lacrosse teams. our fan sport was ok, school spirit was not huge at our school and our locker room facilities were subpar but it was a great experience nonetheless

Apr 25, 2012

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neilschmeil

International Relations and National Security Studies '14

1.5
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Apathy

Our school doesn't really care about athletics. Our football team is one of the worst in D3. We actually have very good lacrosse and rugby teams in our division, but it's not a big thing.

Feb 04, 2012

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Athletics at Tufts University

nerdman978

Computer Hardware Engineering '15

2.7
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Club Sports > Varsity Sports

our club teams tend to be more successful than the varsity sports

Jan 23, 2012

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User rating for Tufts University - Athletics is 2.3 out of 5 based on 18 user reviews.

Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

How popular are varsity sports on campus?

How popular are intramurals and club sports?

How would you describe the athletic facilities?

Facts

Men's Varsity Sports
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Ice hockey
  • Lacrosse
  • Rowing
  • Sailing
  • Soccer
  • Squash
  • Swimming and diving
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
Women's Varsity Sports
  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Fencing
  • Field hockey
  • Lacrosse
  • Rowing
  • Sailing
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Squash
  • Swimming and diving
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball
Intramurals
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Dodgeball
  • Flag football
  • Floor hockey
  • Futsal (indoor soccer)
  • Lacrosse (women's)
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Whiffleball
Club Sports
  • Cycling (coed)
  • Equestrian (coed)
  • Fencing (men’s)
  • Rugby (men’s, women’s)
  • Skiing (coed)
  • Table tennis
  • Tae kwon do
  • Ultimate Frisbee (men’s, women’s)
  • Volleyball (men’s)
  • Water polo (coed)
Athletic Fields & Facilities
  • Ames Human Performance Center
  • Cousens Gymnasium
  • Gantcher Center
  • Hamilton Pool
  • Jackson Gym
  • Tennis Courts

Most Popular Sports

Men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s football, men’s baseball, women’s soccer, men’s soccer, sailing

Most Overlooked Teams

Crew, ultimate Frisbee, women’s volleyball

School Spirit

Students will go to Homecoming and Parents’ weekend football games, and if a team is doing really well, they will get excited about it; but Tufts school spirit extends further than sports. Despite the name sounding bad at first, almost all Tufts students are proud to be Jumbos. Most Tufts students express an affinity for Jumbo, and could recite the story of how Jumbo came to be Tufts’ mascot, and of the tragic fire that destroyed the real Jumbo. Most students are very happy at Tufts, and proud of their school. In times of tragedy, the campus is able to come together very quickly and support each other as members of a community. No one knows the alma mater except the a cappella groups, and most students could only mutter a few syllables of the fight song, but on Tuftonia’s Day (Tufts’ birthday), everyone celebrates. School spirit is hard to avoid, since the Tufts Spirit Coalition is always cooking up something.

Best Place to Take a Walk

Down Powderhouse Boulevard, past the rotary, and through to the little community park

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Hometown
Ipswich, MA
Major
International Relations

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