Tufts University 
 

Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The university is organized into ten schools,including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and the French Alps. The university emphasizes active citizenship and public service in all of its disciplines and is known for its internationalism and study abroadprograms. Among its schools is the United States' oldest graduate school of international relations, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.