The president of Tufts University is the chief administrator of the university and is appointed by the chair of the Board of Trustees of Tufts College. [1] The president is appointed by the board who leads and directs the university. The current incumbent is Sunil Kumar.
# | Image | President | Tufts class | Life | Tenure | Notes |
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Hosea Ballou II | – | 1796–1861 | 1853–1860 | Tufts College is established in Medford, MA (1852) on Walnut Hill. |
– | Oliver Dean [2] | – | 1783–1871 | 1860–1862 | (acting president); founded Dean Academy in 1865 | |
2 |
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Alonzo Ames Miner | – | 1814–1895 | 1862–1875 | Expansion and Civil War |
3 |
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Elmer Hewitt Capen | 1860 | 1838–1905 | 1875–1905 | First alum to be president |
4 | Frederick W. Hamilton | 1860 | 1860–1940 | 1905–1912 | Jackson College founded | |
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William Leslie Hooper | 1877 | 1855–1918 | 1912–1914 | (acting president) |
5 | Hermon Carey Bumpus | 1905 | 1862–1943 | 1915–1919 | ||
6 | John Albert Cousens | 1898 | 1874–1937 | 1919–1937 | Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy founded | |
– | George Stewart Miller | 1906 | 1884–1971 | 1937–1938 | (acting president) | |
7 |
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Leonard Carmichael | 1920 | 1898–1973 | 1938–1952 | |
8 | Nils Yngve Wessell | – | 1914–2007 | 1953–1966 | ||
– | Leonard Chapin Mead | – | 1913–2002 | 1966–1967 | (acting president) | |
9 | Burton Crosby Hallowell | – | 1915–2006 | 1967–1976 | ||
10 |
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Jean Mayer | – | 1920–1993 | 1976–1992 | |
11 |
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John A. DiBiaggio | – | 1932–2020 | 1992–2001 | |
12 |
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Lawrence S. Bacow [3] | – | 1951– | 2001–2011 | |
13 | Anthony Monaco [4] | – | 1959– | 2011–2023 | Tufts acquires the School of the Museum of Fine Arts | |
14 | Sunil Kumar | – | 2023– |
The president of Tufts University is the chief administrator of the university and is appointed by the chair of the Board of Trustees of Tufts College. [1] The president is appointed by the board who leads and directs the university. The current incumbent is Sunil Kumar.
# | Image | President | Tufts class | Life | Tenure | Notes |
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1 |
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Hosea Ballou II | – | 1796–1861 | 1853–1860 | Tufts College is established in Medford, MA (1852) on Walnut Hill. |
– | Oliver Dean [2] | – | 1783–1871 | 1860–1862 | (acting president); founded Dean Academy in 1865 | |
2 |
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Alonzo Ames Miner | – | 1814–1895 | 1862–1875 | Expansion and Civil War |
3 |
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Elmer Hewitt Capen | 1860 | 1838–1905 | 1875–1905 | First alum to be president |
4 | Frederick W. Hamilton | 1860 | 1860–1940 | 1905–1912 | Jackson College founded | |
– |
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William Leslie Hooper | 1877 | 1855–1918 | 1912–1914 | (acting president) |
5 | Hermon Carey Bumpus | 1905 | 1862–1943 | 1915–1919 | ||
6 | John Albert Cousens | 1898 | 1874–1937 | 1919–1937 | Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy founded | |
– | George Stewart Miller | 1906 | 1884–1971 | 1937–1938 | (acting president) | |
7 |
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Leonard Carmichael | 1920 | 1898–1973 | 1938–1952 | |
8 | Nils Yngve Wessell | – | 1914–2007 | 1953–1966 | ||
– | Leonard Chapin Mead | – | 1913–2002 | 1966–1967 | (acting president) | |
9 | Burton Crosby Hallowell | – | 1915–2006 | 1967–1976 | ||
10 |
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Jean Mayer | – | 1920–1993 | 1976–1992 | |
11 |
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John A. DiBiaggio | – | 1932–2020 | 1992–2001 | |
12 |
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Lawrence S. Bacow [3] | – | 1951– | 2001–2011 | |
13 | Anthony Monaco [4] | – | 1959– | 2011–2023 | Tufts acquires the School of the Museum of Fine Arts | |
14 | Sunil Kumar | – | 2023– |