Hi welcome to the Tufts Academic Calendar for 2026-2027 page. Here we have listed all of the activities conducted by the school for you. Each academic calendar specifies the dates when students can sign up for, drop, or withdraw from classes. However, your primary motivation for using an academic calendar will be scheduling your time and practicing time management.
Tufts University is a private research university located in the Greater Boston area. The main campus is located in the Walnut Hill neighborhood of the towns of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, with additional facilities located in Boston and Grafton, Massachusetts and in Talloires, France. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. Tufts remained a small liberal arts college until the 1970s, when it transformed into a large research university offering several doctorates. The academic calendar is a well-organized schedule that covers all the important events and milestones throughout the academic year
Tufts offers over 90 undergraduate and 160 graduate programs across ten schools in the greater Boston area and Talloires, France. It has the country’s oldest graduate school of international relations, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. The largest school is the School of Arts and Sciences, which includes both the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, which is affiliated with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston . The School of Engineering offers an entrepreneurial focus through its Gordon Institute and maintains close connections with the original college. It is classified among “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity” and is a member of the Association of American Universities, which emphasizes academic research.
December 2025 | ||
| When | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 8 | Classes end for Full Term and Second Session courses | |
| Dec 8, 12am – 11:59pm | Course evaluations close for fall 2025 full term and second session courses. Students who do not complete all of their course evaluations by the deadline cannot see grades on SIS until the grading deadline on January 5. | |
| Dec 8 | Last Day for AS&E Graduate Students to WITHDRAW from Full Term and Second Session Courses and Receive a Grade of W by 11:59 pm ET | |
| Dec 9 | Reading Period | |
| Dec 11 | Final Examinations and Review Boards begin | |
| Dec 18 | Final Examinations and Review Boards end | |
| Dec 25 | Christmas Day Observed (University Holiday) | |
| Dec 26–31 | Winter Break (University Holiday) | |
January 2026 | ||
| Jan 1 | New Year’s Day Observed (University Holiday) | |
| Jan 5, 5pm | Fall term grades due online by 5pm | |
| Jan 5, 5pm | Last day for all Arts, Sciences, and Engineering students to respond to the Incomplete Agreement for the Fall 2025 term is by 9 am EST. | |
| Jan 13 | Last day for undergraduate AS&E students to submit a request to be enrolled part-time | |
| Jan 14 | Classes begin for Full Term and First Session courses | |
| Jan 19 | Martin Luther King Day (University Holiday) | |
| Jan 21 | Substitute Monday schedule on Wednesday | |
| Jan 21, 11:59pm | Last day for AS&E students to ADD Full Term classes by 11:59 pm ET | |
| Jan 29 | Last day for AS&E Undergraduate and SOE Graduate Students students to make up incomplete grades from Fall 2025 | |
February 2026 | ||
| Feb 16 | Presidents’ Day Observed (University Holiday) No Classes | |
| Feb 18 | First Session courses only: Last Day for Undergraduate AS&E Students to WITHDRAW from courses and receive a grade of W by 11:59 pm ET | |
| Feb 18 | First Session courses only: Last day for Undergraduates to Select PASS/FAIL Option by 11:59 pm ET | |
| Feb 18 | Last day for AS&E students to DROP Full Term courses without record of enrollment by 11:59 pm ET | |
| Feb 19 | Substitute Monday schedule on Thursday | |
| Feb 25, 11:59pm | Last day for GSAS students to make up incomplete grades from Fall 2025 by 11:59 pm ET | |
March 2026 | ||
| Mar 3 | First Session courses only: classes end | |
| Mar 3, 12am – 11:59pm | Graduate students in First Session courses only: Last Day for Graduate AS&E Students to WITHDRAW from classes and receive a Grade of W | |
| Mar 4 | Second Session Courses Only: Classes Begin | |
| Mar 11 | Second Session Courses Only: Last day for AS&E students to ADD classes by 11:59 pm ET | |
| Mar 14 | Spring Recess begins | |
| Mar 23 | Advising Period Begins for continuing students & Fall 2026 Course Offerings Available in SIS | |
| Mar 23 | Spring Recess ends; Classes Resume | |
April 2026 | ||
| Apr 1 | Last Day for Undergraduate AS&E Students to WITHDRAW from Full Term Courses and Receive a Grade of W; Last Day for Undergraduates to Select PASS/FAIL Option for Full Term Courses | |
| Apr 1 | Second Session Courses Only: Last day for AS&E students to DROP classes without record of enrollment by 11:59 pm ET | |
| Apr 6 | Fall 2026 registration starts for graduate and postbac students in SIS | |
| Apr 7 | Pre-registration for EN undergraduates for Fall 2026 courses | |
| Apr 8 | Fall 2026 registration starts for AS&E (including SMFA and NEC) rising seniors and 5th years in SIS | |
| Apr 13 | Fall 2026 registration starts for AS&E (including SMFA and NEC) rising juniors in SIS | |
| Apr 14 | Fall 2026 registration starts for AS&E (including SMFA and NEC) rising sophomores and continuing first-year students in SIS | |
| Apr 15 | Second Session courses only: Last Day for Undergraduate AS&E Students to WITHDRAW from courses and receive a grade of W by 11:59 pm ET | |
| Apr 15 | Second Session courses only: Last day for Undergraduates to Select PASS/FAIL Option by 11:59 pm ET | |
| Apr 20 | Patriots’ Day observed (University Holiday) No Classes | |
| Apr 27 | Classes end for Full Term and Second Session courses; Last Day for AS&E Graduate Students to WITHDRAW from Full Term and Second Session Courses and Receive a Grade of W | |
| Apr 28 | Reading Period | |
| Apr 29 | Reading Period | |
| Apr 30 | Reading Period | |
May 2026 | ||
| May 1 | Final Examinations and Review Boards begin | |
| May 8 | Final Examinations and Review Boards end | |
| May 11 | Senior Week begins | |
| May 11, 9am | Degree Candidates’ Spring Term Grades Due Online by 9 am ET | |
| May 15 | Senior Week ends | |
| May 15, 9am | Remaining Grades Due Online by 9 am ET | |
| May 17 | Commencement | |
| May 18 | Residence Halls close for remaining students | |
| May 20 | First and 12-week Summer Sessions Starts | |
| May 25 | Memorial Day (University Holiday) Classes Suspended | |
Religious/Holy Days
Tufts University celebrates and acknowledges the religious and philosophical diversity of its faculty, staff, and students.
This multifaith calendar has been updated and expanded by the University Chaplaincy in collaboration with the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO). It is provided for education and reference and includes dates, names, and descriptions of religious holy days. Because there are times when the academic calendar conflicts with holy days, faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to refer to this multifaith calendar when scheduling campus events. Most of the events listed on the Tufts Multifaith Calendar page are drawn from the calendar maintained by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at Harvard Divinity School. Please note this calendar is not exhaustive, and we welcome feedback for inclusion of additional days at [email protected].
Any Tufts University employee or student seeking religious accommodations related to their religious observance are encouraged to request of their supervisors or faculty reasonable accommodations related to classes and work.
Employees and students seeking additional support may also refer to the University Religious Accommodations Policy or reach out to the OEO Accommodations Team.
The University Chaplaincy team also welcomes both questions and requests for additional information about religious and philosophical observances. You can find chaplain contact information here.
December 2025 | |||
| Event Action Select | When | Event | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 30 – December 24 | Advent | ||
| December 8 | Bodhi Day | ||
| December 8 | Immaculate Conception | ||
| December 12 | Our Lady of Guadalupe | ||
| December 14–22 | Hanukkah | ||
| December 21 | Yule | ||
| December 25 | Christmas | ||
| December 25 | Feast of the Nativity of Jesus Christ | ||
| December 26 | Death of Prophet Zarathustra | ||
| December 30 | Fast of Tevet | ||
| December 31, 2025 – January 4, 2026 | Ghambar Maidyarem | ||
January 2026 | |||
| December 31, 2025 – January 4, 2026 | Ghambar Maidyarem | ||
| January 1 | Solemnity of Mary | ||
| January 3 | Mahayana New Year | ||
| January 6 | Epiphany | ||
| January 6 | Theophany | ||
| January 7 | Christmas (Orthodox) | ||
| January 15–16 | Laylat al-Isra’wa al-Mi’raj (Mi’raj al-Nabiy) | ||
| January 20 | Birthday of Guru Gobind Sing Ji | ||
| January 23 | Vasant Panchami (Sri Pancami) | ||
| January 30 | Sadeh | ||
February 2026 | |||
| February 1 | Imbolc | ||
| February 1–2 | Tu B’Shevat | ||
| February 2–3 | Laylat al-Bara’ah | ||
| February 15–16 | Maha Shivaratri | ||
| February 15 | Nirvana Day | ||
| February 17 – March 19 | Ramadan | ||
| February 18 | Ash Wednesday | ||
| February 18 – April 4 | Great Lent | ||
March 2026 | |||
| February 17 – March 19 | Ramadan | ||
| February 18 – April 4 | Great Lent | ||
| March 1–20 | Nineteen Day Fast | ||
| March 2 | Fast of Esther | ||
| March 2–3 | Purim | ||
| March 4 | Holi | ||
| March 15 | Sri Ramakrishna Jayanti | ||
| March 16–20 | Ghambar Hamaspathmaedem | ||
| March 16 | Laylat al-Qadr | ||
| March 19–20 | Eid al-Fitr (‘Id al-Fitr) | ||
| March 20 | Ostara | ||
| March 21 | Naw Ruz | ||
| March 26 | Birth of Prophet Zarathustra (Khordad Sal) | ||
| March 26 | Ramanavami | ||
| March 29 | Palm Sunday | ||
| March 31 | Mahavir Jayanti | ||
