4 kilometers. Harvard University, a private research university, was founded in 1636, located in the suburb of Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts. TuftsUniversity is a private research university in the United States and a member of association of american universities. It is known as the new Ivy League and one of the top five universities in Boston. According to Baidu map, the distance between the two places is 4 kilometers and it takes 20 minutes to drive.