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Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, Alabama

https://www.tuskegee.edu

#689 National Colleges

51.73% Admission Rate
Somewhat Selective

2,394 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
  • Four-year, full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, highly residential
  • Historically Black College and University
Tuskegee University is a private, historically black land-grant university in Tuskegee, Alabama. The campus is designated as the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site by the National Park Service. The university was home to scientist George Washington Carver and to World War II's Tuskegee Airmen.

Tuskegee University offers 43 bachelor's degree programs, including a five-year accredited professional degree program in architecture, 17 master's degree programs, and 5 doctoral degree programs, including the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. The university is home to nearly 3,000 students from around the U.S. and over 30 countries.

The university's campus was designed by architect Robert Robinson Taylor, the first African American to graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in conjunction with David Williston, the first professionally trained African-American landscape architect.

"Tuskegee University." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_University.
Location

City
Tuskegee, Alabama

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Locale
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Engineering 21.8%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 20.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 9.6%
Health Professions And Related Programs 9.1%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences 8.6%
Psychology 7.4%
Social Sciences 4.6%
English Language And Literature/Letters 2.8%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 2.8%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 2.5%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 2.5%
Architecture And Related Services 2.3%
Physical Sciences 1.8%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 1.5%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.0%
Natural Resources And Conservation 0.8%
History 0.5%
Education 0.3%

Cost

Tuition
$22,614.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
36.14%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$34,575.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1029 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 540 480 420
Verbal 558 509 460

ACT Scores

21 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 22 19 16
English 24 21 17