Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,184
Graduate Enrollment: 470
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Historically Black College/University
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Four-year, small, highly residential // full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 34.2%

Male/Female: 35% / 65% (2017)

First generation college students: 23.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 0.7% (2013)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 1.1% (1999)

Test scores for admission: Required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,080
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 920 - 1130

2022 Median Admit ACT: 22
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 18 - 25

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 74.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 63.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 53.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 44.8% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 0.8%
Black: 90.9%
Hispanic: 0.4%
Asian: 0.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 3.0%
Non-resident alien: 0.0%
Unknown race: 3.8%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $41,991
In-State tuition: $22,614
Out-of-State tuition: $22,614

Estimated books and supplies: $1,812 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $9,844 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $7,654 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $10,055 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $7,654 (2022)

Average Family Income: $53,532 (2017)
Median Family Income: $35,336 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 13.2%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 13.1%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $27,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $286 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $35,020
$30k-48k $30,638
$48k-75k $36,852
$75k-110k $38,229
$110k+ $38,809

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 27%
6-year graduation rate: 57%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 92.5% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $27,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $10,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $21,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $23,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 54.0% (2015)
@3 year 62.2% (2017)
@5 year 67.7% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 36.0% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 36.2% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $43,055 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $51,778 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Agricultural Business and Management. 5
Bachelor's Degree Animal Sciences. 29 $27,000 $286 $21,609 ($1,801) $41,880 ($3,490)
Master's Degree Animal Sciences. 16
Master's Degree Soil Sciences. 1
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 3
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 10
Master's Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy. 1
Bachelor's Degree Architecture. 9
Bachelor's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 10
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 4
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 15
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 7
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 1
Bachelor's Degree Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. 8 $64,335 ($5,361)
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 15 $70,631 ($5,886) $79,332 ($6,611)
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 14 $28,250 $299 $71,852 ($5,988) $83,128 ($6,927)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 3
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 49 $30,500 $323 $73,933 ($6,161) $89,443 ($7,454)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 3
Bachelor's Degree Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. 11
Master's Degree Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. 7
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 11
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 38 $30,750 $318 $15,562 ($1,297) $35,180 ($2,932)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 6
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 3
Doctoral Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 1
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 7
Master's Degree Chemistry. 6
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 1
Master's Degree Materials Sciences. 6
Doctoral Degree Materials Sciences. 1
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 29 $31,000 $299 $26,570 ($2,214) $37,598 ($3,133)
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 6
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 10
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 12 $33,500 $345
Master's Degree Public Health. 2
Master's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 24 $723 $55,163 ($4,597)
First Professional Degree Veterinary Medicine. 49
Master's Degree Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. 3
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 24 $31,000 $313 $60,971 ($5,081) $73,569 ($6,131)
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 26 $29,563 $297 $52,336 ($4,361) $62,940 ($5,245)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 14 $74,233 ($6,186)
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 12
Bachelor's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 4
Bachelor's Degree General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. 17 $27,000 $286 $48,523 ($4,044) $51,236 ($4,270)
Bachelor's Degree Construction Management. 13
Bachelor's Degree History. 2


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $66,582
Full time faculty: 89%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 9.0

School's endowment start of year: $123,415,957 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $154,987,957 (2022)