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Tuskegee, AL · Private · 2,630 undergraduates · town

Tuskegee University

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Tuskegee combines a historic private HBCU legacy with broad professional depth in engineering, architecture, agriculture and health-related sciences.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in mobility, and solid in career outcomes.
Academic Steady Affordability Emerging Career Solid Mobility Solid Experience Emerging
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Solid
Student experience Emerging
Admission
31.4% admitted

11,742 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
81.1%

$49,641 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Tuskegee University apart

Academic design

Undergraduate offerings include a five-year architecture degree, multiple engineering fields, aviation, nursing, computing, agriculture and liberal arts.

Campus pattern

The Alabama campus is shaped by institutional history, HBCU traditions and a residential community in the small city of Tuskegee.

Career & value signal

Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver and the Tuskegee Airmen remain tangible parts of a campus history closely tied to American education and science.

Can I get in?

31.4% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

11,742

About 31 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 31.4%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%995–1255
8201420
ACT middle 50%18–26
1331

Of admitted students, 8% submitted an SAT, and 70% submitted an ACT. Treat the SAT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.

Academic benchmarkSelective

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Tuskegee University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Tuskegee University weighs when it reads a file

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  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Undergraduate offerings include a five-year architecture degree, multiple engineering fields, aviation, nursing, computing, agriculture and liberal arts.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Tuskegee combines a historic private HBCU legacy with broad professional depth in engineering, architecture, agriculture and health-related sciences.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Fall applicationMar 31
Regular Decisionrolling
Application routeInstitution application

$25 application fee

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$47,480
Average annual cost after aid$35,000
Affordability profileEmerging

College funding

Scholarships and financial aid

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In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Tuskegee University

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years81.1%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one77.7%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$49,641

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Animal Sciences

Recent graduates62
Median earnings$39,949

Biology, General

Recent graduates43
Median earnings$40,867

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates31
Median earnings$67,529

Mechanical Engineering

Recent graduates25
Median earnings$93,694

What is campus life like?

Tuskegee University beyond the classroom

The Alabama campus is shaped by institutional history, HBCU traditions and a residential community in the small city of Tuskegee.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Undergraduate offerings include a five-year architecture degree, multiple engineering fields, aviation, nursing, computing, agriculture and liberal arts.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Alabama campus is shaped by institutional history, HBCU traditions and a residential community in the small city of Tuskegee.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver and the Tuskegee Airmen remain tangible parts of a campus history closely tied to American education and science.

2,630 undergraduatesSoutheasttown settingCampus housing available