Tuskegee University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 40,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,738 (70%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (67%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,613
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 21%
From Region 40%
Athletes 345 (13.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 82%
Mixed 4%
White 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
Hispanic 0%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agriculture, Environment, and Nutrition Sciences 86 9% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0% $52,636 2 -0.50 34 98%
Agribusiness 8 — 38% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $57,932 7 -1.45 49 — — — — —
Animal Sciences 64 — 3% 0% 0% 97% 0% 0% $51,387 39 -0.36 31 98% — — — —
Environmental Science 7 — 14% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $55,572 34 -0.39 43 — — — — —
Nutrition and Dietetics 7 — 29% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $55,077 15 -0.85 41 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Architecture and Construction 21 57% 0% 0% 95% 0% 0% $72,054 50 -0.56 76 94%
Architecture 14 — 43% 0% 0% 93% 0% 0% $63,333 25 -0.54 62 96% — — — —
Architecture and Building Sciences 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $61,339 15 -0.77 57 — — — — —
Construction Science and Management 6 — 83% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $94,190 24 -0.55 93 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 119 28% 0% 2% 92% 0% 0% $56,641 4 -0.67 45 98%
Chemistry 4 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $64,639 19 -0.67 64 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 — 17% 0% 0% 83% 0% 0% $64,129 17 -0.80 63 — — — — —
Physics 4 — 75% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $65,660 8 -1.29 66 — — — — —
Biology 32 — 25% 0% 3% 94% 0% 0% $54,170 6 -1.42 39 100% — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $67,893 6 -1.13 70 — — — — —
English 3 — 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,298 54 -0.01 33 — — — — —
History 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,266 55 -0.06 44 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 11 — 27% 0% 0% 82% 0% 0% $58,232 64 +0.09 49 — — — — —
Communication Studies 12 — 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,138 23 -0.72 39 — — — — —
Political Science 14 — 21% 0% 0% 79% 0% 0% $62,648 24 -0.70 60 100% — — — —
Psychology 21 — 10% 0% 5% 95% 0% 0% $54,002 47 -0.16 38 95% — — — —
Social Work 5 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,377 55 +0.13 39 — — — — —
Sociology 3 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,079 40 -0.35 36 — — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,534 61 +0.30 26 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business and Information Science 79 48% 0% 1% 91% 3% 0% $63,877 22 -0.92 63 100%
Computer Information Sciences 4 — 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% $83,773 21 -0.70 87 — — — — —
Computer Science 7 — 71% 0% 14% 71% 14% 0% $94,271 15 -0.90 93 — — — — —
Information Technology Project Management — — — — — — — — $83,710 21 -0.71 87 — — — — —
Accounting — — — — — — — — $68,221 9 -1.22 71 100% — — — —
Business Administration 68 — 47% 0% 0% 94% 1% 0% $59,579 9 -0.94 53 100% — — — —
Finance — — — — — — — — $67,066 3 -1.11 69 — — — — —
Sales and Distribution — — — — — — — — $86,910 77 +0.73 89 92% — — — —
Supply Chain Management — — — — — — — — $59,579 1 -1.88 53 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 6 17% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $55,295 3 +0.31 42
Elementary Education 5 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,813 75 +0.38 40 — — — — —
English Education — — — — — — — — $57,439 67 +0.28 47 — — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $57,707 55 -0.00 48 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 50 64% 0% 0% 86% 0% 0% $96,676 93 -0.72 94 99%
Aerospace Engineering 18 — 72% 0% 0% 89% 0% 0% $95,982 15 -0.86 94 100% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 7 — 29% 0% 0% 71% 0% 0% $90,379 6 -1.55 91 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $104,258 23 -0.60 97 96% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 5 — 80% 0% 0% 80% 0% 0% $104,258 23 -0.60 97 96% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 18 — 67% 0% 0% 89% 0% 0% $96,872 41 -0.29 94 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing and Allied Health 83 5% 0% 1% 99% 0% 0% $60,650 12 -0.87 56 93%
Health and Wellness 59 — 5% 0% 2% 98% 0% 0% $41,516 1 -1.85 10 90% — — — —
Nursing 24 — 4% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $107,688 93 +1.54 97 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $27,163
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Agriculture & Food Science 19.4% 86 9% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0% $52,637 17 -0.50 34 98% —
Health Sciences 18.7% 83 5% 0% 1% 99% 0% 0% $60,650 4 -0.87 56 93% —
Business & Economics 15.3% 68 47% 0% 0% 94% 1% 0% $59,579 4 -0.94 53 100% —
Social Sciences 12.4% 55 25% 0% 2% 93% 0% 0% $56,216 41 -0.41 44 97% —
Engineering 11.3% 50 64% 0% 0% 86% 0% 0% $96,677 25 -0.72 94 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.2% 32 25% 0% 3% 94% 0% 0% $54,170 6 -1.42 39 100% —
Arts 3.8% 17 47% 0% 0% 94% 0% 0% $61,592 87 -0.46 58 96% —
Humanities 3.6% 16 38% 0% 0% 88% 0% 0% $56,874 62 +0.05 46 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.2% 14 29% 0% 0% 93% 0% 0% $64,712 12 -0.90 64 — —
Computer Science 2.5% 11 55% 0% 9% 73% 9% 0% $90,454 17 -0.83 91 — —
Education 1.4% 6 17% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $55,295 65 +0.31 42 — —
Professional 1.4% 6 83% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $94,190 91 -0.55 93 90% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $13.2M #68 56% $0 — — — 7
Life & Natural Sciences $6.3M #192 86% $0 5 #177 43 1
Physical Sciences & Math $3.9M #241 100% $0 — — — —
Engineering $2.9M #235 71% $0 — — 7 4
Health Sciences $2.1M #199 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $1.2M #217 89% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #507 100% $0 1 #322 20 1
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Total $29.7M #231 67% $0 6 #511 70 13

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 143 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Baseball 42 $241K $241K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 34 $25K $25K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 29 $25K $25K $0
Basketball 16 $846K $846K $0
Cross Country 13 $25K $25K $0
Tennis 13 $120K $120K $0
Total 248 $3.8M $3.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Softball 26 $301K $301K $0
Volleyball 22 $125K $125K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 20 $64K $64K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 18 $65K $65K $0
Basketball 17 $562K $562K $0
Cross Country 12 $65K $65K $0
Tennis 12 $102K $102K $0
Total 97 $1.3M $1.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 143 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 54 $89K $89K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 47 $90K $90K $0
Baseball 42 $241K $241K $0
Basketball 33 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 26 $301K $301K $0
Cross Country 25 $90K $90K $0
Tennis 25 $222K $222K $0
Volleyball 22 $125K $125K $0
Total 345 $5.8M $5.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 49%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 49% 49% 49%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 26%
SAT Range 990 – 1250
SAT Math Range 460 – 570
SAT RW Range 490 – 600