Private nonprofit · University

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, Alabama · Distant town

#4 most selective in Alabama
48.7%
Admit rate
$35,013
Avg net price
55%
Graduation rate
$49,641
Median earnings

Tuskegee University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Tuskegee, Alabama (distant town setting), enrolling 2,630 undergraduates. It is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU).

Private nonprofitMidsize · 2,630 undergradsDistant townSelective · 49% admitNCAA Division II with football · Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Tuskegee University's admitted students.

Admit rate
48.7%
ACT (mid 50%)
18–25
Avg GPA (est.)
3.29

Enter a test score to see where you land against Tuskegee University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Tuskegee University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Tuskegee, Alabama

Tuskegee is a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States. After Congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 in furtherance of U.S. President Andrew Jackson's goals, most of the Creek bands were removed from their homelands in the Southeast to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
136 miles
Nearest airport
41 miles to Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) (MGM)

How Tuskegee University compares

Selectivity48.7%

More selective than 85% · #4 most selective of 24 in Alabama

SAT average1120

Higher than 37%

Graduation rate55%

Higher than 51% · #9 of 29 in Alabama

First-year retention81%

Higher than 64%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$49,641

Higher than 38% · #10 of 30 in Alabama

Average net price$35,013

Cheaper than 9% · #27 cheapest of 27 in Alabama

Median debt at graduation$27,000

Lower than 11%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 42%

Undergraduate enrollment2,630

Larger than 65%

Percentiles compare Tuskegee University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Alabama.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

3,092students
  • Undergraduate2,63085%
  • Graduate46215%

Undergraduates by gender

2,630undergrads
  • Women1,71265%
  • Men91835%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White0.6%
  • Black82%
  • Other or multiracial17%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,630
Graduate enrollment
462
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
58%
First-generation students
23%
Students over 25
3%
Median family income
$35,336
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$66,573
Endowment
$164,249,785

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 859 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Alabama25%
  • Other U.S. states74%

A national draw — only 25% of first-years come from Alabama; 74% arrive from other states.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
48.7%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
1120
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite
18–25
Average GPA (estimated)
3.29

Cost

In-state tuition
$25,386
Room & board
$9,980
Books & supplies
$1,903
Total cost of attendance
$43,454
Average net price
$35,013

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
55%
Graduated on time (4 years)
26%
First-year retention
81%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,332
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,641
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Students with federal loans
59%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
38%

About 29% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
26%
Low-income (Pell)
42%
First-generation
43%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,500
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
57%
Housing charge (year)
$5,376
Meal plan (year)
$5,304
Application fee
$25
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
417 (290 men · 127 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (9)

Football143
Track and Field (Outdoor)54
Track and Field (Indoor)47
Baseball42
Basketball33
Softball26
Tennis25
Cross Country25
Volleyball22

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
6

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (3,121 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.3reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year2.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.7
Murder
0.3
Rape
0.3
Fondling
0.3
Aggravated assault
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$34,324
$30–48k
$34,069
$48–75k
$34,855
$75–110k
$37,772
$110k+
$36,778

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$166,826

$34,855/year × about 4.8 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

93%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,321
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 93% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,321. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 533 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$49,641
Typical debt at graduation
$27,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
54%
Out-earn a HS grad
51%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$49,049
Men
$50,240

Men out-earn women by $1,191 (2%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
34°F
Annual rain
54″
Annual snow
0.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Milstead, AL US station (10.5 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.