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Tuskegee University

Tuskegee University is based in the town of Tuskegee, AL — a private campus in a small-town setting. It is one of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities — a federally recognized designation. The federal record identifies it as a land-grant institution.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income (partial)

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$31,858

family income
under $30k

$33,168

$30–48k

$34,010

$48–75k

$34,215

$75–110k

not reported

over $110k

Only four of the five income brackets were filed for the same year at Tuskegee University — this isn't a full distribution.

Average net price

$35,0132023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Tuskegee University rose from $23,452 (2008) to $35,013 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$23,452
2009	$20,538
2010	$22,689
2011	$26,124
2012	$28,909
2013	$29,242
2014	$31,468
2015	$32,560
2016	$32,907
2017	$35,353
2018	$34,575
2019	$36,528
2020	$34,859
2021	$34,327
2022	$32,977
2023	$35,013

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$43,4542024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Tuskegee University rose from $27,570 (2009) to $43,454 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$27,570
2010	$28,752
2011	$30,034
2012	$31,805
2013	$32,853
2014	$32,853
2015	$34,354
2016	$36,457
2017	$36,673
2018	$39,383
2019	$39,383
2020	$40,750
2021	$41,924
2022	$41,924
2023	$41,924
2024	$43,454

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$10,084
2001	$10,496
2002	$10,784
2003	$11,310
2004	$11,590
2005	$11,990
2006	$12,865
2007	$14,360
2008	$15,450
2013	$18,900
2014	$19,570
2015	$20,015
2016	$20,015
2017	$22,170
2018	$22,170
2019	$22,614
2020	$22,614
2021	$22,614
2022	$22,614
2023	$23,440

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $25,386 before grants and other attendance costs. At Tuskegee University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,630 undergrads, Tuskegee University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

55% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Tuskegee University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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55%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Tuskegee University rose from 45.2% (entered 1991) to 55% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	45.2%
1992 cohort	43.1%
1993 cohort	44.9%
1994 cohort	62.5%
1995 cohort	45%
1996 cohort	49.5%
1997 cohort	50.8%
1998 cohort	47.7%
1999 cohort	42.4%
2000 cohort	49.6%
2001 cohort	49%
2002 cohort	45.8%
2003 cohort	40.5%
2004 cohort	46.4%
2005 cohort	43%
2006 cohort	45.9%
2007 cohort	43.8%
2008 cohort	47.2%
2009 cohort	45.4%
2010 cohort	45.8%
2011 cohort	51.9%
2012 cohort	42.4%
2013 cohort	51.9%
2014 cohort	51.9%
2015 cohort	57%
2016 cohort	67.3%
2017 cohort	57.1%
2018 cohort	55%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,000	$3,000
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,398	$3,925
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$7,938
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,965	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$18,625	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$18,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,642	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$24,625	$12,302
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$28,000	$9,615
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$31,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$33,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$33,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$32,000	$11,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$32,500	$12,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$31,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$29,090	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$10,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$38,332

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$44,811

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$49,641

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Tuskegee University admitted 5,663 of 11,632 applicants in Fall 2024. The 48.7% rate describes that application pool.

48.7%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $23,440 tuition · 2023–24 2,630 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Tuskegee University received 11,632 applications and admitted 5,663 (48.7%), with 787 enrolling.

Tuskegee University: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
ACT Composite	18	22	25

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

48.7%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read Tuskegee University's change from 71.6% to 48.7% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	71.6%
Fall 2002	67%
Fall 2003	80.7%
Fall 2004	80.5%
Fall 2005	80.6%
Fall 2006	80.6%
Fall 2007	59%
Fall 2008	59%
Fall 2009	59%
Fall 2010	59.7%
Fall 2011	64.1%
Fall 2012	64.5%
Fall 2013	35.1%
Fall 2014	49.2%
Fall 2015	53%
Fall 2016	50%
Fall 2017	50.3%
Fall 2018	51.8%
Fall 2019	51.7%
Fall 2020	61.1%
Fall 2021	34.2%
Fall 2022	29.7%
Fall 2023	31.4%
Fall 2024	48.7%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

995–1255Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	800	1000
Fall 2002	800	1000
Fall 2003	710	1090
Fall 2004	710	1090
Fall 2005	770	1020
Fall 2006	780	1020
Fall 2007	770	990
Fall 2008	760	990
Fall 2009	770	990
Fall 2010	780	970
Fall 2011	798	990
Fall 2012	790	990
Fall 2013	800	1030
Fall 2014	810	1030
Fall 2015	830	1030
Fall 2016	890	1110
Fall 2017	860	1060
Fall 2018	860	1060
Fall 2019	880	1098
Fall 2020	860	1045
Fall 2021	920	1130
Fall 2022	970	1215
Fall 2023	995	1255

IPEDS Fall 2001–2023, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–25Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	16	19
Fall 2002	17	20
Fall 2003	17	20
Fall 2004	17	20
Fall 2005	17	20
Fall 2006	17	21
Fall 2007	17	21
Fall 2008	16	22
Fall 2009	17	22
Fall 2010	17	21
Fall 2011	17	22
Fall 2012	17	22
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	21	22
Fall 2015	18	23
Fall 2016	21	22
Fall 2017	18	24
Fall 2018	17	27
Fall 2019	18	23
Fall 2020	18	24
Fall 2021	18	25
Fall 2022	18	24
Fall 2023	18	26
Fall 2024	18	25

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,630Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Tuskegee University rose from 1,075 (Fall 2002) to 2,630 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,075
Fall 2003	2,391
Fall 2004	2,480
Fall 2005	2,510
Fall 2006	2,420
Fall 2007	2,515
Fall 2008	2,541
Fall 2009	2,475
Fall 2010	2,480
Fall 2011	2,683
Fall 2012	2,605
Fall 2013	2,584
Fall 2014	2,588
Fall 2015	2,486
Fall 2016	2,393
Fall 2017	2,833
Fall 2018	2,529
Fall 2019	2,394
Fall 2020	2,280
Fall 2021	2,184
Fall 2022	2,100
Fall 2023	2,367
Fall 2024	2,630

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

81%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Tuskegee University rose from 70% (Fall 2002) to 81% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	70%
Fall 2003 cohort	67%
Fall 2004 cohort	70%
Fall 2005 cohort	68%
Fall 2006 cohort	71%
Fall 2007 cohort	64%
Fall 2008 cohort	65%
Fall 2009 cohort	71%
Fall 2010 cohort	74%
Fall 2011 cohort	73%
Fall 2012 cohort	72%
Fall 2013 cohort	72%
Fall 2014 cohort	70%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	68%
Fall 2017 cohort	70%
Fall 2018 cohort	74%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	80%
Fall 2021 cohort	76%
Fall 2022 cohort	73%
Fall 2023 cohort	81%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Tuskegee University

57.7% of Tuskegee University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Tuskegee University as a primarily residential campus of 2,630 undergraduates — and 80.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Incoming students who submitted scores typically landed between 18 and 25 on the ACT composite. Put your own practice estimate on Tuskegee University's range with the ACT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Tuskegee University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Tuskegee University48.7%

Alabama median73.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Tuskegee University$25,386

Alabama median$12,535

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Tuskegee University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Tuskegee University$49,641

Alabama median$44,312

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Tuskegee University, Alabama and national reference values
Metric & basis	Tuskegee University	Alabama median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	48.7%	73.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$25,386	$12,535	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$49,641	$44,312	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Tuskegee University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Tuskegee University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 10 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$95,915
Mechanical Engineering	$93,694
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	$87,107
Accounting and Related Services	$74,078
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$73,435
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,529
Political Science and Government	$66,391
Psychology, General	$45,053
Biology, General	$40,867
Animal Sciences	$39,949

These 10 fields listed for Tuskegee University measure earnings after completion. The $49,641 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 33 additional Tuskegee University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Tuskegee University report?

The middle 50% of Tuskegee University's enrolled Fall 2024 submitters reported ACT composites of 18–25; this dataset does not provide a GPA requirement.

What is Tuskegee University's acceptance rate?

48.7% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 5,663 admitted from 11,632 applicants.

How much does Tuskegee University cost?

At Tuskegee University, tuition is $25,386. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Tuskegee University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $49,641. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Alabama

Oakwood University — 45.2% admitted
University of Montevallo — 53.9% admitted
University of West Alabama — 42.7% admitted
Auburn University — 45.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.