by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Tuskegee University was awarded 25 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general health & wellness.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Tuskegee is ranked #1,685 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Out of the 40 colleges in Alabama, Tuskegee is ranked at #26.
Tuskegee University has an acceptance rate of 34%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Tuskegee.
About 15% of students accepted to Tuskegee submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 580. Math scores were between 450 and 550.
At Tuskegee, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Tuskegee University is 87%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Tuskegee University has a freshmen retention rate of 80%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Tuskegee this rate is 29%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,280 undergraduates at Tuskegee with 2,170 being full-time and 110 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Tuskegee, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Tuskegee, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $6,376 a year. That adds up to $25,504 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Tuskegee is 10.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Tuskegee are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Kresge Center, 3Rd Floor, Tuskegee, AL 36088-1920 |
| Phone: | 334-727-8011 |
| Website: | www.tuskegee.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/TUSKEGEEUNIVERSITY?v=wall |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/TuskegeeUniv |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Science | 79 | $20,646 |
| General Biology | 59 | $22,152 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 40 | $60,975 |
| Nursing | 33 | $56,047 |
| Chemical Engineering | 28 | $62,936 |
| Business Administration & Management | 25 | $47,755 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 23 | NA |
| General Psychology | 20 | $23,110 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 19 | $49,795 |
| General Sales & Marketing | 18 | $54,728 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 2 students took at least one online class at Tuskegee University. This is the same number of students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019-2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016-2017 | 5 | 5 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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