Tuskegee University
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 61.6-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 87 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 75 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing12 · 13.8%
- No Data75 · 86.2%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 6
Action history · 19
- Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
- Dec 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: OtherAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
- Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,747 students received $11.0M in Pell grants, alongside $39.7M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 736 borrowers who entered repayment, 28 (3.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Tuskegee
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus7
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- WEST COMMONS A1 fireOtherDamage $0-$99
Data quality: 5 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Tuskegee vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Tuskegee selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectTuskegee University | 55% | — | 3,121 | $35,013 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| 47% | 96.5% | 3,832 | $21,666 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 63% | 70.5% | 3,714 | $18,878 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 55% | 65.5% | 3,229 | $24,345 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 46% | 94.5% | 2,914 | $26,036 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 42% | 67.3% | 3,457 | $18,759 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| Peer group median | 51% | 70.5% | 3,343 | $23,006 |
Institutions like Tuskegee
Explore the federal data for institutions in Tuskegee's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsSouth Carolina
Charleston Southern University
Grad rate47%Admit rate96.5%Enrollment3,832Net price$21,666View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsTennessee
Lee University
Grad rate63%Admit rate70.5%Enrollment3,714Net price$18,878View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsTennessee
Southern Adventist University
Grad rate55%Admit rate65.5%Enrollment3,229Net price$24,345View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsSouth Carolina
Columbia International University
Grad rate46%Admit rate94.5%Enrollment2,914Net price$26,036View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsTennessee
Cumberland University
Grad rate42%Admit rate67.3%Enrollment3,457Net price$18,759View data
Tuskegee Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, Assessment and Strategic Planning supports quality enhancement, strategic planning, assessment and data-driven decision making to ensure student success and continuous improvement at Tuskegee University.
Visit IR office page- Kellei Bishop Samuels, Ph.D.Chief of Staff, VP for Institutional Effectiveness, Research, Assessment & Planning, SACSCOC Liaison
- Sidney Brown, Ph.D.Director of Institutional Learning Outcome & Assessment and Assistant to the Chief of Staff
- Preston Robinson III, Ph.D.Director of Institutional Research
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