Payback
EarningsPlus
Economic score
Tuskegee University is a private regional university located in Tuskegee, Alabama. Tuskegee University is selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Tuskegee University is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $44,419 10 years after enrolling, 8th in Alabama, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Tuskegee University bachelor students earn 6% less than the national average. Tuskegee University is ranked 13th in Alabama.
Tuskegee University’s median net annual cost of $36,528 and average years to graduate of 5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Tuskegee University sorted by number of graduates - Animal Sciences., Biology, Mechanical Engineering, Registered Nursing, Chemical Engineering, Business Administration - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$36,528
Average years to graduate
5
Electrical Engineering
Rank: #217
Economic score: 3.29
Aerospace Engineering
Rank: #56
Economic score: 4.85
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection.
Rank: #3
Economic score: 5.59
Finance
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 5.74
General Marketing Ops
Rank: #17
Economic score: 6.33
Architectural Science&Tech
Rank: #13
Economic score: 9.84
Accounting
Rank: #516
Economic score: 11.33
Hospitality Mgmt.
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 14.41
Psychology
Rank: #715
Economic score: 24.22
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #472
Economic score: 126.46
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Tuskegee University - Therapeutic professions - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 5 years. 53% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Tuskegee University is 1% higher than the state average, and 4% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Tuskegee University, Pell Grant recipients represent 13% of the measured graduating class, 22% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Tuskegee University graduates within 4.9 years.
Tuskegee University is in the bottom 5% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Tuskegee University’s economic mobility score of 1.82 is calculated by adjusting the 9.25 economic score of lower-income students by the 13% pell grant recipients within the student body. Tuskegee University’s EMS of 1.82 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Tuskegee University pays $36,528 a year, $5,396 less than the $41,924 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $36,528
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Tuskegee University, 91% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $36,528 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 59% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,376. This is 5% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,376
Pell grants
$5,148
State grants
$3,035
Institutional grants
$2,640
Tuskegee University's selective admissions are indicated by their 34% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 8,597 applicants, of which 2,940 were admitted and 551 enrolled. Tuskegee University doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
89%
83%
Female
65%
59%
First time
92%
59%
In-state
25%
68%
1st generation
23%
35%
White
N/A
52%
Black
91%
14%
Hispanic
2%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
6%
12%