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TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY

Tuskegee University
PO Box 1239
Tuskegee, AL 36088

Official telephone: (334) 727-8501
Toll-free telephone: (800) 622-6531
Fax number: (334) 727-5276

Website: www.tuskegee.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,096 men, 1,324 women, 2,420 total
Full-time undergraduates: 1,025 men, 1,274 women, 2,299 total
Part-time undergraduates: 71 men, 50 women, 121 total
Total graduate students: 90 men, 96 women, 186 total
Full-time graduate students: 73 men, 87 women, 160 total
Part-time graduate students: 17 men, 9 women, 26 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 64%
First-year student breakdown:
85.7% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.1% Asian or Pacific Islander
0.3% Hispanic
0.3% White (non-Hispanic)
0.9% total international (nonresident aliens)
12.6% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
78.1% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.1% Asian or Pacific Islander
0.1% Hispanic
0.2% White (non-Hispanic)
1.2% total international (nonresident aliens)
20.3% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 5,000 acres
City or town school is located in: Tuskegee, Alabama
Population of city/town: 13,000
Nearest major city: Montgomery Alabama
Distance of nearest major city: 30 miles
Population of nearest major city: 50,000

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms (14%)
  • men's dorms (12%)
  • single-student apartments (15%)
  • married-student apartments (10%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 98%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 55%
Percent of students who live off campus: 45%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen, sophomores, and first-year transfer students must live on campus unless living with family.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1200
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Washington Collection and Archives
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
George Washington Carver Museum, General Daniel "Chappie" James

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, birth control, career, personal, academic, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance
Services for students with disabilities:
tutors
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 8
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 4
Percent of men who join fraternities: 6%
Number of social sororities on campus: 4
Percent of women who join sororities: 5%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, yearbook
School newspaper(s): Campus Digest
Number of honor societies: 22
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
chapel orchestra, choir, marching and concert bands, professional and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Interim Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Belinda W. Roby,
SWA
Athletic department's mailing address: Athletic Director
Tuskegee University
Department of Athletics
321 Chappie James Center
Tuskegee, AL 36088



School mascot: Golden Tigers/Tigerettes
Athletic conference memberships: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division II)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's softballno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 5%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Montgomery, Alabama (30 miles)
Nearest other airport: Atlanta Georgia (133 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Tuskegee University (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 21% immediately, 45% within one year of graduation, 60% within 6 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Air Force Institute of Technology (OH);Tuskegee University (AL)
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 21% within six months of graduation, 40% within one year of graduation, 60% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Amoco Oil, U.S. Department of Agriculture, General Electric, General Motors, IBM



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