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TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
Tuskegee University
P.O. 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: January 27, 2011
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,118 men, 1,607 women, 2,725 total
Full-time undergraduates: 1,087 men, 1,582 women, 2,669 total
Part-time undergraduates: 31 men, 25 women, 56 total
Total graduate students: 91 men, 115 women, 206 total
Full-time graduate students: 83 men, 101 women, 184 total
Part-time graduate students: 8 men, 14 women, 22 total
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 5,000 acres
City or town school is located in: Tuskegee, AL
Population of city/town: 11,846
Nearest major city: Montgomery
Distance of nearest major city: 30 miles
Population of nearest major city: 204,086
Online campus map: tuskegee.images.worldnow.com/
images/incoming/Maps/
campusmap.pdf

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:
Archives. Special collection.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
George Washington Carver museum.

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
Campus-based religious organizations:
Gospel choir
Minority student organizations:
National Society of Black Engineers, NAACP
International student organizations:
International Student Association
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: Alvin Jackson,
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,
School mascot: Golden Tigers/Tigerettes
Athletic conference memberships: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division II)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.

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

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Montgomery (30 miles)
Nearest other airport: Atlanta (133 miles)

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, Tuskegee University.
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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