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Tuskegee total enrollment is approximately 3,327 students. 2,798 are undergraduates and 529 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Tuskegee undergraduate population is made up of 63.5% women, and 36.5% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Tuskegee Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 2,542 | 91.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 113 | 4.0% |
| Unknown | 108 | 3.9% |
| White | 19 | 0.7% |
| Asian | 6 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic | 4 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 76.7% of full-time grad students are women, and 23.3% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Tuskegee Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 345 | 65.6% |
| Unknown | 94 | 17.9% |
| White | 42 | 8.0% |
| Asian | 21 | 4.0% |
| Hispanic | 12 | 2.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 12 | 2.3% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 2,887 | 87.0% |
| Unknown | 202 | 6.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 125 | 3.8% |
| White | 61 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 27 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic | 16 | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
Tuskegee University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| Black or African American | 44.1% |
| Asian | 23.2% |
| White | 18.9% |
| Unknown | 5.9% |
| Hispanic | 4.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1.6% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 2,184 female students and 1,143 male students at Tuskegee.
Tuskegee University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 20.7% of Tuskegee students come from within the state, and 79.3% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 34 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 226 | 28.8% |
| Alabama | 166 | 21.2% |
| Texas | 42 | 5.4% |
| Illinois | 41 | 5.2% |
| Florida | 41 | 5.2% |
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Tuskegee, 71.1% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 1,408 | 45.1% |
| 20-21 | 809 | 25.9% |
| 22-24 | 468 | 15.0% |
| 25-29 | 199 | 6.4% |
| Under 18 | 114 | 3.7% |
| 30-34 | 61 | 2.0% |
| 35 and over | 61 | 2.0% |
Tuskegee University is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU).
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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