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Total Enrollment: 2,883
Level of Selectivity: Slightly competitive
Motto: Peace through Education
Location: Tuskegee University (TU) is located in the town of Tuskegee, about 40 miles east of Montgomery, 75 miles southeast of Birmingham, and 135 miles southwest of Atlanta. The campus is easily accessible by bus and car from Interstate 85 and U.S. Highways 80 and 29. Most students fly into either Montgomery or Atlanta and use automobile transportation to the campus. The climate is considered moderate with very high temperatures in the summer. The campus has several special features, including the George Washington Carver Museum, which preserves the tools and handiwork of the distinguished scientist who taught at Tuskegee, and the George Washington Carver Research Foundation, a center for a variety of research areas sponsored by government agencies and private industry. Churches of all major denominations, a library, and a museum contribute to the cultural atmosphere of the town.
HISTORY
Tuskegee University is a four-year, private, state-related, coed, liberal arts institution. It was founded in 1881 as Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute to educate rural black youth in Alabama. A former slave, Lewis Adams, and a former slave owner, George W. Campbell, negotiated a political deal that engineered the passage of legislation that appropriated $2000 annually for teachers’ salaries for a school to educate black youth in Macon and surrounding counties. They wrote to Hampton Institute for a teacher recommendation and the principal sent 26-year-old Booker T. Washington.
Later in 1881, Booker T. Washington opened Tuskegee, serving as its first principal. It humbly began with 30 men and women, primarily from Macon County, in a one-room shanty. The next year, Washington purchased a 100-acre abandoned plantation, which became the nucleus of Tuskegee’s present campus. Dr. Washington died at Tuskegee on November 14, 1915, and is buried on the campus.
The first class graduated from the Tuskegee Normal School in 1885. Incorporated in 1893, the first instruction at the postsecondary level was offered in 1923. The first baccalaureate degree was awarded in 1925. In 1937, the school’s name changed to Tuskegee Institute, and the present name was adopted in 1967 when the school achieved university status.
Tuskegee University is a privately controlled, yet state-related, professional, scientific, and technical institution with four-year and graduate degree programs. TU boasts a long list of notable alumni and leaders. George Washington Carver, its most notable alumnus, is known for his research on the use of peanuts and sweet potatoes. Others include Lionel Richie, renowned singer, songwriter, and winner of five Grammy Awards and General Daniel "Chappie" James, the first black four-star general in the armed forces.
TU was the first black college to be designated as a Registered National Landmark and has the distinction of being the only existent college designated a National Historic Site and District by Congress. It was the first site for the training of black military pilots and has had more graduates become flag officers than any other institution. Tuskegee also established the first nursing degree program in Alabama. The founder of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) was Dr. Frederick D. Patterson, third president of Tuskegee University. Tuskegee is unique in that it is the only historical black institution that enjoys private control and state land-grant status.
ACCREDITATION
Tuskegee University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, master’s, and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees.
2002-03 Tuition: $10,584
Room and board: $5680 (room); $3080 (board)
Special fees: $300
Books: $800
Estimated total cost: $ 20,444
Financial Aid Specific to the School
Financial Aid Deadline: Continuous notification: March 31 (priority)
Director of Financial Aid
1st Floor, Carnegie Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Telephone: 334-727-8201
Toll-free: 800-416-2831
SAT (900) or ACT (18) required
Entrance Requirements: Graduation from an accredited high school (or equivalent) and completion of the following 15 units: 3 English, 3 mathematics, 2 science, 3 social science, and 4 academic electives; official high school transcript with minimum C average. A $25 application fee is required.
Admission Application Deadline: April 15 (Fall); November 15 (spring); March 31 (summer); Rolling admission; should submit application two weeks before start of semester of enrollment; applicant is informed as soon as decision is made.
Admission Contact: Director of Admissions, Old Administration Building, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama 36088; Telephone: 334-727-8500; 800-622-6531 (toll-free).
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS: A minimum of 124 credit hours and completion of the core requirements to include 3 credit hours of math and a computer course for business and engineering majors.
Total enrollment (men/women): 1194/1686
From in-state: 1,035
Other regions: 43 states, 34 other countries
Full-time undergraduates (men/women): 1,053/1,549
Part-time undergraduates (men/women): 69/74
Graduate students (men/women): 72/63
Ethnic/racial makeup: African Americans, 2708; Asians, 3; Caucasians,
32; Hispanics, 7; Native Americans, 0; International, 76; Others/Unclassified,
54.
Bachelor of Arts: Architecture, English, History, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology
Bachelor of Science: Accounting, Aerospace Science Engineering, Agribusiness Education, Agribusiness Science, Agronomy and Soils, Animal and Poultry Sciences, Biology, Biology Education, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Clothing and Related Arts, Computer Science, Construction Science and Management, Dietetics, Early Childhood Education, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Engineering Extension and Technical Education, Environmental Science, Finance, Food and Nutritional Science, General Science Education, Health Professions, Home Economics Education, Hospitality Management, Industrial Arts Education, Language Arts Education, Management Science, Marketing, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Technology, Mental Retardation, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Education, Physical/Natural Science, Physics, Plant and Soil Sciences, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Special Education
Master of Education: Agribusiness Education, Biology Education, Counseling and Student Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Technical Education, Elementary Education, General Science Education, Home Economics Education, Personnel Administration, School Counseling, Science in Supervision
Master of Science :Agribusiness Education, Agricultural Science, Animal and Poultry Science, Biology, Chemistry, Counseling and Student Development, Early Childhood Education, Education and Technical Education, Educational Administration, Electrical Engineering, Elementary Education, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Food and Nutritional Sciences, General Science Education, Health Professions, Home Economics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Personnel Administration, Physical/Natural Science, Plant and Soil Sciences, School Counseling, Science in Supervision, Veterinary Science
Doctorate:Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Science
ATHLETIC PROGRAMS
Athletic Contact: Athletic Director, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama 36088; Telephone: 334-727-8849 or 4800; Fax: 334-727-8849.
STUDENT LIFE
Campus Regulations: Class attendance required; cars must be registered; students required to live on campus through sophomore year; each student required to take one semester of general orientation during freshman year. Alcohol is prohibited; curfews, quiet hours, and dorm visitation enforced.
Campus Services: Health care, personal and psychological counseling, career planning and placement, student employment, day care, remedial instruction in reading and writing, chapel, and religious activities.
Campus Activities: Social and cultural activities include theater, chorale, debate team, jazz ensemble, marching bands, films, concerts, and lecture series. Students may work on student publications, such as the Campus Digest, Business Gazette, Engineer’s Voice, Architecture Newsletter, the student yearbook, or the monthly student newspaper, the Surrounding Community.
Spring is highlighted by the Tuskegee Relays, a well-known annual track and field meet. Greek-letter fraternities and sororities provide much of the social life of the campus. Renowned speakers frequent the campus.
Leadership opportunities are found in the Student Government Association (SGA) or other numerous student-run organizations. Greek-letter fraternities include Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, and Phi Beta Sigma; sororities include Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Zeta Phi Beta. There are also twelve non-Greek organizations. Honor societies include Alpha Delta Mu (social work), Alpha Kappa Delta (sociology), Alpha Kappa Mu (all disciplines), Beta Kappa Chi (natural sciences), Delta Mu Delta (business administration), Eta Kappa Nu (electrical engineering), Kappa Delta Pi (education), Kappa Omicron Phi (home economics), Lambda Iota Tau (literature), Pi Tau Sigma (mechanical engineering), Pi Mu Epsilon (mathematics), Pi Sigma Phi (music), Phi Delta Kappa (education), Phi Zeta (veterinary medicine), and Sigma Xi (research sciences).
Housing Availability: 1,935 housing spaces; freshman housing given priority; married student housing available.
Handicapped Services: Wheelchair accessibility.
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr., singer, songwriter, producer; Grammy Award-winner
Keenan Ivory Wayans, TV actor, producer
Web site: http://www.tuskegee.edu
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