Quick Facts

LOCATION: Ìý Tuskegee, Alabama
FOUNDED: Ìý July 4, 1881
FOUNDING PRINCIPAL: Dr.ÌýBooker T. Washington
WEBSITE:Ìý Ìýwww.tuskegee.edu
ENROLLMENT: Ìý CLICK HERE to see the enrollment facts.
PRESIDENT: Ìý Dr. Mark A. BrownÌý
NICKNAME: Ìý Golden Tigers
COLORS: Ìý Crimson and Old Gold
CONFERENCE: Ìý Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)
NATIONAL AFFILIATION: Ìý NCAA – Division II

¿Û¿Û´«Ã½University Points of Distinction ()

• Number one producer of African-American aerospace science engineers in the nation.
• A leading producer in the country of African-American engineering graduates in chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering.
• The top producer of African-American Ph.D. holders in Materials Science and Engineering in the U.S.
• Produced more African-American general officers in the military than any other institution, including the service academies.
• The largest producer of African-Americans with baccalaureate degrees in Math, Science and Engineering in Alabama.
• The only historically black college or university with a fully accredited College of Veterinary Medicine that offers the Doctoral Degree, and produces over 75% of the African-American veterinarians in the world.
• The only historically black college or university in the nation designated as the location for National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care.
• The first nursing baccalaureate program in Alabama and one of the oldest in the United States.
• Originator and producer of the famous "¿Û¿Û´«Ã½Airmen," in partnership with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
• Producer of the first African-American four-star general: Daniel "Chappie" James.
• The producer of the first African-American winner of the National Book Award, Ralph Ellison for his book, Invisible Man.
• The only college or university campus in the nation to be designated a National Historic Site by the U.S. Congress.
• A center for Plant Biotechnology Research which is training U.S. Scientists and ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ as well as scientists from Ghana, China, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Egypt, and Tanzania to continue work of Dr. George Washington Carver in today's cutting edge science and technology.
• One of the first centers funded by NASA to develop a technology for growing food in space during human space missions.
• The only historically black college or university, and one of only 11 universities in the world funded and authorized by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to establish and operate a Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, which is the technologically sophisticated hub of Continuing Education and Hospitality/Tourism Management Training.
• The offspring of two American giants, Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver.
• The only historically black college or university to maintain academic excellence while supporting a football program that exceedsÌýa 680-win career record and many conference titles including 4 consecutive SIAC Conference Football Championships.