Former names

Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers (1881–1891)
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (1891–1937)
Tuskegee Institute (1937–1985)[1]

Scientia Principatus Opera

Knowledge, Leadership, Service

Private historically black land-grant university

July 4, 1881 (1881-07-04)

SACS

$157 million (2021)[3]

Mark Brown

263 Full-time and 45 Part-time (Spring 2022)[4]

2,570 (Fall 2022)[5]

2,100 (Fall 2022)[5]

215 (Fall 2022)[5]

Tuskegee
,
Alabama
,
United States

32°25′48.76″N 85°42′27.81″W / 32.4302111°N 85.7077250°W / 32.4302111; -85.7077250

Rural, 5,200 acres (2,100 ha)

The TU Campus Digest [6]

Crimson and old gold[7]
   

Golden Tigers

NCAA Division II – SIAC

www.tuskegee.edu

The Marching Crimson Piper Band[edit]

The Marching Crimson Piper Band (MCP) is one of the oldest HBCU marching bands in the nation being founded in 1883. Since its inception, the band has performed at TU athletic events, nationally televised shows, NFL games, the Honda Battle of the Bands, Mardi Gras parades, and many other notable events. MCP is accompanied by the Crimson Piperettes (danceline) and Twirling Divas.[46]