Tuskegee University is a private historically Black university in Tuskegee, Alabama. Founded on July 4, 1881, as the Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers, it rose to prominence under founding principal Booker T. Washington. The campus is a National Historic Site and includes landmarks tied to George Washington Carver and the Tuskegee Airmen. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, including veterinary medicine and engineering.
