- The Inkwell
- Alabama
- Talladega College
Talladega, ALTown: distantZIP 35160Founded 1867
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1867
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.talladega.edu
AlabamaHBCUReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Talladega College
Talladega College is a private nonprofit college in Talladega, Alabama, with 701 undergraduates. It admits 85% of applicants, graduates 44% within six years and costs $13,528 a year after aid.
44%graduate
Admission rate85%
Retention54%
4-year graduation9.1%
Pell Grant share64%
Federal loans55%
$13,528net price / year
85%admission rate
—average SAT
44%graduate in 6 years
$38,238median earnings, 10 yrs
$30,297median debt
#1,611 of 1,704 for earnings#395 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,244 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,020 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $25,654tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $15,650
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $15,650
- Average net price
- $13,528national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,772
$30,001–48,000$23,380
$48,001–75,000$16,225
$75,001–110,000$12,862
$110,001+$23,774
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 85%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college85%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college54%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college44%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college64%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 44%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 9.1%
- First-year retention
- 54%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 44%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $29,694
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,238middle 50%: $22,228–$54,769
- Median debt at graduation
- $30,297
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$54,769
Median, Talladega College$38,238
Lower quarter$22,228
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 701
- Part-time
- 0.9%
- Women / men
- 40% / 60%
- Average age at entry
- 21.2
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 64%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 49%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,650 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,403
- Endowment, end of year
- $2,622,523
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White5.1%
Hispanic6.4%
Black67%
Two or more races1.4%
U.S. nonresident15%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown4.4%
12 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management47%
Psychology16%
Computer & information sciences9.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting9.2%
Social sciences3.8%
Visual & performing arts3.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.0%
Education2.3%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mayville State University Mayville, ND | $13,637 | 39% | $50,306 |
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| Wesleyan College Macon, GA | $12,113 | 43% | $44,623 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, PA | $13,598 | 38% | $73,113 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 102298. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7680006.